Birth: 1837 Barnsley, Yorkshire, UK
Father: Thomas Abbey 1813-1896
Mother: Harriet Parkinson 1813-1860
Christening: 30 March 1837 St Mary, Barnsley, Yorkshire, UK
Marriage: Believed not married
Death: July-September 1916 Knaresborough, West Riding, Yorkshire, UK
None known
Entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910 for Margt Abbey baptised 30 March 1837 at Barnsley, St Mary, parents Thomas and Harriet Abbey. "Page 61 Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Barnsley in the County of York in the Year 1837 1837 March [...] 30 No. 484 Margt parents Thomas, a Turner, and Harriet Abbey of Barnsley."
Her sister was registered in January-March 1839 in Knaresbrorough and baptised on 12 April 1839 at St John the Baptist, Knaresborough.
In the 1841 census as Margh (sic) Abbey aged 4, born in Yorkshire, and living with Thos Abbey (father?), Ann Abbey (? was this her mother Harriet?), and Mary and Matilda A (sisters?) in Castlegate, Knaresborough, Yorkshire.
Her brother was registered in January-March 1844 and baptised 20 January 1844 at St John the Baptist, Knaresborough.
Her brother was registered October-December 1845 in Knaresborough, and baptised 24 January 1846 at St John the Baptist, Knaresborough.
Her sister was registered in July-September 1848 and baptised 29 October 1948 at St John the Baptist, Knaresborough.
Her sister was registered in October-December 1850 in Knaresborough.
In the 1851 census as Margt Abbey aged 14, born in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, and a house servant living with Mary Waker aged 65, born in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, widowed, and a shop keeper), and three lodgers (Thomas Clark aged 10 (70 on the original), born in Bilton Hamsty, Yorkshire, widowed, and a retired farmer, John Bulmer aged 25, born in Thusk, Yorkshire, a railway labourer, and his wife Eliza Bulmer aged 20, born in Derbyshire and no stated employment) in Castle Gate, Knaresborough, Yorkshire.
Her sister was baptised on 1 October 1851 at St John the Baptist, Knaresborough when they were living in Castle Yard, Knaresborough, and died in Castle Yard and was buried on 16 February 1855 at St John the Baptist, Knaresborough.
Her sister was baptised 1 February 1853 at St John the Baptist, Knaresborough when they were living in Castle Yard, Knaresborough, and died in Castle Yard and was buried on 19 May 1856 at St John the Baptist, Knaresborough.
Her mother died at Castle Yard and was buried on 16 September 1860 at St John the Baptist, Knaresborough.
In the 1861 census as Margaret Abbey aged 24, born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, single and a housemaid living with Thomas Collins (aged 80, born in Knaresborough, widowed and curate of Farnham), his son (Thomas aged 35, born in Barningham, Yorkshire, single, employment illegible), three daughters (Ann aged 29, Elizabeth aged 31, and Katharine Collins 39, all born in Knaresborough, single and no stated employment) and four other servants (Benjamin Wright aged 21, born in Hunsingore, Yorkshire and a footman, James Shepherd aged 18, born in Bramham, Yorkshire and a groom, Agnes Carr aged 22, born in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, and a cook, and Sarah Meston aged 21, born in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, and a housemaid, all single) in the High Street, Knaresborough, Yorkshire.
Margaret and her brother Richard were witnesses to her sister Sarah's marriage to Edward Appleyard on 24 December 1868 at St Andrew Leeds.
In the 1871 census as Margaret Abbay (sic - on the original) aged 31, born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, single, a cook, and living with her widowed father (Thomas), two brothers (John and Thomas) and sister (Mary Ann) in Windsor Lane, Scriven with Tentergate, Yorkshire.
In the 1881 census as Margaret Abbey aged 44, born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, an unemployed general servant, and living with her widowed father (Thomas), brother (Leonard), sister (Mary A) and daughter/neice (Sarah E) in Windsor Lane, Scriven with Tentergate, Yorkshire, a note adding Transfered to Knaresborough by D.P. act of 1882.
In the 1891 census as Margaret Abbey aged 54, born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, single, a charwoman, and living with her widowed father (Thomas?), and sister (Mary A) in four rooms in Windsor Lane, Knaresborough, Yorkshire.
Her father died in Knaresborough in 1896.
In the 1901 census as Margaret Abbey aged 64, born in Barnsley, single, no stated employment and living with her sister (Mary A Abbey - head of household) in four rooms in Windsor Lane, Knaresborough, Yorkshire.In the 1911 census as Margaret Abbey aged 74, born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, single, no stated emloyment, and living with her sister (Mary Ann Abbey), and (grand)neice (Hettie Howard) in four rooms in Gracious St Knaresborough, West Riding, Yorkshire.
Death of Margaret Abbey in FreeBMD in July-September 1916 aged 77 in Knaresbro (9a 104).
There are twenty seven entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees for Margaret Abbey.
Margt Abbey was the aunt 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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