ABBOTT Alfred
Name | Alfred ABBOTT |
Country Of Origin | England |
Born | 1838 |
Died | 1872 |
Birth/ Baptism | Born 30 July 1838, Manchester, Lancashire, England Bapt. 15 October 1838, Unitarian Church, Manchester, Lancashire, England |
Parents | Francis and Mary Abbott (formerly Woolley) |
Apprenticeship | Most likely with his father Francis Abbott |
Skills | Watchmaker |
Work Locations | Hobart |
Street Address |
74 Murray Street, Hobart |
Marriage/Spouse | 3 October 1865, Holy Trinity Church, Hobart, to Georgiana Sophia Jane Fitzgerald (d. December 1872) |
Arrival | 22 April 1851 on the ship Ann Thompson, with his mother and siblings (12 years old) |
Other | Other skills: Diarist, Amateur Photographer, Artist.
November 1858: Assisted Abbott employee Robert Lindsay in replacing the rope on the ‘going side’ of the Scotch Church clock, Hobart. Alfred’s diary entry for 31 August 1859: 5 August 1860: Alfred completed his first year as Journeyman Watchmaker on the occasion of his 22nd birthday. |
Death | 3 September 1872, Sydney, New South Wales (34 years old) |
References | |
TAHO: CSO24/1/262/5875 Arrival 1851, CRO96/1/1 Diary of Alfred Abbott 1858-1861; RGD37/1/24 no138 Marriage 1865. Web: Ancestry: England Births & Christenings 1838, 1841 England Census; Design & Art Australia Online, https://daaouat.library.unsw.edu.au/bio/alfred-abbott/biography. The Mercury (Hobart) 5 September 1872, 13 December 1872 [Georgiana Sophia Jane Abbott]. |
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