Ernest Albert Ashton (7 July 1883 – 1 August 1955) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2009), p. 31.
Family The son of John Ashton (1829-1889),Hospital Board: Surgeon-Superintendent's Report, The Launceston Examiner, (Friday, 22 February 18890, p. 3. and Ellen Ashton (1855-1931), née Brown, née Hughes, later, Mrs. William Henry Deakin,Death: Deakin, The (Burnie) Advocate, (Tuesday, 24 February 1931), p. 2. Ernest Albert Ashton was born at Campbell Town, Tasmania on 7 July 1883.
He married Isabel Jessie White (1895-1981) in 1928.Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.8361/1928.Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Deaths Registration no.7333/1981.
Football Recruited from Gaffneys Creek, Ashton only played in one senior match for Carlton, against Collingwood, at Victoria Park, on 20 August 1904, when he was a replacement for the team's captain, Joe McShane, who had been injured during the week at a team practice session.Collingwood (8.11) beat Carlton (7.7), (Monday, 22 August 1904), p. 8.'Follower', "Football Gossip", The Leader, (Saturday, 27 August 1904), p. 16.
Death He died at Richmond, Victoria on 1 August 1955.Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Deaths Registration no.8631/1955.
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Ernie Ashton's profile at Blueseum