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Ashburnham was originally located in Ashburnham House. The building had housed the library of the antiquarian Sir Robert Cotton, containing some of the most important Old English manuscripts in existence, many of which were destroyed or damaged in the fire of 1731, including the manuscript of Beowulf. Those that survived formed the foundation collection of the British Library.
Originally owned by the Abbey, the Public Schools Act of 1868 recommended that the building be bought by the School on the death of the occupant, the sub-dean, much to the Abbey’s consternation. The Dean and Chapter used their control over the Governing Body to attempt to prevent the school from buying the building from the Abbey, but this manoeuvre was overturned by Parliament. The sub-dean living in the house survived until 1881.
The house was finally founded the year after the sub-dean died.

ASHBURNHAM, BERTRAM, 5TH EARL OF ASHBURNHAM, eldest son of Bertram Ashburnham, 4th Earl of Ashburnham (qv); b. 28 Oct 1840; adm. Jun 1854 (James'); left 1857; went to school at Fontainebleau, France; accompanied Marquis of Bath on Garter mission to Vienna Jul 1867; Roman Catholic convert 1872; succ. father as 5th Earl of Ashburnham 22 Jun 1878; a Knight of Malta and Knight Grand Cross of Pontifical Order of Pope Pius; as a peer initially took Conservative whip, but joined Liberal Party over Irish Home Rule; chairman, British Home Rule Association 1886; the representative in Britain of Don Carlos and the legitimate restoration party of Spain; FSA 3 Jun 1880, resigned 1893; declined household office in Liberal government 1893; DL JP Brecknockshire, JP Sussex, Carmarthenshire; m. 25 Feb 1888 Emily, dau. of Richard Chaplin; d. in Paris 15 Jan 1913.

ASHBURNHAM, JOHN, 2ND EARL OF ASHBURNHAM, only son of John Ashburnham, 1st Earl of Ashburnham, Captain Yeomen of the Guard, and his third wife Lady Jemima Grey, second dau. of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent KG; b. 30 Oct 1724; adm. Jun 1736 (Hawkins'); left 1741; Clare Coll. Cambridge, adm. nob. 28 May 1741, matr. 1741; LLD 1749; succ. as 2nd Earl of Ashburnham 10 Mar 1736/7; Grand Tour (in Italy 1745); a Lord of the Bedchamber 18 Mar 1748- Nov 1762; Keeper of Hyde Park and of St. James’s Park 1753- Nov 1762; Lord Lieut., Sussex 18 Mar 1754 - 20 Sep 1757; Master of the Great Wardrobe 23 Jul 1765- Nov 1775; Privy Councillor 12 Jul 1765; First Lord of the Bedchamber and Groom of the Stole 10 Nov 1775- May 1782; member Society of Dilettanti 1745; m. 28 Jun 1756 Elizabeth, dau. of John Crowley MP, Alderman of London, of Barking, Suffolk; d. 8 Apr 1812.

ASHBURNHAM, HON. JOHN, second son of Bertram Ashburnham, 4th Earl of Ashburnham (qv); b. 6 Mar 1845; adm. 21 Jan 1858 (James'); left 1858; entered Diplomatic Service 1866; attaché at Lisbon 1867, Madrid 1869; Third Secretary 1870; transferred Constantinople 1872; Second Secretary 1875; transferred Vienna 1879; acting Agent and Consul-General, Bulgaria 1879-80; retired 7 Apr 1883; JP Sussex; m. 21 Mar 1907 Maud Mary, eldest dau. of Charles Royal-Dawson, South East Wynaad, Madras Presidency, India; d. 12 Apr 1912.

ASHBURNHAM, HON. WILLIAM, third son of Bertram Ashburnham, 4th Earl of Ashburnham (qv); b. 29 Mar 1847; adm. 21 Jan 1858 (James'); left 1858; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 8 Nov 1864, fellow commoner same day, matr. Mich. 1866; BA 1869; adm. Inner Temple 11 Jan 1869, called to bar 26 Jan 1874; d. 27 May 1897.

Ashe, Arthur William Isaac, son of Isaac Leslie Ashe, of Acton, Middlesex, by Ethel Gertrude, daughter of William Bellingham Cheales, of Hagworthingham, Lincs; b. Nov. 15, 1897; adm. Sept. 28, 1911 (H); non-resident K.S. 1912; left Easter 1914; served in the Royal Naval Air Service, became Flight-Commander May 18 and was invalided Oct. 1918; joint author of Chemicals, Vol. vii of Resources of the Empire (1924); m. Aug. 7, 1919, Thelma Sydney, daughter of Thomas Hoodless, of Hove, Sussex.

ASHFIELD, CHARLES; b.; adm.; KS 1691; left 1694; presumably Charles Ashfield, adm. pens. St. Catharine’s Coll. Cambridge, 20 Aug 1694. [Perhaps bapt. St. Dunstan, Stepney 9 Jun 1678, son of John Ashfield, and Rose --- (IGI)]

Ashley, Francis Edgell, brother of John Oliver Mark Ashley (q.v.); b. March 21, 1898; adm. Jan. 18, 1912; left July 1915 (H); 2nd Lieut. R.G.A. Dec. 11, 1916; Lieut. June 11, 1918; M.C. Sept. 16, 1918; d. 19 Mar. 1986.

Ashley, Francis Noel, son of Frederick Morewood Ashley, of Merrow, Surrey, by Edith, daughter of John Oliver Hodges, of Bagshot, Surrey; b. Dec. 11, 1884; adm. Sept. 27, 1895 (A); migrated up Grant's; left March 1902; Sussex Artillery Militia 1902-04; Cape Colonial Mounted Forces, South Africa, 1904-07; asst. Dist. Commissioner, Pol. and Adm. Service, Nigeria 1908; Resident, Southern Provinces 1928; Resident Commissioner, British Solomon Islands Protectorate, 1928-39; employed by Bahamas Govt. 1945-47; C.M.G. 1937; served in W. African Frontier Force 1915; Pilot Officer (A. and S. D.) R.A.F.V.R. July 26, 1940; Sqdn. Ldr.; m. Jan. 18, 1913, Marjorie Wills, daughter of James Wills-Robinson, of Bexley Heath, Kent.

Ashley, John Oliver Mark, son of John George Ashley, of Teddington, Middlesex, by Frances Amelia, daughter of Mark Heaton Robinson; b. June 2, 1895; adm. Sept. 23, 1909 (H); left July 1914; R.M.A. Woolwich 1914; 2nd Lieut. R. A. Feb. 10, 1915; Lieut. July 23, 1916; Capt. Nov. 3, 1917; served in France and Belgium March 8, 1915-Sept. 4, 1918; A.D.C. to Gov. and C. in C. Gibraltar (temp.) Nov. r, 1919 - March 6, 1920; G. S. 0. III War Office June 25, 1921-July 7, 1925; Capt. Inst. in Survey Sch. of Artillery 1925-27; Ede. Major R. A. Southern Command Nov. 1932; Major March 15, 1935; Lieut.-Col. May 30, 1942; retired with the hon. rank of Col. Feb. 27, 1946; farming in Northamptonshire; m. 1st July 19, 1924, Barbara, daughter of James Buckley; 2nd May 20, 1940, Sheila, daughter of L. H. Church, of Church Brampton, Northants.; d. 24 May 1984.