Florence Abbey (1901-1940)

Dates

Birth: 22 June 1901 Knaresborough, West Riding, Yorkshire, UK
Father: Frederick Abbey 1849-1914
Mother: Emma Luty 1857-1928

Marriage: Believed not married

Death: January-March 1940 Knaresborough, West Riding, Yorkshire, UK

Children

None known

Notes

Birth of Florence Abbey in FreeBMD in July-September 1901 in Knaresbro' (9A 91).

In the 1911 census as Florence Abbey aged 9, born in Knaresnborough, Yorkshire, a laundry hand, and living with her parents (Frederick and Emma), two brothers (Alfred F and Frederick F), two sisters (Amy and Clara), and widowed grandmother (Ann Luty) in five rooms at Cheapside, Knaresbrough, Yorkshire (West Riding).

Her father died in January-March 1914 in Knaresborough.

In the 1921 census as Florence Abbey born in Knaresborough, Yorkshire in 1901 and living with Emma Abbey (mother?), Alfred Fanbank and Frederick Fainbank Abbey (brothers?), Amy (sister?) and one other in Knaresborough, Yorkshire (West Riding).

There are eight entries in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Electoral Registers, 1840-1962 for Florence Abbey address 6 Church Street, Knaresborough, Ripon from 1930 to 1940, other occupants Alfred Fairbank (brother?) and Amy Abbey (sister?).

In the 1939 England and Wales Register as Florina (sic - in the index, Florence on the handwritten original) Abbey, born 22 June 1881 (sic - in the index, 1901 on the handwritten original), single, incapaciptated and living with Alfred F Abbey (brother?) and Ary Abbey (sister?) at 6 Church Lane, Knaresborough, Yorkshire (West Riding).

Death of Florence Abbey in FreeBMD in January-March 1940 aged 38 in Knaresborough (9A 394).

There are sixteen entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Florence Elsie Abbey.

Relationship

Florence Abbey was the second cousin of Thomas Abbey, husband of Ruth Cross, first cousin once removed of Albert Alfred Cross, husband of Florence Violet Luff, my half second cousin once removed.

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