Most of the files contain five or more letters. Some files include letters from more than one member of a family, and the larger correspondences occupy two or more files.

Information about the Ashbee family, especially John Ashbee of Charing. Items include leases and other land or financial documents; Henry Spencer Ashbee's Will; copies of letters concerning Henry Ashbee's Will Trust; and copies of Janet Ashbee's will and obituary. Also included are 'Plan Suggested in Regard to Group 5' signed by C.R. Ashbee and dated Jan 1935 which appears to be a passage of instructions for C.R. Ashbee's will.

Papers relating to the Ashbee family, especially Richard Ashbee of Pluckley and John Ashbee of Egerton. These include correspondence, legal and financial statements and bills.

Correspondence and enclosures related to the research of Oswald Barber, C.R. Ashbee's German cousin, who was looking into his family history to support a claim to British citizenship. Correspondents include C.R. Ashbee, Janet Ashbee, Jane Felicity Ashbee, Oswald Barber and his son, Percy Barber.

Genealogical notes, family trees, land documents, and wills, especially relating to the activities of John Ashbee of Pluckley, Richard Ashbee of Egerton, John Ashbee of Egerton and Joseph Ashbee of Charing.

Papers relating to the Ashbees of Charing, Egerton and Pluckley. These include land documents, wills and sketches of land around Chart Leacon Turnpike.