My interest is in the family of ASHBURNER of Co. Lancaster, England. William Page ASHBURNER, born Bombay, India, 28 December 1791, son of William ASHBURNER and Elizabeth COTGRAVE, A Merchant of Bombay (Forbes & Co. - his step-father was Sir Charles FORBES) he married 1st Hester Maria, a dau. of George ELLIOT, of Blackheath, Co. Kent, England, and had twelve children (Hester Maria is buried at Longford Tas.). William Page was Mayor of Bombay in 1823 but settled in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) for several years before leaving for England after Hester Maria's death. Several of the children were in the Indian Army, sons William, George Elliot, and John were Major-Generals but retired with the rank of Colonel. William settled in South Africa. William Page married 2nd, Anne, dau. of Daniel and Elizabeth BEALE, of Fitzroy Square, London. The only child from this marriage, Francis James ASHBURNER, married Katherine WEST(nee DARLEY, dau. of Benjamin DARLEY and Katherine WENTWORTH (youngest dau. of D'Arcy WENTWORTH and ANN LAWES - my GG grandparents) and had a son, Harley Wentworth ASHBURNER. Both Francis James (Indian Army) and Harley Wentworth (British Army - awarded DSO & Mentioned in Dispatches) were Lieut.- Colonels. Katherine DARLEY had married 1st Alexander Erskine WEST and had a dau. Constance Kate. William Page, Francis James, and Harley Wentworth all died in England.
Tasmanian descendants of William Page ASHBURNER include, LITTLER, LOVETT, OLDAKER, THOMAS, and SHAW.
I have extensive records of ASHBURNERS.
Is anyone interested in these families?
Ken Miles of Carlingford NSW