Ashcrofts

I am trying to trace my family, the Ashcrofts. I am looking for descendants of John and Alice Ashcroft, who married at St. Thomas , Upholland in 1864. They lived at 49 Heald, Upholland. Their children were Margaret(born 1868),William(my great grandad born 1871)Alice Elizabeth(born 1873), John,1875 and Abraham,1877.
John died in 1876, aged 32, then Alice(nee Chisnall) married Arthur Allen from Leighton Buzzard. Their children were Mary, Thomas, Susannah and Emily and Arthur. They lived at the Robin Hood in Spencers Lane.
I have just found out I am related to Richard Ashcroft from the Verve and would like a member of his family to also contact me. I have had 2 other members of my family make contact thanks to Wiganworld. I really appreciate the privilege of using your website.

Lynn - send me your e-mail address, I can give you all the contacts you will need -

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welcome lynnepa. the kind people on here have been very helpful with my family tree. I have ancestors from upholland too

I was looking things up for someone tracing the Murdochs(Murdocks)...quite a few of them were involved with Ashcrofts(name spelt as Ascroft)...either marrying them,or as witnesses at weddings. Go to Lancs OPC site,go to Search on first page.,type in Ashcroft(or Ascroft)in surname box...dont put anything else...it will throw up all baptisms.,marriages and burials for Ashcroft,in the whole county

Thanks very much for this information. I will have a look.

Please delete your e mail address Lynnpa...
You never know what rubbish you may get.

Nannysodoff you are right about the spelling my grandfather as i believe was an Ascroft but my fathers birth certificate and mine says Ashcroft they came from Golborne ,lived in Edge green lane. I will get round to looking it up one day.
By the way who gave you the name nannysodoff

lol...when my eldest grandchild,Conor(he's now 17,the eldest of 12 grandkids!)was little he never stopped asking questions..EVERYTHING was why?how?what for?etc...i used to say "sod off Conor",and it set him off laffin! Then,when i used to ring my daughter,if he answered,he allus told her,"its nanny sodoff",his other nanny was "bold" nanny,cos she shouted at him! Then,when his two little sisters come along(now 8&9),if they ans phone,they say "its nanny and grandad with the roof on"!!!(we have a roofbox on top of our car!)KIDS!! don't you just love em...and mine are priceless!.We love em all to bits!

Lynnepa,Trixie is right...go to edit on your message,and remove your email address.

this the marriage of your gtgt grandad,Lynnepa?


Marriage: 9 Aug 1864 St Thomas the Martyr, Upholland, Lancashire, England
John Ashcroft -
Alice Chisnall -
Register: Marriages 1863 - 1882, Page 15, Entry 29
Source: LDS Film 1657546

In the late 1940s / early 1950s - a John Ashcroft lived at 94 Ormskirk Road UpHolland and a Jack Chisnall lived at 100 Ormskirk Road UpHolland.

Thanks for all your messages. I haven't been on here for a while.

welcome back! Lynnepa