See also
- Richard ABBOTT's parents: Edmund Cook ABBOT (1835-1929) and Mary Ann Long HARRISON (1834?-1919)
- Richard ABBOTT's siblings: Edmund C ABBOTT (1851-1871), John Robert Cook ABBOTT (1854- ), Walter Cook ABBOT (1856- ), Arthur Cook ABBOTT (1857- ), Mary Ann COOK-ABBOTT (1862-1958), Abraham Cook ABBOTT (1865- ), Thomas ABBOT (1867?- ), Rebecca Cook ABBOTT (1872- ) and Edward Cook ABBOTT (1874- )
Richard Henry Cook ABBOTT (1860?-1919)
| RiD No.: | 205 |
| Alt. Name: | Henry ABBOT |
Personal Details
| Birth | August 1860 (approx.) | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| The birth of a Richard Henry Abbott is registered in Ipswich in September quarter 1860, which ties in with 1861 census | ||
| Census | 1861 (age 0-1) | |
| 25, Station Street, Ipswich, Suffolk Shown as Richard H Cook Abbot aged 8 months |
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| Death | Q2 1919 (age 58) | Woolwich |
| Richard Henry's death registration is in Woolwich aged 59 Note his name is shown as Henry R Cook-Abbott and his age is shown as 59 years. |
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Marriage and Family Details
| Spouse | Mary Ann WELLING (1867?- ) | |
| Children | Florence Rose COOK ABBOTT (1888?- ) | |
| Annie Louisa COOK-ABBOTT (1890- ) | ||
| Walter COOK-ABBOTT (1896- ) | ||
| Mary Maud COOK-ABBOTT (1901-1902) | ||
| Henry COOK-ABBOTT (1908-1996) | ||
| Marriage | Q2 1885 (age 24) | |
| Census (family) | 1891 (age 30-31) | |
| St James Road, Bermondsey The 1891 census shows Henry, Mary and family living in Bermondsey. The following is a transcript of the census return. The original has not yet been examined. Henry C Abbott / Head / Male / 30 / Suffolk, England Mary A C Abbott / Wife / Female / 24 / Suffolk, England Florence R Abbott / Daughter / Female / 3 / London, England Annie L Abbott / Daughter / Female / 0 / London, England Henry Clements / Boarder / Male / 19 / London, England |
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| Census (family) | 1901 (age 40-41) | |
| Bermonsey, London The 1901 census extract shows family group living in Bermondsey.The original census has not yet been examined, but a copy transcript is as follows:- Henry C Abbott / Head / Male / 39 / Ipswich, Suffolk Mary A C Abbott / Wife / Female / 33 / Ipswich, Suffolk Rose C A Abbott / Daughter / Female / 13 / Bermondsey, London Annie C Abbott / Daughter / Female / 11 / Bermondsey, London Walter C Abbott / Son / Male / 5 / Bermondsey, London Maud C Abbott / Daughter / Female / 0 / Bermondsey, London |
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| Census (family) | 1911 (age 50-51) | Plumstead, Kent |
| The 1911 census return has not been examined, but the following is a copy of the transcript. Henry Abbott / Head / Male / 52 / Soffolk Ipswich, Suffolk Mary Ann Abbott / Wife / Female / 44 / Soffolk Ipswich, Suffolk Rose Marks / Daughter / Female / 23 / London Bermondsey, London Annie Abbott / Daughter / Female / 21 / London Bermondsey, London Walter Abbott / Son / Male / 14 / London Bermondsey, London Edward Abbott / Son / Male / 9 / London Bermondsey, London Henry Abbott / Son / Male / 2 / London Bermondsey, London |
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Other Details
Henry was born in (or around) August 1860 in Ipswich. He is shown in the 1861 census as Richard H C Abbott, aged 8 months living with his parents Edmund and Mary Ann. From here on, the Richard part of his name seems to have been dropped.
In early 1885, whilst still living in Ipswich, he married Mary Ann Welling but by 1888 he and Mary Ann had moved to Bermondsey which is where his first child, Florence was born followed by his second daughter, Annie in July 1890. In the 1891 census, the family are shown living at 142 St James Road, Bermondsey, London (with another family of two adults and four children - so quite crowded!).
This was obviously a diffiicult time for Henry. Within a few weeks of the birth of Annie, on the 9th August 1890, Henry was arrested for an alleged stabbing incident. He was charged with "Feloniously wounding JOSEPH LAKEN with the intent to do him grievous bodily harm". He appeared at the Central Criminal Court on the 24th November 1890 but the barrister for the prosection offered no evidence whereupon Henry was found NOT GUILTY. Accordingly, he was acquitted and discharged (see image below).
Henry's occupation is gven at the time of the arrest as "Potman" i.e someone who collects up empty glasses in a pub (which was where the "stabbing" incident started.). In the 1891 census the enumerator's writing is not clear. Henry's occupation could be "Potman" or "Postman"? By the time of the 1901 census Henry's occupation is shown as "Fishmonger".
More bad luck followed. In 1901, Henry and Mary had their last child, Mary Maud, but she only lived for a year and died in 1902.
Henry died in Woolwich in 1919 aged 59. Interestingly, his death is registered in the name of Henry R Cook Abbott.