Augusta Ruth Ashdown b. 23 Dec 1894 Uppington, Shropshire d. 21 May 1980 Ludlow, Shropshire: Henry S. Salt Genealogy

Author and Humanitarian Reformer

1894 - 1980 (85 years)

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Name	Augusta Ruth Ashdown [1]
Birth	23 Dec 1894	Uppington, Shropshire [2]
Baptism	3 Feb 1895	Uppington, Shropshire, England [3]
Gender	Female
Burial	May 1980	Longden Road Cemetery, Shrewsbury, Shropshire [4]
Death	21 May 1980	Ludlow, Shropshire [2]
Person ID	I504	Henry Salt Family
Last Modified	14 Apr 2026

Father	Augustus Harding Ashdown, b. 1849, Uppington, Shropshire d. 17 May 1912, St Peter's Hospital, Covent Garden, London, England (Age 63 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Emmeline Rider, b. 1863, Wellington, Shropshire d. 13 Feb 1947, Shrewsbury, Shropshire (Age 84 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	10 Apr 1883	All Saints, Wellington, Shropshire [5]
Family ID	F246	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Harold Geoffrey Salt, b. 5 Sep 1877, Shrewsbury, Shropshire d. 18 Nov 1966, Shrewsbury, Shropshire (Age 89 years)

Marriage 1 Sep 1915 St Chad, Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

Children

	1. Katharine Mary Salt, b. 4 Dec 1920, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England d. 23 Apr 2019 (Age 98 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Rachel Nowell Salt, b. 3 Apr 1926, Shrewsbury, Shropshire d. 18 Feb 2017, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England (Age 90 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F115 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 14 Apr 2026

Sources

[S430] The Times, September 8, 1915.
[S490] Shrewsbury Cemetery, Plot 149 - 11a.
[S558] Shropshire Baptisms.
[S416] findagrave.com.
[S513] All Saints, Wellington, parish records.

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