Researching John Ashe
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 282 people with the Ashe surname? In that year Ashe was ranked number 3297 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Ashe on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Ashe and the Ashe Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 971 people with the Ashe surname in the UK? Ashe is now ranked number 3129 for popularity in the UK. |
Ashe Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called John Ashe
John Ashe (minister)
John Ashe (1671–1735) was an English dissenting minister.
Ashe was the son of a grocer at Tideswell, Derbyshire. After being taught at Chesterfield by Mr. Foxlow, and at Wirksworth by Mr. Ogden, he was sent in 1688 to Rathmell Academy. He was chaplain for a time to Lady Sarah Houghton of Hoghton Tower, Lancashire, but returned to the Peak and was a minister at Ashford.
He published an account of the life of his uncle, the Rev. William Bagshaw, ‘the Apostle of the Peak’ (1704); a few sermons; and prepared for the press eleven volumes of sermons, of which only one appeared. A life of Ashe was published by John Clegg, presbyterian minister of Chapel-en-le-Frith, in 1736.
Source: John Ashe (minister), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJohn Ashe (priest)
Francis John Ashe (born London, 11 February 1953) was Archdeacon of Lynn from 2009 until 2018.
Ashe was educated at Christ's Hospital; the University of Sheffield and Ridley Hall, Cambridge. After an earlier career as a metallurgist he was ordained deacon in 1979, and priest in 1980. After a curacy in Ashtead he was Priest in charge at St Faith, Plumstead, Cape Town. He was Rector of Wisley with Pyrford from 1987 to 1993; and of Godalming from 1993 to 2009 (also Rural Dean 1996 to 2002).
Source: John Ashe (priest), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Ashe
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