See also

Bertram Edward ABBS (1890-1918)

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 5 Mar 1890

  • Great Fransham1

  • Baptism:

  • 6 Apr 1890 (age 0)

  • Great Fransham1

  • Census:

  • 1891 (age 0-1)

  • Great Fransham2

  •  

  • Address: Cranes Cottages Pineapple Lane, Great Fransham

    living with parents Edward (45, blacksmith) and Susannah (44), and siblings Lewis (17, carpenter) and Alice (13)

  • Census:

  • 1901 (age 10-11)

  • Great Fransham3

  •  

  • Address: Cottage, Great Fransham

    living with parents Edward (56, journeyman blacksmith) and Susannah (55)

  • Census:

  • 1911 (age 20-21)

  • Attleborough4

  •  

  • elementary school teacher, living in a boarding house run by Marion Elizabeth Alliban

  • Residence:

  • 1914 (age 23-24)

  • Attleborough5

  •  

  • Address: London Road, Attleborough

    living in a furnished first floor room owned by Miss ALIBAN, and shown as a'lodger' voter on the Electoral Roll

  • Death:

  • 26 Mar 1918 (age 28)

  • France6

  •  

  • Killed In Action

  • MI:

  •  

  • St. Mary's Church; Tharston6

  •  

  • In loving memory of EDWARD ABBS the beloved husband of SUSANNAH ABBS who died December 14th 1916 aged 72 years. Gone but not forgotten. Also Lieut. BERTIE EDWARD ABBS the beloved and only son of the above killed in France March 26th 1918 aged 28 years. Peace perfect peace. SUSANNAH ABBS Jan 15th 1930 aged 86 years. Her end was peace.

  • Memorial:

  •  

  • Pozieres, France7

  •  

  • Address: Pozieres British Cemetery, Pozieres, France

    The CWGC Grave Registration Document gives the details "ABBS, 2nd Lt. Bertie Edward, 7th Bn. Suffolk Regt. 26th March 1918. Age 28. Son of Susannah Abbs, of Grove Cottage, Necton, Swaffham, Norfolk, and the late Edward Abbs"

Sources

1.

Parish register - baptism. Great Fransham. Cit. Date: 6 April 1890.

2.

1891 Census. RG12 1556 28 8. Cit. Date: 1891.

3.

1901 Census. RG13 1874 32 2. Cit. Date: 1901.

4.

1911 Census. RG14 PN11469 RD231 SD1 ED1 SN89. Cit. Date: 1911.

5.

Electoral register. Attleborough. Cit. Date: 1914.

6.

Memorial. Tharston.

7.

Memorial - CWGC. Pozieres Memorial, Panel 25.


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