ASHE, ALBERT VICTOR

Civil engineer. Albert Ashe, who was born in Co. Down on 16 December 1873, was elected town surveyor for Tullamore, Co. Offaly, in 1900.(1) In 1914 he was appointed architect in connection with the labourers' housing scheme by Tullamore Rural District Council.(2) During the First World War, in 1917, he received a commission in the Royal Engineers,(3) and his post as town surveyor passed to WILLIAM HOLOHAN WILLIAM HOLOHAN . Ashe married Maude Louisa, one of the two daughters of WILLIAM EDWARD MARTIN WILLIAM EDWARD MARTIN , who died at his house in 1915.(4)  By the time of the 1911 census, he had two sons.

ICEI: elected associate member, 4 April 1906;(5) no longer on list of members for 1922.
Association of Municipal & County Engineers: elected member, 10 December 1910.(6)

Addresses:(7) Work: Patrick Street, Tullamore, 1912.(8)
Home: Round House, Tullamore, <=1906->=1920; 43 High Street, Tullamore, 1911.(9)

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References

(1) IB 42, 1 May 1900, 355.
(2) IB 56, 20 Jun 1914, 391.
(3) IB 59, 23 Jun 1917, 319.
(4) IB 57, 24 Apr 1915, 204.
(5) TICEI 33 (1905-1907), 94.
(6) Proceedings of the Association of Municipal & County Engineers 38 (1911-1912), xiii.
(7) From TICEI lists of members unless otherwise stated.
(8) IB 54, 14 Sep 1912, 536.
(9) 1911 census of Ireland, http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/ (last visited Oct 2009).

4 work entries listed in chronological order for ASHE, ALBERT VICTOR

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Building:	CO. OFFALY, TULLAMORE, LEAMORE, HOUSE
Date:	1906
Nature:	Tenders invited for erection of same, for Joseph Devery.
Refs:	IB 48, 5 May 1906, 366

Building:	CO. OFFALY, TULLAMORE, UNION WORKHOUSE
Date:	1906
Nature:	Operation room in infirmary.
Refs:	IB 48, 14 Jul 1906, 566

Building:	CO. OFFALY, TULLAMORE, HOUSES (040)
Date:	1909
Nature:	40 artisans' and labourers' cottages.
Refs:	IB 51, 7 Aug 1909, 502

Building:	CO. OFFALY, TULLAMORE, FORESTERS' HALL
Date:	1912
Nature:	-
Refs:	IB 54, 14 Sep 1912, 536