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The earliest occurrence of the Ashton surname in our family history documents is from 1475, and we currently have 557,876 records where Ashton appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
731 Ashtons were recorded as labourers in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Ashtons were most likely to live in Lancashire.
Not all Ashtons were law-abiding. We found 886 in criminal records.
1129 Ashtons served in the First World War.
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