The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-05
PEER REJOICES OVER
BIRTH OF TWIN SONS

weerers. during the time that IT, his.
; tory Gun be traced. have been .!nuu.
!af!S fortunate. IL superstitious PEG
pie desired TO attribute any occuIt
lhhhchce to the famous gem. II seems
10 me that II would be more appro-
Pirate 10 call II IA mascot"
nap'I;n. The Hon. Thomas -Asheurn-
Bars who married to "a
cana dian, the daughter OF w.
n Anderson. OF Fredericton. New
his home with her for the last seven
Years. has through the death OF MS
brother John, become the next h,,r
70 the Earldom or AHhburnham. the
present Incumbent thereof h.!il he
Nncle who IL ssventy-two years OF
ago and a widowcr with ono child
AMI thar +" daughter. The Ashburn-
nam ,, ta'ni!y, erd!nG to Burke, quot
stupendous antiGuity. and quoting
NIsbet, is one OF title ancicntest fam
HES In England which can he in
.tructed to have been OF good account
IN England before the Conquest"
Tho first absolutely authentic man
Der OF the family from whom direc,
descent IN the male line can be proved
Is Reginald dc Hcsschurneham who.
D! deed IN Lord Ashburnham's pos
session save certtin lands to tn"
''''''sN' ~ VIC 'IuItU OF III Marlin.
Battle. IN Sussex Subsequently me
name was modified 10 Esburnham and
In 1907 Il appears. from documentary
evidence. 10 have assumed the present
form, Ashburnham John Ashburnharn
was one OF the grooms OF the bed
chamber to Charles l.. and membor ~
Parliament for Hastings In 1903 In
l6+6, when Charles ]. deemed II adyis-
able 10 leave oxford. John Ashhurn-
ham acted as his only servant and
tel in the light of Charles T. from
Hampton Court. and eventually was
cenmiued 10 the Tower By Cromw /.
where he remained until the Proter-
tors death.
william Ashburnham took an active
part In the OWL war. being expelled
from lariiament for his ildolity 10 the
crown He was major general in
ancient loyalty OF his ancestors that
is to be attributed tbs somewhat per
Vertcd or eccentric legitimism of the
present Lord Ashburnham. For nc is
shining light OF That peculia. organ
ration known the White Rose
League. which regardless OF revolu-
tons and establishments OF forms of
70 seek tho "rightful sovereign OF
the present day. Thus. according to
Lord Ashburnham. the present queen
OF England in he rown right is Prin-
cess Ludwig OF Bavaria the Queen OF
family of SsXony, and the ruler OF
Turkey should be one Of tn. Palcologo
so-callcd princess OF princes. as the
f, case may be.
While Don Carlos was alive. the earl
showed the sincerity of his convic-
! tons by selling his valuable library
and contributing large sum TO the
cause of the Spanish pretender.
Ashburnhum Place, in Sussex. the
principal seat OF thu family. is "a de-
liehtfully picturesque country-!house,
with Its gables and lofty tower, porched
on knoll in d deep wooded glen It's
most precious possessions. in its own
er's ayes. are the relics OF Charles L,
including the shirt, silk drawers and
watch which he wore on the scaffold,
and the od-stained sheet In which
his headless body was wrapped after
! his death.
About four years ago Lord Ashburn
ham offered a home on his Welsh es
tates to some Benedictine monks from
brittany, whose tongue is so much
like the language of wales that they
found themselves able to converse
freely with their Carmarthenshire
neiSi.bors. who received them very
kindly.
Copyright. 1912, by the Brentwood
Company