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| RiD No.: | 254 |
| Birth | 1834 (approx.) | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| Census | 1851 (age 17) | |
| This is a likely census entry which shows Mary and her unmarried mother (also a Mary) living in St Matthew Parish, Ipswich.
The transcription reads as follows. The original has not yet been examined. Mary Harrison (Mother) / Head / Female / Unmarried / 50 (i.e b c1801) / b Ipswich, Suffolk / occ Laundress Mary Ann Harrison / Daughter / Female / Unmarried / 17 (i.e b c1834) / b Ipswich, Suffolk / occ Servant General |
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| Death | Q1 1919 (age 85) | Berkhamsted |
| Spouse | Edmund Cook ABBOT (1835-1929) | |
| 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 18-19) | |
| 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 she was several months pregnant with their second child John. | ||
| Census (family) | 1861 (age 26-27) | |
| 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 36-37) | |
| 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 (Note - the name Margaret does not fit but this is how it appears on the transcription) 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 41-42) | - |
| 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 46-47) | |
| 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 56-57) | |
| 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 66-67) | |
| 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 76-77) | |
| 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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In her marriage to Edmund, Mary Ann's full name is stated as Mary Ann Long Harrison. I have not yet found her Parish Register birth entry, but the 1851 census above only refers to Mary Ann Harrison, the same name as her unmarried mother. It is a mystery therefore where the "Long" name has come from? Could it be that although her mother Mary Ann never married, her daughters father was named Long and the name was carried through to her marriage certificate?
Edmund and Mary Ann were born and married in Ipswich. They lived in the town until about 1860 when their son Richard was born. They must have then moved to Essex as their next child, Mary, was born in Billericay in 1862. By 1865 they had moved to Bermondsey in Surrey (now part of London) where they raised their family.
By 1911 (census) they were living at The Hollow Cottages, Northchurch Berkhamsted, Herts, where they remained until their deaths.