He was born 27 May, 1931, the son of Tom and Mollie Ashworth, and was
educated at Christ's Hospital; Pembroke College, Cambridge [Scholar];
BA Canterbury, 1955; Harmsworth Law Scholar, 1956.
Career: Commissioned into the Royal Signals, 1951; Called to the Bar
at the Middle Temple, 1956, Bencher 1984; served on the Midland and
Oxford Circuit; Chairman of the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund Ltd,
1987-98; Governor and Alnmoner, Christ's Hospital from 1986.
Queen's Counsel, 1973.
Mr. Ashworth was twice married, firstly in 1959 [divorced 1978], to
Iolene Jennifer, younger daughter of W.G. Foxley, by whom he had three
sons, Miles, Guy and Lance, and one daughter, Samantha; married
secondly, 1980, Elizabeth [Liz], daughter of A.J.S. Aston.
A Service of Thanksgiving is to be held at Goring Parish Church, St
Thomas of Canterbury, 27 May, 2004.
--Michael Rhodes (please delete x to e-mail me)