John William Ashby was born on Friday 27 April 1866 in Ripon, Yorkshire.

John married Alice King in 1890 in the Ripon Registration District.

He had the following children from his marriage to Alice King:

- Leonard Ashby	born on 12 November 1890 in Dallowgill, Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire.
- Lena Ashby	born in 1893 in Barnsley, Yorkshire.
- John William K. Ashby	born on 23 May 1894 in Barnsley, Yorkshire.
- Kate Elizabeth Ashby	born on 1 January 1896 in Barnsley, Yorkshire.
- Mary Ellen Ashby	born in 1898 in Barnsley, Yorkshire.
- Nellie Ashby	born around 1905 in Barnsley, Yorkshire.

The places where he lived have been identified as:

From	To	Place	Source of Information
1867		Ripon, Yorkshire.	Note 1.
1891		Cherry Tree Street, Hoyland Nether, near Barnsley, Yorkshire.	Census Data.
1901	1911	49 Cherry Tree Street, Hoyland Nether, near Barnsley, Yorkshire.	Census Data.
1939		6 Milton Crescent, Hoyland, Yorkshire.	Census Data.

John was a Grocer's Carter.

Details of John's death are not known.

Notes - Sources of information:

1.	See 1901 Census. John's birthplace.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1891	Cherry Tree Street, Hoyland Nether, near Barnsley, Yorkshire.
1901	49 Cherry Tree Street, Hoyland Nether, near Barnsley, Yorkshire.
1911	49 Cherry Tree Street, Elsecar, Nr Barnsley, Yorkshire.
1939	6 Milton Crescent, Hoyland, Yorkshire.