The ASHMORE
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1841 Census
  Durham District
  Sherburn, Sherburn Hill Village, 'Sherburn Hill'
  ASHMORE  John 	  35  Coalminer
  ASHMORE  Isabella 	  30
  ASHMORE  Ann 	          13  (John's)
  ASHMORE  Simon 	  12  (Isabella's)
  ASHMORE  Thomas 	  10  (John's)
  ASHMORE  Henry 	  10  (Isabella's)
  ASHMORE  Elizabeth 	   7  (John's)
  ASHMORE  Tate [female]   3  (I think this was Mary from Isabella's first marriage)
  ASHMORE  John 	   1  (John and Isabella's first child)
  Note: family also listed as Ashmoor. 

  John and Isabella were married in Oct/Dec 1837. It was the second marriage for both. 
  John was previously married to Jane DALTON. 
  Isabella was previously married to Simon TATE.

1851 Census
   Durham District       
   Framwellgate (Rural) Frankland Colliery Houses
   ASHMORE John  	Head 	 44 	Deputy Overman 	Houghton-le-Spring, Durham
   ASHMORE Isabella  	Wife 	 42 		        Washington, Durham
   ASHMORE Thomas  	Son 	 22 	Labourer 	Houghton-le-Spring Durham
   ASHMORE Henry  	Son 	 20 	Coalminer 	Lamesley, Durham
   ASHMORE Elizabeth  	Daughter 16 		        Houghton-le-Spring, Durham
   ASHMORE Mary  	Daughter 14 		        Hallgarth, Durham
   ASHMORE John  	Son 	 11 	Labourer 	Hallgarth, Durham
   ASHMORE Isabella 	Daughter  8 	Scholar 	Hallgarth, Durham
   ASHMORE Joseph  	Son 	  9 	Scholar 	Hetton-le-Hole, Durham
   ASHMORE William  	Son 	  6 		        St. Margaret's, Durham City 
   ASHMORE George  	Son 	  4 		        Witton Gilbert, Durham
   ASHMORE Robert  	Son 	  3 		        St. Margaret's, Durham City 
   ASHMORE Matthew  	Son 	  1 		        Chester-le-Street, Durham
   TATE    Simon 	Stepson  22 	Coalminer 	Lamesley, Durham
   ASHMORE William  	Lodger 	 40 	Coalminer       Houghton-le-Spring, Durham
   Note: family also listed as Ashmoor & Ashman. 

1861 Census
  Durham District
  Framwellgate (Rural) 1861 Census, Brasside
  John Ashmore,      Head,       54,    Coal Miner, 	born County Durham
  Isabella Ashmore,  Wife,       53,    Dressmaker, 	born County Durham
  John Ashmore,      son,        21,    Coal Miner, 	born County Durham
  Sarah Ashmore,     wife,       22, 	                born County Durham
  Joseph Ashmore,    son,        20,    Coal Miner,     born County Durham
  William Ashmore,   son,        17,    Coal Miner, 	born County Durham
  George Ashmore,    son,        15,    Coal Miner, 	born County Durham
  Robert Ashmore,    son,        13,    Coal Miner, 	born County Durham
  Isabella Ashmore,  Grand-daug,  3mths, 	        born County Durham 
  L. Douglas, 	     Female,     13,    Servant, 	born County Durham

1871 Census
Auckland Census, Durham
   ASHMORE John      Head  66    Heugh Hall(?)
   ASHMORE Isabella  Wife  63    The Mount 
   ASHMORE George    Son   24    The Mount
   ASHMORE Robert    Son   23    Brasside

Sunderland Census, Durham	
   ASHMORE Thomas     42	Houghton-le-Spring		
   ASHMORE Mary       42	Durham City		
   ASHMORE John       17	Durham City		
   ASHMORE Joseph     16	Durham City		
   ASHMORE Thomas     13	Leamside		
   ASHMORE Isabella   11	Broomside		
   ASHMORE Francis     8	Ryhope		
   ASHMORE George      3	Ryhope

1881 Census
  Dwelling: 2 Halls Terrace  Census Place: Ryhope, Durham, England
  Thomas ASHMORE   M  51  M Houghton Le Spring  Rel: Head  Occ: Deputy Overman
  Mary ASHMORE     M  52  F Durham, England     Rel: Wife
  Joseph ASHMORE   U  26  M Durham, England     Rel: Son   Occ: Deputy Overman
  Thomas ASHMORE   U  23  M Durham, England     Rel: Son   Occ: Deputy Overman
  Isabella ASHMORE U  21  F Broomside           Rel: Daur
  Frank ASHMORE    U  18  M Ryhope              Rel: Son   Occ: Coal Miner
  George ASHMORE   U  13  M Ryhope              Rel: Son   Occ: Scholar
  Isabella ASHMORE U  20  F Leamside            Rel: Neice Occ: Servant

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	ASHMOORE & HARDY Marriage Certificate for Thomas Dalton ASHMOORE & Mary HARDY 1853. It wasn't until I received this certificate that there was another spelling. (Just something else to make research interesting)
	ASHMORE & TODD Marriage Certificate for George ASHMORE & Maria Walker TODD 1892. George and Maria, along with their children Harold, Norah and Elizabeth, sailed to Australia about 1912.
	George ASHMORE George ASHMORE was born 29 Sept 1867 in Ryhope, Durham, England to Thomas Dalton ASHMORE and Mary HARDY. He died 9 Apr 1925 in Manly NSW Australia. Husband to Maria Walker TODD, father to Harold, Norah and Elizabeth.
	Elizabeth Mary ASHMORE Birth Certificate for Elizabeth Mary ASHMORE 1899. "Betty" Ashmore was my grandmother. She died much too early in 1962. I have some wonderful photo's of her.