Died
12 April 1823
Aged 51
Born
c1772
Sources
Ancestry
Lancashire Parish Clerk online
Barrow Archives Office
Place
George Ashburner and family
Moved from its original position, and leaning against the wall to the right of the churchyard entrance, stands the Ashburner memorial.
The brass plaque reads:
George Ashburner of Ulverstone, Stationer,
died April 12th 1823. Aged 51 Years.
Isabel Ashburner of Scales, his Mother,
died February 10th 1780. Aged 48 Years.
George Ashburner of Scales, his Father,
died December 2nd 1803. Aged 72 Years.
William Ashburner of Gleaston, his Uncle,
died February 20th 1813. Aged 73 Years.
John Ashburner of Scales, his Brother,
died July 17th 1823. Aged 63 Years.
All of the above named were interred near
this Place. And to perpetuate their Remembrance
and as a Token of Affection and Esteem the
Monument was placed over the Remains of the
First named George Ashburner by his Brother,
H? Ashburner
The stone itself reads:
ELIZABETH WOODWARD Sister of
the first above named GEORGE
ASHBURNER, died February 28th, 1826,
Aged 58 Years.
ISABEL WOODWARD, her Daughter,
died March 20th 1800, aged 3 Months
GEORGE WOODWARD, her Son,
died October 3rd, 1828, aged 33 Years.
ANTHONY WOODWARD, her Husband,
died September 3rd, 1830, aged 64 Years
Advert dated May 4th 1796 (above) advertising that G. Ashburner had opened a shop near the Market-place, Ulverston.
An advert showing his catalogue (left), both reproduced courtesy of the Barrow Archives Office.
Ashburner is a very common name in the Furness area, and there will be complex blood relationships to be identified and described.
We find on Ancestry that:
Isabel Geldert married George Ashburner at Urswick on 2 June 1759. She had been christened on 4 April 1731 at Aldingham, her father being William Geldert. However, this does not appear on the Lancashire Parish Clerk online.
Anthony Woodward married Elizabeth Ashburner on 18 May 1793. He had been baptised at Urswick on 15 March 1767, his father being William Woodward.
Lancashire Parish Clerk online
From Lancashire Parish Clerk online we can find various baptisms e.g. George Ashburner baptised 4 Jan 1772 at Aldingham, parents George & Isabella; John Ashburner baptised 30 March 1760 at Aldingham, father George. A puzzle is Betty Ashburner, baptised 30 September 1759, father George Ashburner. Either this is not Elizabeth, whose name is not on the list, or the mason has made a mistake and she was 68 years old at the time of her death. The burial record has her age as 58 yrs.
