Fred Ashton

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 ☨ Fred Ashton 
Profession circus director
Personal details
Born 1866-09-28 Boorowa, New South Wales in Australia

Dead 1941-02-17 Randwick in Australia


Spouse(s) Nelly Ryan

Residence
Country Australia

Locations
Title owner 1889-
Location at Ashtons Circus in Australia

Biography details

Frederick Ashton , circus director in Australia

Ashton was born * 1866-09-28 in Boorowa, New South Wales Australia dead 1941-02-17 Randwick, in Australia , son of director James Henry Ashton and director Elizabeth Critchley

⚭ Married to Nelly Ryan born .

Only the family of the younger Ashton brother, Fred, carried on with circus.

He died on 17 February 1941 at Randwick, survived by his wife and ten children; he was buried in the Catholic section of Rookwood cemetery.

His descendants still carry on the family circus.

Family


Total: 3 children

  1. Mickie Ashton.
  2. Joe Ashton. Born: 1887. Dead: † 1960
  3. Dorothy "Dossie" Ashton. Born: 1896. Dead: † ?

Siblings

Siblings through the father James Henry Ashton (1820 -- 1889-01-17):

  1. James Ashton Born 1861 Dead: † 1918

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Fred Ashton is mentioned on 1 other person pagesDorothy Ashton,  

Fred Ashton is mentioned on 2 location pagesAshtons Circus,  Chipperfield's Circus,  

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). director Frederick Ashton in Australia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 15 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=752. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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