Jane Abbey [Fearnley] (1864-1938)

Dates

Birth: October-December 1864 Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Father: George Abbey 1829-1889
Mother: Sarah Bradley [Farman] c1829-1888

Christening: Unknown

Marriage: April-June 1894 Leeds, West Riding, Yorkshire, UK
Husband: John William Fearnley 1868-1941

Death: July-September 1938 1 Whiteley Croft, Otley, West Riding, Yorkshire, UK

Children

Sydney Fearnley 1896-1896
May Fearnley [Gray] 1898-1984
Allan Fearnley 1899-1946
Edith Fearnley 1903-1904

Notes

Birth of Jane Abbey in FreeBMD in October-December 1864 in Leeds (9b 346).

In the 1871 census as Jane Abbey aged 6, born in Leeds, Yorkshire, and living with her parents (George and Sarah), sister (Annie) and (half)sister (Ellen M) at 20 Willis Street, Leeds, Yorkshire.

In the 1881 census as Jane Abbey aged 16, born in Leeds, Yorkshire, a wool extractor, and living with her parents (George and Sarah), half-sister (Helen M Farman), aunt (Janes Armstrong) and cousin (Sarah J Armstrong) at 20 Willis Street, Leeds, Yorkshire.

In the 1891 census as Jane Abbey aged 26, born in Leeds, Yorkshire, and living with her (half)sister (Ellen M Fodgen), and cousin (Sarah J Armstrong) at 14 Willis Street, Leeds, Yorkshire.

Marriage of Jane Abbey and John William Fearnley in FreeBMD in April-June 1894 in Leeds (9b 761).

In the 1901 census as Jane Fearnley aged 35, born in Leeds, Yorkshire, single, and living with her husband (John Wm), son (Allan) and Daughter (May) at 27 Cross Green, Otley, Yorkshire.

In the 1911 census as Jane Fearnley aged 45, born in Leeds, Yorkshire, married for 17 years with four children, two having died, and living with her husband (John Wm), son (Allan) and daughter (May) in six rooms at 81 Albion Street, Otley, Yorkshire.

In the 1921 census as Jane Fearnley born in Leeds, Yorkshire in 1865 and living with John William Fearnley (husband?), Allan Fearnley (son?) and May Fearnley (daughter?) in Otley, Yorkshire (West Riding).

There are sixteen entries in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Electoral Registers, 1840-1962 for Jane Fearnley addresses 81 Albion Street, Otley from 1919 to 1932, other occupants John William Fearnley (husband?) in 1919 and from 1925, John Wm Fearnley (husband?) from 1920 to 1924, Allen Fearnley (son from 1920 to 1925), Allan Fearnley (son?) in 1926, May Gray (daughter?) from 1930 to 1932, Frank Gray (son-in-law?) in 1930, and Francis Gray (son-in-law) from 1931 to 1932, and 1 Whiteley Croft, Otley from 1934 to 1937, other occupant John William Fearnley (husband?).

Death of Jane Fearnley in FreeBMD in July-September 1938 aged 73 in Wharfedale (9a 174).

There are nine entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Jane Abbey.

Relationship

Jane Abbey was the first cousin once removed 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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