Handwritten notebook, with index, thought to be written by Henry Bright Ashford (1851-1926), Howard Biggs’ maternal grandfather. Includes four enclosures of newspaper cuttings and a receipt. The notebook roughly covering the first 2 or 3 decades of the 20th century, 1900 to late 1920s. Includes: - Notes from old diaries (p.48) - Notes with title 'More about the Ashford and Bright families'. Mention of Philip Ashford (1788-1838), who was Henry Bright Ashford’s grandfather (p.195) - Notes with title 'Some history of the Ashford family. (p.199) - Notes on some family deaths. Mention of J. D. Bright (1793-1871), Isaac Ashford (1820/21-1899) and Mary Pratt Bright (1820/21-1894), Henry Bright Ashford’s grandfather, father and mother (p.200).