Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Ashton, Harry (1882-1952), French scholar
Description area
Dates of existence
1882-1952
History
Harry Ashton was born in Bury, Lancashire, on 31 January 1882 and baptised on 12 March. He emigrated to Canada, probably in 1915, where he became Professor of French and Head of the Modern Language Department at the University of British Columbia in… read more
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Sources
Baptism register of St Thomas's, Bury, Lancs. (via ancestry.co.uk)
British Columbia death index (via ancestry.co.uk)
New York arriving passenger and crew lists (via ancestry.co.uk)
Who's Who in Canada, 1927