Joseph A. Ash: Family History of Ivan Hurst

Abt 1871 -

Generation: 1

1. Joseph A. Ash was born about 1871 in Walditch, Dorset, England (son of Joseph Ash and Fanny Damen).

Generation: 2

2.	Joseph Ash was born about 1845 in Walditch, Dorset, England (son of Robert Ash and MARTHA Ackerman). Joseph married Fanny Damen on 27 May 1869 in Walditch, Dorset, England. Fanny (daughter of Robert Daman and Sarah Daman) was born about 1832; died before 1881. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

3.

Fanny Damen was born about 1832 (daughter of Robert Daman and Sarah Daman); died before 1881.

Children:

Caroline M. Ash was born about 1870 in Shipton Gorge, Dorset, England.
1. Joseph A. Ash was born about 1871 in Walditch, Dorset, England.
Alice Ash was born about 1874 in Walditch, Dorset, England.

Generation: 3

4.	Robert Ash was born about 1823 in Walditch, Dorset, England. Robert married MARTHA Ackerman. MARTHA was born about 1820 in Walditch, Dorset, England; died in 1897 in walditch. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

5.

MARTHA Ackerman was born about 1820 in Walditch, Dorset, England; died in 1897 in walditch.

Children:

Daniel Ash was born about 1843 in Walditch, Dorset, England.
2. Joseph Ash was born about 1845 in Walditch, Dorset, England.
Eliza Ash was born about 1846 in Walditch, Dorset, England.
William Ash was born about 1849 in Walditch, Dorset, England.
John Ash was born about 1851 in Walditch, Dorset, England.

6. Robert Daman was born in Abt. 1807 in Broadwindsor, Dorset, England.
Robert married Sarah Daman. Sarah was born about 1804 in Netherbury, Devon, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

7.

Sarah Daman was born about 1804 in Netherbury, Devon, England.

Children:

Unknown Daman was born about 1830.
Sarah Ann Daman was born in Abt. 1831 in Broadwindsor, Dorset, England; died in 1913 in Bradford Peverell, Dorchester Dorset, England.
3. Fanny Damen was born about 1832; died before 1881.
Robert Damen was born in Abt. 1849 in Broadwindsor, Dorset, England.

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