Birth: July-September 1884 Goldsborough, Yorkshire, UK
Father: William Fairbank Abbey 1853-1937
Mother: Ann Ibbotson 1852-1895
Christening: 12 October 1884 Goldsborough, Yorkshire, UK
Marriage: July-September 1909 Haltwhistle, Northumberland, UK
Husband: Elizabeth Beatrice Aston 1889-1966
Death: April-June 1932 Richmond, North Riding, Yorkshire, UK
Hilda Abbey [Wheatley] 1911-1992
Frank Abbey 1915-1992
Alice Mabel Abbey [Blades] 1920-a1941
Birth of John William Abbey in FreeBMD in July-September 1884 in Knaresbro' (9a 97).
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 for John William Abbey baptised 12 October 1884 in Goldsborough (near Knaresborough), York, parents William Fairbank and Ann Abbey.
Entry in Ancestry North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1921 for John William Abbey baptised 12 October 1884 in Goldsborough, parents William Fairbank and Ann Abbey. "Page 5 Baptisms in the Parish of Goldsborough in the County of York in the Year 1884 & 85 1884 Oct 12 No. 33 John William [parents] William Fairbank [a] Laborer & Ann Abbey [of] Goldsborough".
In the 1891 census as John Wm Abbey aged 6, born in Goldsborough, Yorkshire, and living with his grandfather (John Ibbotson), parents (William Fairbank and Ann Abbey), two brothers (Frederick F and William E), and a two sisters (Emma and Esther Mabel) in four rooms in Goldsborough, Yorkshire.
His mother died in 1895 and his father married Amy Elsworth Reynard in 1900.
In the 1901 census as William Abbey aged 16, born in Goldsborough, Yorkshire, single, a domestic gardener, and boarding with Henry Duce (aged 38, born in Bridgenorth, Shropshire and a domestic coachman) and his wife (Harriet E aged 32 and born in Bedford, Befordshire) in Golsbro', Flaxley, Yorkshire.
Marriage of John William Abbey and Elizabeth Beatrice Aston in FreeBMD in July-September 1909 in Haltwhistle (10b 617).
In the 1911 census as William Abbey aged 26, born in Goldsboro, Yorkshire, married, a domestic garderer, and living with his wife (Beatrice) in five rooms in Bossall, Buttercrambe, Claxton and Harton, Yorkshire East Riding.
His daughter was born 16 May 1911 and baptised 4 June 1911 in Bossall when he was a gardener living in Bossell, his son was born on 12 October 1915 and baptised 29 on November 1915 in Bossall when he was a gardener living in Bossell, and his second daughter was baptised on 1 May 1920 in Easby, Richmond when he was a gardener living at St Nicholas Cottages, Richmond.
In the 1921 census as John W Abbey born in Yorkshire in 1984 and living with Elizabeth B Abbey (wife?), and Frank Abbey (son?) and Alice M and Hilda Abbey (daughters?) in Richmond, Yorkshire (North Riding).
Death of John W Abbey in FreeBMD in April-June 1932 aged 47 in Richmond Y (9d 746)
There are thirty seven entries in Ancestry Family Trees for John William Abbey.
Bossall is 10 miles NE of York in Ryedale.
John William 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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