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Name: ASHTON, George Venning
Birth Date: 23 Mar 1905
Death Date: 16 June 1979 Bradworthy, Devon
First Date: 1935
Profession: Clerk, Lands & Settlement Dept., in 1939, appointed 1938. Originally a Staff Surveyor 1935. Superintendent of Surveys in 1953. Nigeria 1929-31
Area: Nairobi
Married: Mary Stafford b. 3 Jan 1914
Children: Michael George b. 17 Mar 1947; Richard Donald b. 21 June 1950
Book Reference: Staff 39, Staff 53, Colonial
War Service: Military service 1939-45, Major
School: West Buckland School, N. Devon and Coll. of Estate Management London, ARICS