ASHTON, JOHN (1830 - 1896), musician
Date of birth: 1830
Date of death: 1896
Gender: Male
Occupation: musician
Area of activity: Music; Performing Arts
Author: Robert David Griffith
Born in a house called Oleuddu, near Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire. He was a shoemaker by trade, but meeting with an accident which prevented him from following that occupation, he joined the police force. Hymn tunes composed by him - they include 'Trefeglwys,' composed in 1857 -are found in Llyfr Tonau Cynulleidfaol, Caniadau y Cysegr a'r Teulu, and Cerddor yr Ysgol Sabothol, and there are songs and part-songs in Miwsig y Miloedd.
He emigrated to New Zealand in 1874, and died there on Christmas Day 1896.
Author
- Robert David Griffith, (1877 - 1958)
- M. O. Jones, Bywgraffiaeth Cerddorion Cymreig (1890)
- Y Cerddor, May 1903
- Edward Jones, Rhestr gyda nodiadau byrion, o Enwogion Cymreig o 1700 i 1900 (1908)
- H. Blackwell, NLW MSS 9251-9277A: A Dictionary of Welsh Biography
Sources
- T. Morgan, Enwogion Cymreig 1700-1900 (1907), p.14
- Wikipedia Article: John Ashton
Further Reading
- NLW Archives: John Ashton's music book
- Wikidata: Q20733351
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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