Dorothy Mary Ashman

     Dorothy Mary Ashman was born on Wednesday, 5 August 1896 at Longford Mills, Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada, and her father was the informant. No doctor was listed. Dorothy Mary Ashman was also known as Mary Ashman. This was the name the birth registration was filed under. She appeared on the census of April 1901 in the household of Thomas Ashman at Rama Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. She is recorded as: Ashman, Mary, female, white, daughter, single, born Aug 7 1897, age 3, born Ontario, Irish origin, Canadian nationality, Presbyterian religion. She appeared on the census of 1911 in the household of Thomas Ashman at Gore B, Rama Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. She was listed as: Ashman, Dorthy, female, daughter, single, born Aug 1896 in Ontario, age 14, of Irish origin, Canadian, Anglican, attended school for 10 months, able to read, write and speak English. She and Lorne Edgar Scriver, son of J. B. Scriver and Louisa (?) Scriver, were married by Reverend D. Given on Friday, 6 September 1912 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. He is registered as being single, age 23, Methodist and she is listed as single, age 18, Church of England. Grant Waney and H. A. Waney witnessed the marriage. She and John George Connington, son of John Connington and Jessie Morris, were married. Dorothy died in 1975 at age 78 years. She was buried at St. Andrew's Cemetery, Orillia, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada.