Birth: January-March 1842 Knaresborough, Yorkshire, UK
Father: Thomas Abbey 1813-1896
Mother: Harriet Parkinson 1813-1860
Christening: 1 January 1843 St John the Baptist, Knaresborough, Yorkshire,UK
Marriage: Believed not married
Death: July-September 1887 Knaresborough, Yorkshire, UK
None known
Birth of Richard Abbey in FreeBMD in January-March 1842 in Knaresborough (23 281).
Entryin Ancestry North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1921 for the baptism of Richard Abbey on 1 January 1842 (sic) at Knaresborough, St John the Baptist, parents Thomas and Harriet Abbey. "Page 127 Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Knaresbro' in the County of York in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and 42 & three [...] 1843 1 Jany No. 1025 Richard [parents] Thomas [a] Turner & Harriet Abbey [of] Knaresbro".
His brother was registered in January-March 1844 and baptised 20 January 1844, his brother was registered in October-December 1845 and baptised 24 January 1846, all at St John the Baptist, Knaresborough.
His sister was registered in July-September 1848 and baptised 29 October 1948 at St John the Baptist, Knaresborough.
His sister was registered in October-December 1850 in Knaresborough.
In the 1851 census as Richard Abbey aged 9, born in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, and living with his parents (Thomas and Hariat), two brothers (James and John), and four sisters (Jane, Matilda, Mary Ann and Sarah) in Castle Yard, Knaresborough, Yorkshire.
His 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.
His 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.
His mother died at Castle Yard and was buried on 16 September 1860 at St John the Baptist, Knaresborough.
In the 1861 census as Richard Abbey aged 19, born in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, single, a joiners apprentice, and living with his widowed father (Thomas), and two sisters (Mary Anna and Sarah), and nephew (Thomas - stated to be a brother) in Castle Yard, Knaresborough, Yorkshire.
Richard and his sister Margaret were witnesses to his sister Sarah's marriage to Edward Appleyard on 24 December 1868 at St Andrew Leeds.
I cannot locate him in the 1871 census, but he was not living with his father.
In the 1881 census as Leonard (sic - in the index, Richard on the original) Abbey aged 39, born in Knaresbro, Yorkshire, single, a sawyer of wood and living with his widowed father (Thomas), two sisters (Mary A and Margaret) and neice (Sarah E) in Windsor Lane, Scriven with Tentergate, Yorkshire, a note adding Transfered to Knaresborough by D.P. act of 1882.Death of Richard Abbey in FreeBMD in July-September 1887 aged 46 in Knaresbro' (9A 69).
There are thirty eight entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Richard Abbey.
Richard Abbey was the uncle 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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