William Ash

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Dianne Jones on 7th July 2022

MORE ABOUT WILLIAM ASH: BACKGROUND: William Ash was born in the Bishopsgate Workhouse in 1821, according to a statement given by his sister, Ann (Hannah) Ellis, in 1850. His mother, Elizabeth Ash, and his father, Isaac Jones, never married. After several years at Bishopsgate, William Ash was sent to Norwood Workhouse (London, England, Selected Poor Law Removal and Settlement Records, 1698-1930; Shoreditch Settlement Papers; 1843 Sep - 1852 Apr). See “London Lives 1690-1800” at https://www.londonlives.org/static/Workhouses.jsp for an excellent article about workhouses for the poor. On 24 October, 1842, William Ash, a bachelor and trimming weaver, married Hannah Bosworth, a spinster and daughter of John Bosworth, a trimming weaver, at St John’s Anglican Church, Hackney. Both gave their address as Morning Lane, Hackney. Witnesses were John Rush and Elizabeth Bosworth (London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936 for Hannah Bosworth; Hackney; St John, Hackney; 1837-1843). --00--

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D Wong on 20th October 2017

ld Bailey: WILLIAM ASH, Theft > simple larceny, 20th August 1849. Offence: Theft > simple larceny Verdict: Guilty > no_subcategory Punishment: Transportation WILLIAM ASH, stealing 254 pairs of boots, value 100l.; the goods of William Reid. MR. HUDDLESTON conducted the Prosecution. JAMES DONOOHUE. I am in the service of Mr. William Reid. He has a house on Finsbury-pavement, and also a house at 9, Little Moorfields—they join at the back—they are in the parish of St. Stephen, Coleman-street—persons live in them in the daytime, and I sleep there at night—there are no lodgers—on Tuesday night, 14th Aug., I went to the house to sleep, at a quarter before eleven at night, with Mr. Reid's son—he sleeps there also—he put the key into the door, and found it was bolted inside—I had a bag in my hand; I gave that to him to hold while I; tried to open the door—before I had time to try the door, it was opened from the inside, and the prisoner and another man rushed out—I had not an opportunity of seeing him at that time, but I followed, and never lost sight of him till I gave him in charge to the police—one of the men knocked young Reid down, and they then ran in different directions—I overtook the prisoner in South-street, which is nearly a quarter of a mile from Little Moorfields—after giving him into custody, I went back to the house in Little Moorfields, where I found three sacks of boots, which had been removed from the place where they were ordinarily kept—I had never seen them in the place where I found them—they were Mr. Reid's—they had been kept hanging on hooks round the shop—the desk in the shop was broken. GUILTY. Aged 28.— Transported for Ten Years. William Ash was listed as 30 years old on arrival, his native place was Bishopsgate. William was 5'2¼" tall, brown hair, grey eyes, could read and write, married with 3 children. Wife: Hannah Sisters: Rachael, Hannah at Native Place. 13/12/1853: TOL 14/8/1855: CP