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Marriage by banns 30th July 1867
Parish church, Bromley, Kent
Charles Ashby, aged 19, bach., Fruiterer of Bromley, son of Joseph Ashby, Fruiterer (sign)
Ellen Cass, aged 17, spin., of Bromley, dau. of George Cass, bootmaker. (sign)
Witnesses : Frederick Easterling & Elizabeth Anne Cass (both sign)
by William Calder, Curate.

Charles carried on with the fruitier business after the death of his father in 1860, until he left to join the Metropolitan Police force in 1870.

Metropolitan Police Service:
From the Metropolitan Police Museum.
Charles Ashby joined the Metropolitan Police force on 24th October, 1870. (Aged 21 years 7 months.) His warrant number was 53284.

He was discharged from the service on 20th July, 1892, aged 43 years, after serving for 21 years as a police constable, due to Rheumatic Gout. He received a pension of £36 12s. 2d. per anum.

Metropolitan Police Service record
N Division Islington (Hackney sub division) 24 Oct 1870 - 20 Sep 1873
R Division Greenwich (Deptford subdivision) 21 Sep 1873 - 12 Jun 1886
H Division Stepney (Commercial Street sub division) 13 Jun 1886 - 12 Jun 1889
V Division Wandsworth (Battersea sub division) 13 Jun 1889 - 11 Jun 1890
V Division Wandsworth (Epsom section, Kingston sub division) 12 Jul 1890 - 20 Jul 1892

PRO in MEPO 21/22 Police Pension Ledger - pension number 10617
Metropolitan Police V or Wandsworth Division
30th day of July 1892
Report of Particulars transmitted, by direction of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, to the receiver for the Metropolitan Police District, relating to the undermentioned person Pensioned by order of the Secretary of State
Charles Ashby late a Police Constable, resigned from this Division on the Twentieth of July, 1892 with pay to the Sixteenth day of July 1892, to which day inclusive he has been paid, and he is entitled to a pension of £36 12 2 per anum, commencing on the 21st day of July 1892
D Paine, Superintendant

Description of Pensioner
Age on Resignation 43 years
Height 5 feet 10 1/2 inches
Hair Grey
Eyes Grey
Complexion Fair
Marks etc. Scars on head and forehead from kicks
Where & when born: Greenwich on the 26th Febr. 1849
Name of Father: Joseph Ashby
Name of Mother: Caroline Ashby
Date of Joining: At Greenwich on the 24th October 1870
Particulars of Service Constable, ordinary duty
On joining was posted to N Division "Hackney sub division"
[for other postings - see above]
Injuries in service None
Status Married
Next of Kin Wife
Where intended to live and draw pension
Epsom Common, Epsom, Surrey.
Present address Epsom Common, Epsom, Surrey
Signature Charles Ashby

MEPO 4/352-360 Attestation ledgers, for warrant numbers 51491-146379,
February 1869 - May 1958, Gives signatures of the recruit and witness.

Police Pensions Act 1890
This act provided a legal right to a pension after 25 years service, and a modified pension or gratuity if discharged medically unfit.
Birth of Ellen Harriet Ashby:
Registration of the Birth of Ellen Harriet Ashby by mother.
Born on the 25th October, 1873 at 5 Reginald Road, St Pauls district, Deptford
Father : Charles Ahby, Police constable
Mother : Ellen Ashby, formerly Cass
Registered: 4th December, 1873 before James Henry Harris, Deputy Registrar.

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Marriage at St. Luke's parish Church, Deptford
20th February, 1893
Alfred George Easterling, aged 22, bach., Lab., of 48 Gosterwood Street, Deptford, (signs) son of Frederick Charles Easterling, Brushmaker, and
Ellen Harriet Ashby, aged 19, spinster, of 48 Gosterwood Street, Deptford, (signs) daughter of Charles Ashby, pensioner
Witnesses :- Ernest William Stevens and Alice Maud Hardings (nee Easterling) (both sign)
married by James Malcolmson, vicar

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Marriage at St Nicholas, Deptford
December 25th 1901
Frederick William Ashby aged 26 bachelor, labourer, of 1A Bentow Street, son of Charles Ashby police Oficer
Charlotte Harriet Rose Goldworthy aged 23 spinster, of 1B Benbow street, daughter of Charles Goldsworthy, labourer
both sign in the presence of Alice Ethel Jarinder & Thomas Newton

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Royal Army Medical Corps
Attested 29 March 1901
Transferred to West Riding Regiment 2 April 1901
Transferred to the army reserve on the expiration of his period of Army Service 28 March 1904

Re-engaged for 4 years from 29 March 1913
Mobilized at Halifax 5 August 1914t 1914
Reported prisoner of war at Do;lbenting 1 April 1915
Repatriated to England:: 24 December 1918
Demobilization: 4 July 1919 at York
Home Address: 25 Eastery Street, East Greenwich, London

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Roman Catholic Church St Joseph, Greenwich East, Kent
Marriage Register
10 March 1910 by Franciscus Ellis
Married Herbert Henry Ashby, son of Charles Ashby to Elizabeth Wall daughter of Thomas Wall
Witnesses: Gregory Cody & Edith Crosswell

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The Register Office, Greenwich
3 October 1904
Edwin Ashby aged 20 years bachelor of 36 Hamilton Road, Deptford, Carman, son of Charles Ashby, ex police constable
Nelly Myhill aged 28 years spinster of 67 Wothn Road, Deptford, daughter of Lewis Myhill, Retvia Relieving Officer
Both sign in the presence of Alfred Easterling & Ellen Easterling
H K Lewis registrar & A J Summers Dept Superintendant

1881 census RG11/0705/80/9
23 Edward Street, Deptford St. Paul's
Ashby Charles head 34 Policeman Greenwich
Ashby Ellen wife 30 Greenwich
Ashby George son 11 Scholar Greenwich
Ashby Ellen Harriet dau 7 Scholar Greenwich

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1871 Census
Hackney St John
74 Temple Road

name	relationship	status	age	occupation	birth place
Charles Ashby	head	mar	22	Policeman	Kent
Ellen Ashby	wife	mar	21		Kent
George Ashby	son	un	15 months		Kent
Matha Jones	servant	un	14	General servant	Kent

1881 Census
Deptford St Paul's
23 Edward Street (North side)

name	relationship	status	age	occupation	birth place
Ashby Charles	head	mar	34	Policeman	Greenwich, Kent
AShby Ellen	wife	mar	30		Greenwich, Kent
Ashby George	son	un	11	Scholar	Greenwich, Kent
Ashby Ellen	dau	un	7	Scholar	Greenwich, Kent
Ashby Frederick	son	un	5		Greenwich, Kent
Ashby Herbert	son	un	1		Greenwich, Kent
Martha Brain	lodger	wid	70		Bristol, Somerset
William English	lodger	wid	68	Formerly servant	NK, Surrey

1891 Census
Epsom, Surrey
Stamford Green

name	relationship	status	age	occupation	birth place	comment
Charles Ashby	head	mar	42	Police constable	Greenwich, Kent
Ellen Ashby	wife	mar	41		Greenwich, Kent
George Ashby	son	un	21		Greenwich, Kent	Imbocile
Ellen H Ashby	dau	un	17	Laundress	Deptford, Kent
Herbert H Ashby	son	un	11	Scholar	Deptford, Kent
Alice Ashby	dau	un	9	Scholar	Deptford, Kent
Edwin Ashby	son	un	6	Scholar	Deptford, Kent

1901 census

name	relationship	status	age	occupation	birth place	comment
Charles Ashby	head	mar	52	Police constable	Greenwich, Kent
Ellen Ashby	wife	mar	52		Greenwich, Kent
George Ashby	son	un	32		Greenwich, Kent	Feeble minded
Frederick W Ashby	son	un	24	Engineer's labourer	Deptford, Kent
Alice S Ashby	dau	un	18		Deptford, Kent	Dumb / Feeble minded
Edwin Ashby	son	un	17	General labourer	Deptford, Kent