Ashmore in 2019, photo by DFree/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Shawn Robert Ashmore
Place of Birth: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Date of Birth: October 7, 1979
Ethnicity: English, some Irish, Northern Irish, and Guernsey Channel Islander, possibly other
Shawn Ashmore is a Canadian actor.
He is the son of Linda and Rick Ashmore. His identical twin brother, Aaron Ashmore, is also an actor. Shawn was raised in St. Albert, Alberta and Brampton, Ontario.
He is married to film executive Dana Renee Wasdin, with whom he has a son.
Shawn’s paternal grandfather was Robert Edmund Ashmore (the son of Frank Mathieson/Matheson Ashmore and Edith Iva Edmunds). Robert was born in Killam, Alberta, to a father from Manitoba and a mother from Ontario. Frank was the son of George Ashmore and Jane Renton. Edith was the daughter of Solomon Chesley Edmunds and Edna Emma Baskerville, whose parents were from Tipperary, Ireland, and whose father was a Protestant minister.
Shawn’s paternal grandmother was Shirley Marjorie Towers (the daughter of Harold Lloyd Towers and Dorothy M. Fitch). Shirley was born in Cochrane, Alberta, on a cattle ranch. Harold was the son of Francis Harriman “Frank” Towers, who was born in Walsall, Staffordshire, England, and of Elizabeth Glover, who was born on Alderney, Channel Islands, with roots in Ireland and Guernsey, Channel Islands. Dorothy was English.
Sources: Obituary of Shawn’s father – https://essentialscbs.com
Shawn’s paternal grandfather, Robert Edmund Ashmore, on the 1926 Canada Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Shawn’s paternal great-great-grandparents, George Ashmore and Jane Renton – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Shawn’s paternal grandmother, Shirley Marjorie Towers – https://www.legacy.com
Shawn’s paternal great-grandparents, Harold Lloyd Towers and Dorothy M. Fitch, on the 1926 Canada Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Shawn’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Francis Harriman “Frank” Towers – https://www.familysearch.org
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