William Geoffrey Abbott (1890 - 1970)

Born 5 Apr 1890 in Upper Norwood, Surrey, England

Ancestors

Husband of Emily Atkinson (Burroughs) Abbott — married 26 Jun 1915 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Died 1 May 1970 at age 80 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Biography

William Geoffrey Abbott was born on 5 Apr 1890 in Upper Norwood, Surrey, England.^[1][2] His parents were Emmanuel and Rosa Abbott.^[1] He was baptised on 28 Nov 1890 in Norwood Christ Church.^[3]

In the 1901 England census, William was 10 years old and living with his family in Maidstone, Kent.^[4]

William followed his brother Frank to North America. William and his brother Charles Frederick Abbott arrived in Quebec, Canada in 1912, heading to Toronto.^[5]

William then moved to the US. William Geoffrey Abbott (born Norwood, England; parents Emmanual and Rosa) married Emily Atkinson Burroughs (born Manchester, England) on 26 June 1915 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA. He was an upholsterer, living in Newton, Massachusetts; she was a dressmaker from Toronto, Canada.^[6]

They had a daughter Anne Joan, born 18 Aug 1917 in Albany, New York; died 2 Jun 1918 in Watertown, Massachusetts);^[7]

They subsequently had sons Frank and William, and then after 10 year in the US moved back to Montreal where Margaret was born.^[1]

William (Bill) and Millie Burroughs subsequently settled in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Frank joined the navy in WWII; he subsequently married Aubrey, and had daughters Wendy Joy and Maureen. William ("Buzz") was in the air force, and was killed in Bournemouth UK during a bombing raid (about 1943). Margaret did not marry.^[1]

William died 1 May 1970 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.^[1][2] He was buried at Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens in Winnipeg.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Family notes from Helen Abbott, entered 2017.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} William Geoffrey Abbott Sr. Find A Grave: Memorial #183085810 (Unsourced)
3. ↑ William Geoffrey Abbott, son of Emmanuel and Rosa Ann Abbott. London Metropolitan Archives, Norwood Christ Church, Register of Baptism, P85/CTC1, Item 003. London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
4. ↑ 1901 England census
5. ↑ William Geoffrey Abbott. Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data: Passenger Lists, 1865–1935. Microfilm Publications T-479 to T-520, T-4689 to T-4874, T-14700 to T-14939, C-4511 to C-4542. Library and Archives Canada, n.d. RG 76-C. Department of Employment and Immigration fonds. Library and Archives Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4XD-K9Z : accessed 2 November 2015), William Geoffrey Abbott and Emily Atkinson Burroughs, 26 Jun 1915; citing p 681 no 191, Newton, , Massachusetts, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,411,236.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KB88-VB9 : accessed 2 November 2015), Anne Joan Abbott, 02 Jun 1918; citing Death, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, certificate number 127, page 3, State Archives, Boston.