Fred Abbishaw (1851 - 1918)

Born 1851 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Eliza Ann (Raper) Abbishaw — married 1889 in Hunslet, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 1918 at about age 67 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Fred Abbishaw was born in Yorkshire, England.

Fred was born in Hunslet, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, in 1851. His birth was registered in the fourth quarter. He was the son of John Abbishaw and Ann Parker.

Fred married Eliza Ann Sawyer (nee Raper) in 1889. Eliza was a widow with nine children. The marriage was registered in the second quarter in Hunslet. Fred and Eliza were enumerated in the 1891 census residing in Rothwell with six of Eliza's children, ages nineteen to seven, as well as two of their own daughters, Florence, one year, and Eliza Ann, one month old. Fred and Eliza would have one more child, John, in 1893.

Fred and Eliza would remain in Rothwell. they were enumerated at several different locations in Rothwell in the 1891, 1901, and 1911 census'. Fred was in the coal mining industry, serving in several capacities over the years. Fred passed away in 1918. His death was registered in the second quarter in Hunslet. He was sixty seven.

Birth

• 1851, Hunslet, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
  • England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915: Vol. 23 Page 369 Line Number 16.^[1]

Marriage

• 1889, Hunslet, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
  • England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915: Vol. 9B Page 498 Line Number 200.^[2]

Residence

• Armitage Building, Rothwell, Yorkshire: Age 40. Occupation, "Coal Mine Laborer". Residing with wife Eliza, and two daughters ages one year and one month old. Six of Eliza's children from her previous marriage are also at residence and enumerated as "Step" children.
  • England Census 1891: Class: RG12; Piece: 3668; Folio: 75; Page: 15.^[3]

• 7 Empress Terrace, Rothwell, Yorkshire: Age 50. Occupation, "Colliery Pump Man". Residing with wife, Eliza Ann, three children ages eleven to seven years old, and two step children, James and Lydia Sawyer, ages nineteen and seventeen.
  • England Census 1901: Class: RG13; Piece: 4199; Folio: 89; Page: 22.^[4]

• 45 Empress Terrace, Rothwell, Yorkshire: Age 59. Occupation, "Coal Pit Linker Contractor". Residing with wife, Eliza Ann and three children, ages twenty one to seventeen. Step son James Sawyer still with family.
  • England Census 1911: Class: RG14; Piece: 27169.^[5]

Death

• 1918, Hunslet, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
  • England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007: Vol. 9B Page 663 Line Number 16.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NQN-SFB : 1 October 2014), Fred Abbishaw, 1851; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Hunslet, Yorkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D6C-RVB : 13 December 2014), Eliza Ann Sawyer, 1889; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1889, quarter 2, vol. 9B, p. 498, Hunslet, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7KCF-W2M : 7 May 2019), Fred Abbishaw, Rothwell, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding) county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9R7-S8F : 21 May 2019), Fred Abbishaw, Rothwell, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Rothwell subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWVZ-GRY : 31 May 2019), Mr Fred Abbishaw, Rothwell, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J4D-X8L : 31 December 2014), Fred Abbishaw, 1918; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Hunslet, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.