ABBOTT Edward

Name Edward ABBOTT
Country Of Origin England
Born 1827
Died 1877
Birth/ Baptism Born 12 September 1827, Derby, England
Bapt. 5 October 1827, Friar Gate Presbyterian, Derby, England
Parents Francis and Mary Abbott (formerly Woolley)
Apprenticeship Most likely with his father, Francis Abbott
Skills Watchmaker
Work Locations Hobart
Street Address
Marriage/Spouse 27 April 1849, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England, to Frances Isabella Hackett.
Arrival 1869 (Australian Dictionary of Biography)
Other 1851 England Census: Recorded as a 23-year-old watchmaker in Clerkenwell, London.

Other skills: Music Teacher, accomplished musician, conductor, and piano tuner.
Death 14 April 1877, 78 Murray Street, Hobart, recorded as a 49-year-old- music teacher.
Cause of death: chronic enlargement of the liver and dropsy
References
TAHO: RGD35/1/9 no419 Death 1877.
Web: Ancestry: Birth, England Births & Christenings 1827; Marriage, London, England 27 April 1849; 1851 England Census; Australian Dictionary of Biography, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/abbott-francis-4
The Mercury (Hobart) 24 April 1876, 19 July 1871; Tribune 16 April 1877.
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Convict clockmakers and convict watchmakers in Van Diemen's Land, now Tasmania.