ABBOTT Charles

Name Charles ABBOTT
Country Of Origin England
Born 1823
Died 1888
Birth/ Baptism Born 12 September 1823, Derby, England
Parents Francis and Mary Abbott (formerly Woolley)
Apprenticeship With his father, Francis Abbott, Manchester, England
Skills Clockmaker, Watchmaker, Jeweller, Chronometer Maker, Engraver, Silversmith, Optician
Work Locations Hobart
Street Address
 74 Murray Street, Hobart
Marriage/Spouse 1866, Victoria, to Jane Dobbie.
Arrival 22 April 1851 on the ship Ann Thompson, with his mother and siblings
Other Pre 1851: Worked in his trade in Manchester and Lancashire, England.

Other skills: Photographer.

January 1861: Charles lent watchmaker Thomas Hamilton junior money before he left for Melbourne, Victoria, and kept his regulator clock for security.

The Mercury (Hobart) 21 June 1887:
‘CHARLES ABBOTT, [ESTABLISHED 1847].
CHRONOMETER, WATCH, AND CLOCKMAKER, JEWELLER, ENGRAVER, AND SILVERSMITH, 74 MURRAY STREET, HOBART.
Spectacles, Achromatic Telescopes and Microscopes, with every description of Optical, Mathematical, and Philosophical Instruments. SPECTACLE FITTING A SPECIALITY.’

Following Charles’ death in 1888, the business was sold to his son Percival Charles Abbott and Edwin Ernest Sargeant, and continued as Abbott and Sargeant, 74 Murray Street, Hobart.
Death 12 January 1888, Sandy Bay, Hobart, recorded as a 64-year-old-watchmaker
Cause of death: Asthenia and paraplegia
References
TAHO: CSO24/1/262/5875 1851, RO96/1/1 Diary of Alfred Abbott 1858-1861, GD35/1/11 no1186 Death 1888.
Web: Ancestry: England Births & Christenings 12 September 1823; Australia Marriage, Victoria, 1886.
Design and Art Australia Online, https://www.daao.org.au/bio/charles-abbott.
The Mercury (Hobart) 23 December 1885, 10 February 1888, 2 March 1889; Launceston The Examiner (Launceston) 21 February 1888.
Photo gallery All photos (8)
Photo of a watch movement engraved Charles Abbott. Charles Abbott worked as a clockmaker, watchmaker, jeweller, chronometer maker, engraver, silversmith, and optician in Tasmania in the 1850s to 1880s. Photo of a pocket watch marked Charles Abbott, Hobart. Charles Abbott worked as a clockmaker, watchmaker, jeweller, chronometer maker, engraver, silversmith, and optician in Tasmania in the 1850s to 1880s. Photo os a pocket watch movement marked Charles Abbott, Hobart, Tasmania. Charles Abbott worked as a clockmaker, watchmaker, jeweller, chronometer maker, engraver, silversmith, and optician in Tasmania in the 1850s to 1880s. Photo of a decorative engraved ladies pocket watch marked Charles Abbott, Hobart, Tasmania. Charles Abbott worked as a clockmaker, watchmaker, jeweller, chronometer maker, engraver, silversmith, and optician in Tasmania in the 1850s to 1880s. Photo of an antique pocket watch marked Charles Abbott, Hobart, Tasmania. Charles Abbott worked as a clockmaker, watchmaker, jeweller, chronometer maker, engraver, silversmith, and optician in Tasmania in the 1850s to 1880s. Photo of a pocket watch key, Charles Abbott. Charles Abbott worked as a clockmaker, watchmaker, jeweller, chronometer maker, engraver, silversmith, and optician in Tasmania in the 1850s to 1880s.