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Richard abbott

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cane

cane Report 27 Sep 2019 19:42

Please tell me if this is a duplicate thread and I will DELETE it..Ive looked and I can't find another.

Please could someone lend a hand with this one please. I.have Richard Abbott who married Ida A Atkinson in Darlington in 1916.They had a daughter named Iris M Abbott Born 1918 (Darlington) Sadly Iris died age 20 in 1938...I have them all on the 1939 Register...And this is where Richard Abbott disappears (He was born 4th February 1892 :-S
Many thanks Gwen

Liz 47

Liz 47 Report 27 Sep 2019 20:12

If you enter "Abbott" in the search box on the left, you should find any previous post.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 27 Sep 2019 21:06

Look under ‘my threads’ in tools to the left

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 27 Sep 2019 22:51

You have lots of Abbott threads - but I don't see one about this particular Richard and Ida couple.

For our reference:

Richard Abbott
in the 1939 England and Wales Register
Name: Richard Abbott
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 4 Feb 1892
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 27 Haughton Road
Residence Place: Darlington, Durham, England
Occupation: Labourer
Schedule Number: 257
Sub Schedule Number: 1
Enumeration District: FAAT
Registration district: 543-1
Inferred Spouse: Ida A Abbott
Inferred Children: Georgina N Abbott
Household Members:
Name
Richard Abbott
Ida A Abbott - 17 Oct 1894
Georgina N Abbott - 21 July 1920 (later Cooper)

- and one closed record on Ancestry.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 27 Sep 2019 22:54

Georgina's marriage cert might tell you if Richard was alive in 1947 or not:

Georgina N Abbott
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
Name: Georgina N Abbott
Registration Date: Oct 1947
[Nov 1947]
[Dec 1947]
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Darlington
Inferred County: Durham
Spouse: William H Cooper
Volume Number: 1a
Page Number: 553


Georgina Norton Cooper
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Georgina Norton Cooper
Death Age: 74
Birth Date: 21 Jul 1920
Registration Date: Jul 1994
Registration district: Darlington
Inferred County: Durham
Register Number: A48E
District and Subdistrict: 4361A
Entry Number: 206

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 27 Sep 2019 22:57

Similarly, if this is Ida's death record, it may give info re Richard.

Deaths Sep 1966 (>99%)
ABBOTT IDA A 74 DURHAM S E 1A 571

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 27 Sep 2019 23:09

You've given Ida's name as Atkinson.

Her maiden surname was Alexander.

Marriages Jun 1916 (>99%)
Abbott Richard Alexander Darlington 10a 77
Alexander Ida A Abbott Darlington 10a 77

Kay????

Kay???? Report 27 Sep 2019 23:11

Name
Richard Abbott
Birth
abt 1894
Death
07/1944 Durham North Western Durham England.

Information is only as true as the informant gives or is known by others knowledge.so someone may have given a year--/+ out for age,as that's what was recorded at that time.

malyon

malyon Report 27 Sep 2019 23:17

this is the marriage for richard and ida but her name was alexander not atkinson

Marriages Jun 1916 (>99%)
Abbott Richard Alexander Darlington 10a 77 Scan available - click to view
Alexander Ida A Abbott Darlington 10a 77

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 28 Sep 2019 17:34

Georgina's birth shows MMN Alexander

Name: Georgina N Abbott
Registration Date: Jul 1920
[Aug 1920]
[Sep 1920]
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration district: Stockton
Inferred County: Durham
Mother's Maiden Name: Alexander
Volume Number: 10a
Page Number: 193

As does Iris

Name: Iris M Abbott
Registration Date: Jan 1918
[Feb 1918]
[Mar 1918]
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district: Darlington
Inferred County: Durham
Mother's Maiden Name: Alexander
Volume Number: 10a
Page Number: 63

cane

cane Report 28 Sep 2019 20:53

Many many thanks everyone..
Thank you Gran and Malyon.A slip up on my behalf.Yes it should say Alexander. I was working two tree's and had both surnames on my mind..Sorry
Apologies.
Thank you everyone x

cane

cane Report 28 Sep 2019 22:10

Having a Mooch about on the family search sight and found info Re: Abbots emigrating to Ellis island..Quite interesting actually :-)
Few Abbot* family' on there :-)