What was the nickname of the family that owned Ashley Park around the turn of the 20th century?
Sassoon family The Sassoon family, known as "Rothschilds of the East" due to the great wealth they accumulated in trade, is of Baghdadi Jewish descent and international renown. It was based in Baghdad, Iraq, before moving to Bombay, India and then spreading to China, England, and other countries. It is said that the family descended from the Shoshans, one of the families of Iberian Peninsula. From the 18th century, the Sassoons were one of the wealthiest families in the world, with a merchant empire spanning the continent of Asia.
Marion Crawford Marion Crawford, CVO (5 June 1909 – 11 February 1988) was a Scottish governess. She was an employee of the British Royal Family, and taught the children of King George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. The children - Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth II) - gave her the nickname "Crawfie". Crawford was the named author of the book "The Little Princesses", which told the story of her time with the royal family. After the book was published in 1950, she was banished from court (forced to leave her grace and favour house) and neither the Queen nor any other member of the Royal Family ever spoke to her again.