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| RiD No.: | 253 |
| Birth | 1835 | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| Shown as Edmund on birth registration Edmund was baptised at Ipswich St Margaret on the 22nd February 1835. |
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| Death | Q2 1929 (age 93-94) | Berkhamsted |
Registered as Edmund C Abbott |
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| Spouse | Mary Ann Long HARRISON (1834?-1919) | |
| Children | Edmund C ABBOTT (1851-1871) | |
| John Robert Cook ABBOTT (1854- ) | ||
| Walter Cook ABBOT (1856- ) | ||
| Arthur Cook ABBOTT (1857- ) | ||
| Richard Henry Cook ABBOTT (1860?-1919) | ||
| Mary Ann COOK-ABBOTT (1862-1958) | ||
| Abraham Cook ABBOTT (1865- ) | ||
| Thomas ABBOT (1867?- ) | ||
| Rebecca Cook ABBOTT (1872- ) | ||
| Edward Cook ABBOTT (1874- ) | ||
| Marriage | Q4 1853 (age 17-18) | |
| A marriage of Mary Ann Long Harrison and Edmund Cook Abbott is shown in Ipswich in Dec quarter 1853 . At the time of the marriage, Edmund and Mary already had one child, Edmund, and was several months pregnant with their second child John. | ||
| Census (family) | 1861 (age 25-26) | |
| 25, Station Street, Ipswich, Suffolk The image of the 1861census is not clear. Edmund's name appears on transcript as Edward?. The transcript is as follows: Edmund (or Edward?) Abbott / Head / Married / 27 /Iron Moulder / b Ipswich Suffolk Mary A Abbott / Wife / Married / 27 / b Ipswich. Suffolk Edmund (wrtiting not clear) C Abbott / Son / 9 / Scholar / b Ipswich Suffolk John Cook Abbott / Son / 7 / Scholar / b Ipswich Suffolk Walter Abbott / Son / 5 / Scholar / b Ipswich Suffolk Arthur Abbott / 3 / Scholar / b Ipswich Suffolk Richard H C Abbott / ?months (writing not clear) / Scholar / b Ipswich Suffolk |
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| Census (family) | 1871 (age 35-36) | |
| 23, St James Rd, Bermondsey, London The following is a transcript of the 1871 census record:- Edmond Cook Abbott / Head / Male / 38 / Ipswich, Suffolk Margeret Cook Abbott / Wife / Female / 38 / Ipswich, Suffolk John Cook Abbott / Son / Male / 17 / Ipswich, Suffolk Walter Cook Abbott / Son / Male / 15 / Ipswich, Suffolk Arthur Cook Abbott / Son / Male / 13 / Ipswich, Suffolk Henry Cook Abbott / Son / Male / 11/ Ipswich, Suffolk Mary A Cook Abbott / Daughter / Female / 9 / Brentwood, Essex Abraham Cook Abbott / Son / Male / 6 / Bermondsey, Surrey Thomas Cook Abbott / Son / Male / 4 / Bermondsey, Surrey |
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| Address (Family) | 1876 (age 40-41) | - |
| 12, Yalding Road This was the family address at the time of son John's marriage to Lydia Mars. Edmund's occupation is shown as Iron Founder. |
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| Census (family) | 1881 (age 45-46) | |
| 23, St James Rd, Bermondsey, London The following is a transcription of the census return for 1881:- Edmond C Abbott / Head / Male / 48 / Ipswich, Suffolk, England Mary Ann G Abbott / Wife / Female / 48 / Ipswich, Suffolk, England Arthur C Abbott / Son / Male / 23 / Ipswich, Suffolk, England Rebeca G Abbott / Daughter / Female / 9 / Bermondsey, Surrey, England Edward C Abbott / Son / Male / 6 / Bermondsey, Surrey, England |
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| Census (family) | 1891 (age 55-56) | |
| 118, St James Road, Bermondsey, London In 1891, Edmund and Mary are both shown aged 57 with no children living at home. |
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| Census (family) | 1901 (age 65-66) | |
| 118, St James Road, Bermondsey, London Edmund and Mary alive and living in Bermondsey, No children at home. Edmund's occupaton shown as Iron Moulder. |
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| Census (family) | 1911 (age 75-76) | |
| The Hollow Cottages, Northchurch Berkhamsted, Herts Edmund and Mary's grandaughter, Lillian Ethel Cook Abbott (daughter of John and Lydia) age 20 is shown with them at time of census. Edmund's occupation is shown as "Retired Electrician" By 1911, 5 of Edmund and Mary's children had died. |
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Edmund and Mary Ann were born and married in Ipswich.
They lived in the town until about 1860 when their forth son Richard was born. They may have then moved to Essex as their next child, Mary, was born in Billericay in 1862, but by 1865 they were living in Bermondsey in Surrey (now part of London).
Sometime between the 1901 and 1911 census's, Edmund and Mary retired to Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire where they appear in the 1911 census. Their daughter, Mary Ann, had been living and working in Northchurch, Berkhamstead as a Parlour Maid since at least 1901, and my guess is that Edmund and Mary retired to the area to be near their unmarried daughter, so she could look after them in their old age?
It is also worh noting that in the 1911 census, Edmund gives his occupation as a "Retired Electrician", but all previous censuses show him as an "Iron Founder".