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Ashby

Ashby Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places in northern and eastern England called Ashby from Old Norse askr ‘ash’ (or in one instance possibly from the Old Norse personal name Aski) + bȳ ‘farm’.
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Asby, Corby, Kirby, Ashley, Ash, Busby, Askey, Aaby, Nasby, Asher
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts

Plot No. 572

George Stanley Ashby 1955
Frances Ashby 1968

Plot No. 713

Derek Ashby 1987
Joan Ashby 2012

Plot No. 735

Frank Ashby 1928 - 1929
Brian Ashby 1932 - 2000

George Stanley ASHBY Plot 572

Derek ASHBY Plot 713

Frank ASHBY Plot 735

Inscription

In Loving Memory Of
George Stanley Ashby
Died 24th Oct 1955
Aged 55 Years
Frances Ashby
Wife Of The Above
Died 15th July 1968
Aged 64 Years

In Loving Memory
Of A Dear Husband
And Father
Derek Ashby
Died 27th Oct 1987
Aged 54
Abide With Me
Also
Joan Ashby
Died 25th September 2012
Aged 72
Loving Mother
And Grandmother
Always Remembered

In Loving Memory Of
Frank
Son Of
George And Phyllis Ashby
27. 2. 1928 - 6. 3. 1929.
Also Their Son
Brian
24. 1. 1932 - 18. 2. 2000
Brothers To
George, Derek And Margaret
R.I.P.

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Plot No.743

Rowland Whytell Ashby 1952
Vera Ashby 1988

Plot No. 810

Annie Elizabeth Ashby 1874 - 1968
Amelia Longster 1975
Miles Holmes 1979
Helen Sell 1988

Plot No. 815

George Thomas Ashby 1982
Lucy Ashby 1985
Lynne Shaw 1988

Roland Whytell ASHBY Plot 743

Annie Elizabeth ASHBY Plot 810

George Thomas ASHBY Plot 815

Inscription

Cherished Memories
Of
Rowland Whytell
Ashby
Died 27th Jan 1952
Aged 45 Years
Also His Wife
Vera
Died 10th Aug 1988
Aged 67 Years

In
Loving Memory
Of
A Dear Mother
Annie Elizabeth Ashby
Born 3rd June 1874
Died 14th May 1968
Also Beloved Daughter
And Sister
Amelia Longster
Died 25th Dec 1976
Aged 81 Years
Miles Holmes
Died 2nd April 1979
Aged 74 Years
Helen Sell
Died 15th August 1988
Aged 78 Years

In Loving Memory Of
George Thomas
Ashby
Died 23rd April 1982
Aged 55 Years
Also Lucy Nee Teal
Wife Of The Above
Died 11th Sept 1985
Aged 56 Years
And Their Daughter
Lynne Shaw
Much Loved Wife Of David
And Loving Mother Of Natalie
Dear Sister Of Ruth
Fell Asleep 14th Sept 1988
Aged 33 Years.
Rest In Peace

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Plot No. 881a

George Christopher Ashby 1900 - 1966
Phyllis Ashby 1906 - 1989

Plot No. 2000

John Ashby (Surgeon) 1913

George Christopher ASHBY Plot 881a

John Ashby Plot 2000

Inscription

In Loving Memory Of
George Christopher
Ashby
2.9.1900 – 6.3.1966
Rest In Peace
Cherished Memories Of
Phyllis Ashby
Wife Of The Above
5.9.1906 – 8.11.1989
Father And Mother Of
Frank George Brian
Mary? And Margaret
Always In Our Thoughts

In Loving Memory Of
John Ashby
(Surgeon)
Died 12th November 1913 Aged 58 Years
“Peace Perfect Peace”

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Additional Information

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Plot No.	Name	Burial Date	Age
	Ada ASHBY	28 May 1923	49
	Ada Elizabeth ASHBY	27 Jun 1921	26
810	Annie Elizabeth ASHBY	14 May 1968	93
	Arthur Reginald ASHBY	14 Aug 1911	< 1
735	Brian ASHBY	18 Feb 2000	68
	Christopher Whytell ASHBY	12 May 1936	68
713	Derek ASHBY	27 Oct 1987	54
572	Frances ASHBY	15 Jul 1968	64
735	Frank ASHBY	6 Mar 1929	1
881a	George Christopher ASHBY	6 Mar 1966	65
572	George Stanley ASHBY	24 Oct 1955	55
815	George Thomas ASHBY	23 Apr 1982	55
2000	Jane Ellen ASHBY	19 Feb 1930	66
713	Joan ASHBY	25 Sep 2012	72
2000	John ASHBY	12 Nov 1913	58
815	Lucy ASHBY	11 Sep 1985	56
881a	Phyllis ASHBY	8 Nov 1989	83
743	Roland Whytell ASHBY	30 Jan 1952	45
743	Vera ASHBY	10 Aug 1988	67

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