Birth: January-March 1853 Scriven with Tentergate, Yorkshire, UK, Yorkshire, UK
Father: Richard Abbey 1825-1897
Mother: Sarah Fairbank c1825-1883
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: January-March 1877 Knaresborough, Yorkshire, UK
Wife: Ann Ibbotson 1852-1895
Marriage: July-September 1900 Knaresborough, West Riding, Yorkshire, UK
Wife: Amy Elsworth Reynard 1878-1940
Death: October-December 1937 12 Water Street, Skipton, West Riding, Yorkshire, UK
By Ann
Frederick Fairbank Abbey 1878-1946
William Ernest Abbey 1879-1961
Esther Mabel Abbey [Dixon] 1881-1973
Emma Gertrude Abbey [Kelly, Lister] 1882-1966
John William Abbey 1884-1932
By Amy
Horace Abbey 1903-1962
Amy Kathleen Abbey [Atkinson, Reeves] 1909-1970
Eleanor Mildred Abbey [Driver, Jenning] 1911-1984
Hilda Mary Abbey [Weir] 1916-1998
Birth of William Fairbank Abbey in FreeBMD in January-March 1853 in Knaresbro (9A 101).
His brother was registered in January-March 1855 in Knaresborough, and baptised on 6 April 1855 at St John the Baptist, Knaresborough when they were living at Highbridge.
His sister was registered in July-September 1856 in Knaresborough and baptised 2 November 1856 at St John the Baptist, Knaresborough when they were living in High Bridge.
His sister was registered in January-March 1860 in Knaresborough and baptised 6 April 1860 at St John the Baptist, Knaresborough when they were living in High Bridge.
In the 1861 census as William Fairbauk (sic - in the index, Fairbank on the original) Abbey aged 8, born in Scriven with Tentergate, Yorkshire, and living with his parents (Richard and Sarah A), two brothers (Fairbauk and Frederick), two sisters (Emma and Hannah) and a visitor (Anne Harrison aged 64, born in Huslwaite, Yorkshire, single and no stated employment) at Long Walk Cottage, Scriven with Tentergate, Yorkshire.
In the 1871 census as William Fairbank Abbey aged 11 (sic - in the index, 18 on the original), born in Scriven, Yorkshire, single, a joiner, and living with his parents (Richard and Sarah), three brothers (Fairbank, Frederick and John Fairbank) and two sisters (Anne and Emma) at Long Walk Cottage, Scriven with Tentergate, Yorkshire.
Marriage of William F Abbey and Ann Ibbotson in FreeBMD in January-March 1877 in Knaresbro (9A 126A) added in a handwritten entry at the bottom of the page.
His son was born 10 January 1878 and baptised 17 February 1878, second son was born 19 June 1879 and baptised 6 September 1879, and his daughter was born 13 March 1881 all in St Mary the Virgin, Goldsborough when he was a joiner living in Goldsborough.
In the 1881 census as William F Abbey aged 28, born in Knaresboro, Yorkshire, a joiner, and living with his wife (Ann), two sons (Frederick F and William E), father-in-law (John Ibbotson and head), and brother-in-law (John B Ibbotson) in Goldsborough, Yorkshire.
His first daughter was baptised 14 August 1881, his second daughter was born on 2 November 1882 and baptised 25 February 1883, and son was baptised on 12 October 1884 all in St Mary the Virgin, Goldsborough when he was a joiner, labourer in the case of his son, of Goldsborough.
In the 1891 census as William Fairbank Abbey aged 38, born in Scriven, Yorkshire, a joiner, and living with his wife (Ann), three sons (Frederick F, John Wm and William E), two daughters (Emma and Esther Mabel) and father-in-law (John Ibbotson and head) in four rooms in Goldsborough, Yorkshire.
His wife died in Knaresbrorough in 1895.
Marriage of William Fairbank Abbey and Amy Elsworth Reynard in FreeBMD in July-September 1900 in Knaresbro (9A 165).
In the 1901 census as William F Abbey aged 48, born in Scriven-With Tentergate, Yorkshire, a masons labourer, and living with his wife (Amy) in Flaxley (sic - in the index, should be Flaxby as Flaxley in Gloustershire, but is Goldborough on the original), Yorkshire.
His son was born on 5 July 1903 in Kirby Hill, Borough Bridge, registered in July-September 1903 in Thirsk, and baptised on 9 August 1903 at St Peter, Allerton when he was a masons labourer.
His daughter was born 1 June 1909 in Aldborough, registered in in July-September 1909 in Great Ouseburn and baptised on 4 July 1909 at St Andrew, Aldborough when he was a postman living in Alborough.
In the 1911 census as William Fairbank Abbey aged 58, born in Knaresboro, Yorkshire, a postman, and living with his wife (Amy), son (Horace) and daughter (Amy Kathleen) in three rooms at Spring Gardens, Alboro, York.
His daughter was born on 6 December 1911, registered in January-March 1912 in Great Ouseburn, and baptised on 14 January 1912 at St Andrew, Aldborough when he was a postman living at Spring Gardens, Aldborough.
His daughter 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 he was a labourer living at Spring Gardens, Aldborough, Boroughbridge.
In the 1921 census as William Fairbank Albey (sic) born in Knaresborough in 1853 and living with Amy Albey (wife?), Horace Albey (son?), and Amy, Eleanor Mildred and Hilda Mary Albey (daughters?) in Embsay with Eastby, Skipton, Yorkshire (West Riding).
There are seventeen entries in Ancestry All West Yorkshire, England, Electoral Registers, 1840-1962 for William Fairbank Abbey addresses Century Place, Embsay with Eastby, Skipton from 1919 to 1936, other occupant Amy Abbey (wife? to 1929), and 12 Water Street Skipton from 1937 to 1938, other occupants Amy Abbey (wife?) and Amy Kathleen Abbey (daughter?). His wife was living at 12 Ermysted Street, Skipton from 1930 to 1936 with his daughter Amy Kathleen from 1932.
Death of William F Abbey in FreeBMD in October-December 1937 aged 84 in Skipton (9A 67).
There are eighty two entries in Ancestry Family Trees for William Fairbank Abbey.
William Fairbank Abbey was the first 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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