Horace Abbey (1903-1962)

Dates

Birth: 5 July 1903 Kirby Hill, North Riding, Yorkshire, UK
Father: William Fairbank Abbey 1853-1937
Mother: Amy Elsworth Reynard 1878-1940

Christening: 9 August 1903 St Peter, Allerton, West Riding, Yorkshire, UK

Marriage: October-December 1931 Kensington, London, UK
Wife: Evelyn Lavinia Charlotte Pearce 1901-2001

Death: April-June 1962 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK

Children

Jack Ronald Abbey 1932-a1965
Michael Geoffrey Abbey 1936-2015

Notes

Birth of Horace Abbey in FreeBMD in July-September 1903 in Thirsk (9D 451).

Entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910 for Horace Abbey born 5 July 1903 and baptised on 9 August 1903 in Allerton, St Peter, parents William Fairbank Abbey and Amy Reynard. "Page 110 Baptisms solemnized in the Church of St Peter, Allerton in the County of York. In the Year One Thousand nine hundred and three [...] No. 1194 July 5th 1903 Kirby Hill, Borough Bridge August 9th 1903 Horace father William Fairbank Abbey, a mason's labourer, mother Amy Reynard of Kirby Hill, Borough Bridge".

His sister was born on 1 June 1909, registered in July-September 1909 in Great Ouseburn, and baptised on 4 July 1909 at St Andrew, Aldborough when they were living in Alborough.

In the 1911 census as Horace Abbey aged 9, born in Kirby Hill, Yorkshire, and living with his parents (William Fairbank and Amy), and sister (Amy Kathleen) in three rooms at Spring Gardens, Alboro, York.

His sister was born on 6 December 1911, registered in January-March 1912 in Great Ouseburn and baptised on 14 January 1912 St Andrew, Aldborough when they were living at Spring Gardens, Aldborough, Boroughbridge.

His sister was born on 30 July 1916, registered in July-September 1916 in Great Ouseburn and baptised on 2 September 1916 at St Andrew, Aldborough when they were living at Spring Gardens, Aldborough, Boroughbridge.

In the 1921 census as Horace Albey (sic) born in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire in 1903 and living with William Fairbank and Amy Albey (parents?), and Amy Kathleen, Eleanor Mildred and Hilda Mary Albey (sisters?) in Embsay with Eastby, Skipton, Yorkshire (West Riding).

Marriage of Horace Abbey and Evelyn L C Pearce in FreeBMD in FreeBMD in October-December 1931 in Kensington (1A 364).

Entry in Ancestry Westminster, London, England, Electoral Registers, 1902-1970 for Horace Abbey address 29 Knightsbridge SW1, Knightsbridge St George and two others.

Three entries in Ancestry London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 for Horace Abbey addresses 29 Knightsbridge, St George, Westminster in 1930 plus twelve other people, 16 Handel Street, Mecklenburgh, St Pancras, Camden in 1931 plus nine other people, and 8/9 Pembridge Square, Kensington in 1932 plus thirty other people.

Entry in Ancestry Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, Electoral Registers, 1889-1970 for Horace Abbey address 8/9 Pembridge Square, Pembridge in 1932 plus thirty other people.

His first son was born in February 1932 and registered in St Pancras in January-March 1932.

Entry in Ancestry Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, Electoral Registers, 1889-1970 for Horace Abbey address107 Ledbury Road, Pembridge in 1933, other occuptant Evelyn Abbey (wife?) and two other families.

Entry in Ancestry Westminster, London, England, Electoral Registers, 1902-1970 for Horace Abbey address 36 Northumberland Place W2, Westbourne, Paddington in 1935, other occupants Evelyn Abbey and two others.

Three entries in Ancestry London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 for Horace Abbey addresses 36 Northumber Place, Westbourne, Paddington, Westminster in 1934 and 1935, other occupants Evelyn Abbey and another family, and 4 Burlington Road, Westbourne, Paddington, Westminster in 1936, other occupant Evelyn Lavinia Charlotte Abbey (wife?) and three other families.

His second son was born on 18 October 1936 and registered in October-December 1936 in Skipton.

Two entries in Ancestry London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 for Horace Abbey address 50 Hampden Road, Harrow Weald, Hendon from 1937 to 1938, other occupant Evelyn Abbey (wife?).

In the 1939 England and Wales Register as Horace Abbey born 5 July 1903, married, a general labourer, and living with Evelyn L C Abbey (wife?) and Michael G Abbey (son?) and one other (son?) at 15 Brogden Street, Barnoldswick, Yorkshire (West Riding).

Entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Electoral Registers, 1840-1962 for Horace Abbey address 15 Brogden Street, Barnoldswick, Skipton in 1945, other occupant Evelyn L C Abbey.

Death of Horace Abbey in FreeBMD in April-June 1962 aged 59 in Cambridge (4A 192).

There are thirty eight entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Horace Abbey.

Relationship

Horace 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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