Does anyone have any information on John Ashfield born approx. 1820 in Ireland?

Question

His wife was Mary Jane Reed born in Greenwich, New york.

Answer 1

Could this be him?

1871 England Census

about John Ashfield

Name: John Ashfield

Age: 52  

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1819  

Relation: Head  

Gender: Male

Where born: Shipston, Worcestershire, England

Civil Parish: Shipston On Stour  

Town: Shipston On Stour  

County/Island: Worcestershire  

Country: England  

Street address:  (looks like Back Road or Back Bead)

Occupation:  Furcutter

Registration district: Shipston On Stour

Sub registration district: Shipston on Stour

ED, institution, or vessel: 9

Household schedule number: 190

Household Members: Name Age

John Ashfield 52  

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957

about John Ashfield

Name: John Ashfield

Arrival Date: 29 Dec 1870

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1822

Age: 48  

Gender: Male  

Port of Departure: Liverpool, England  

Destination: United States of America  

Place of Origin: England  

Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: English  

Ship Name: City of Brooklyn  

Search Ship Database: Search the City of Brooklyn in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database

Port of Arrival: New York  

Line: 9  

Microfilm Serial: M237  

Microfilm Roll: M237_338  

List Number: 1170  

Port Arrival State: New York  

Port Arrival Country: United States  



Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

about John Ashfield

Name: John Ashfield

Year: 1871  

Age: 50  

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1821  

Place: Ontario, Canada  

Source Publication Code: 1823.24  

Primary Immigrant: Ashfield, John

Annotation: Date and place of census. Census films are available from the National Archives of Canada in Ottawa. Place of birth, s*x of the immigrant, religion, ethnicity, occupation, district, subdistrict, division, and page number of original record are also provid  

Source Bibliography: ELLIOTT, BRUCE S. Index to the 1871 Census of Ontario: Ottawa, Carleton. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society, (1988). 257p.  

Page: 7

Answer 2

Is this him?

Name: John Ashfield

Home in 1880: Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Age: 60

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1820

Birthplace: Ireland

Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)

Spouse's Name: Mary

Father's birthplace: Ireland

Mother's birthplace: Ireland

Neighbors: View others on page  

Occupation: Locksmith

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Gender: Male

Household Members: Name Age

John Ashfield 60  

Mary Ashfield 48  

Robert Ashfield 19  

John Ashfield 18

Answer 3

www.ancestry.com--1880 United States Federal Census

Name: John Ashfield

Home in 1880: Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Age: 60

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1820

Birthplace: Ireland

Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)

Spouse's Name: Mary

Father's birthplace: Ireland

Mother's birthplace: Ireland

Occupation: Locksmith

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Gender: Male

Household Members: Name-- Age

John Ashfield-- 60  

Mary Ashfield-- 48 (b.  abt 1832; in New York; parents' birthplace: New York)  

Robert Ashfield --19 (b. abt 1861, Illinois)

John Ashfield --18 (b. abt 1862; Illinois)



  

  



(This family was hard to track down!!)

Answer 4

1870 United States Federal Census

Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois

John Ashfield abt 1826 IRE

Mary Ashfield abt 1826 NY

James Ashfield abt 1856 NY

Sarah Ashfield abt 1858 NY

Robert Ashfield abt 1861IL

John Ashfield abt 1863 IL

1860 United States Federal Census

Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois

John Ashfield abt 1826 IRE

Mary J Ashfield abt 1828 IRE

Jas Ashfield abt 1855 NY

Sarah Ashfield abt 1857 PA

Robert Ashfield abt 1860 IL

Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900

ASHFIELD, JOHN / BEAGLEY, SARAH     1885-05-13    /     Lic. #00091908 COOK                

ASHFIELD, ROBERT / MALLEY, ANNIE C                      1886-11-30    /    Lic. # 00109362 COOK                

MILLER, JOHN W / ASHFIELD, SARAH E 1879-11-14 OOD/    Lic. # 00043167 COOK

Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre–1916

ASHFIELD, JAMES  1880-04-02 CHICAGO  24 YR U  Cert: #  00002415 COOK  

ASHFIELD, MARY  1897-01-29 CHICAGO  72 YR U   Cert.# 00000045 COOK

http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/Death...