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Clara Williamson (née Clara Ashforth) 1895-
Clara Williamson (née Clara Ashforth)
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Clara Williamson (née Clara ASHFORTH 1895-1932) was my great great aunt, the youngest child of William Henry ASHFORTH 1851-1899 and Ellen ASHFORTH (née Ellen TOMLINSON 1855-1943).
On the reverse of this photograph written in ink is this citation:
"With love from Clara to William"
Clara's father William Henry ASHFORTH 1851-1899 died about 4 years after her birth of, so this is most likely a reference to either her brother (my great grandfather) William Henry ASHFORTH 1873-1926 or her nephew (my great uncle) William Henry ASHFORTH 1896-1916. Her nephew William Henry ASHFORTH 1896-1916 would have been only a year or two younger than Clara; he died in action at the Somme, France on the 10th of July 1916.
Written in pencil on the reverse of the photograph is a date, though only 'June 10.....' is legible.
2007-09-02 I erroneously attributed this photo to Clara RENWICK. The photograph is of Clara ASHFORTH, so I have modified this post to reflect the changes.
2012-01-27 In earlier research I recorded Ellen ASHFORTH (née PASLEY) to be the wife of William Henry ASHFORTH 1851-1899 when in fact later research showed it to be Ellen ASHFORTH (née Ellen TOMLINSON 1855-1943). I have edited this article to reflect the change.
