"Ashleigh" - Oakhill - Woodford Green - Essex
The image is taken from a 1914 photograph in a family album. It was labelled Ashleigh. Ashleigh was actually semidetached with the other part named Wood Advent. It is believed Ashleigh was on the left (west) and Wood Advent on the right (east). The building was in The Bridle Path, Oak Hill, Woodford Green, Essex UK. The Bridle Path was also known as Cottingham Road.
It was home to John's great grandparents, Elizabeth Amelia Aburn (1853-1938) and William James Webster (1853-1928). His maternal grandmother, Rosaline Florence Webster (1890-1984) spent her formative years there. William and Elizabeth's other children were William Edge Percy, Ernest James Aburn, May Rosinah Amelia, Sidney Mallett, Lilian Frances, Walter Walsh, Russell, and Ethel Violet.
Wood Advent was occupied by George Henry and Ruth Langdon Brewer. Wood Advent was named after the farm that George’s brother Herbert managed in Somerset. Ernest Webster married their eldest daughter, Constance Mary in 1912. “Wood Advent” was occupied by George Henry and Ruth Langdon Brewer. “Wood Advent” was named after the farm that George’s brother Herbert managed in Somerset. Ernest Webster married their eldest daughter, Constance Mary in 1912. Note: Ernest was a subscriber to the monument in Woodford Green opposing the war in Abyssinia.
