Abbs in Longstanton – Transcript of the Parish register information
Compiled by HAE Stroude, 2009
(St M – St Michael’s church as opposed to All Saints’ church in Longstanton)
Baptisms
1770 30 Dec John Abbs, son of John and Mary (St M)
1774 14 May Sarah Abbs dau of John and Mary (St M)
1852 20 Jun Jonas Abbs son of Jonathan and Lydia otp lab (St M)
1855 10 Jun Harriet Abbs dau of Jonathan and Lydia otp lab (St M)
1858 10 Oct Elizabeth Abbs dau of Jonathan and Lydia otp lab (St M)
1919 21 Dec Bamba Irene Abbs dau of William James and Ellen Bamba Elizabeth of All
Saints groom born 9 Nov 1919 (St M)
1929 (blank) Beryl Jean Veronica Abbs dau of William James and Ellen Bamba Elizabeth otp lab born 24 Aug 1929 (date of baptism given as Michaelmas Day) (St M)
1771 (blank) John Abbs son of John & Mary
1776 15 Sep William Abbs son of John and Mary
1794 15 Feb James Abbs son of John and Sarah
1796 14 Feb Sarah Abbs dau of John and Sarah
1798 25 Nov Henry Abbs son of John and Sarah
1801 27 Dec Anne Abbs dau of John and Sarah
1804 22 Jul Abraham Abbs son of John and Sarah
1807 8 Feb Adna Abbs son of John and Sarah
1810 8 Apr Jonathan Abbs son of John and Sarah born 11 Mar 1810
1814 28 Aug David Abbs son of John and Sarah otp clerk
1819 12 Dec Sarah Abbs dau of Henry and Mary otp lab
1822 29 Sep James Abbs son of Henry and Mary otp lab
1825 24 Jul Mary Abbs dau of Henry and Mary otp lab
1826 15 Jan Maria Abbs dau of Abraham & Alice otp lab
1827 9 Dec Anna Abbs dau of Abraham & Alice otp lab
1828 27 Apr Rebecca Abbs dau of Henry & Mary otp lab
1829 25 Oct John Abbs son of Adner & Elizabeth otp lab
1830 18 Apr William Abbs son of Henry & Mary otp lab
1830 18 Apr Henry Abbs son of Henry & Mary otp lab
1830 25 Apr Abraham Abbs son of Abraham & Alice otp lab
1832 29 Jul Jonathan Abbs son of Jonathan & Lydia otp lab
1832 9 Dec Stephen Abbs son of Adner & Elizabeth otp lab
1832 16 Dec David Abbs son of Abraham & Alice otp lab
1834 25 Apr Emma Abbs dau of Jonathan & Lydia otp lab
1834 16 Nov Adna Abbs son of Adna & Elizabeth otp lab
1835 19 Apr Rebecca Abbs dau of Henry & Mary otp lab
1836 3 Jul Eli Abbs son of Abraham & Alice otp lab
1837 11 Jun Lydia Abbs dau of Jonathan & Lydia otp lab
1838 1 Jul Sarah Abbs dau of Abraham & Alice otp lab
1838 1 Jul William Abbs son of Adna & Elizabeth otp lab
1840 23 Aug Jemima dau of Jonathan & Lydia of St Michael’s lab
1843 23 Apr Sarah Abbs dau of Adna & Elizabeth otp lab
1843 23 Apr Elizabeth Abbs dau of Adna & Elizabeth otp lab
1843 23 Apr Henry Abbs son of James & Marianne otp lab
1843 23 Apr David Abbs son of Jonathan & Lydia of St Michael’s lab
1845 20 Apr Marianne Abbs dau of Adner & Elizabeth otp lab
1845 20 Apr Samuel Abbs son of Jonathan & Lydia otp lab
1847 14 Mar Frances Abbs son of Jonathan & Lydia of St Michael’s lab
1847 14 Mar James Wilson Abbs son of Adna & elizabeth otp lab
1847 14 Mar Asa Abbs son of David & Rebecca otp lab
1848 26 Nov Esther Abbs dau of Adner & Elizabeth otp lab
1849 4 Nov Ann Abbs dau of Jonathan & Lydia otp lab
1851 27 Apr James Adner Abbs son of James & Mary Ann otp lab admitted
1851 27 Apr Charles Abbs son of James & Mary Ann otp lab
1853 5 Jun John Abbs son of Abraham & Alice otp lab aged 11 admitted
1853 5 Jun Thomas Abbs son of Abraham & Alice otp lab aged 7
1853 13 Nov Adelaide Abbs dau of (blank) and Anna otp (blank) illeg
1854 11 Jun Elizabeth Abbs dau of James & Mary Ann otp lab
1855 5 Aug Margaret Rebecca Abbs dau of William & Hannah otp lab aged 1
1856 18 May John James Abbs son of David & Rebecca otp lab
1856 9 Nov Eliza Amelia Abbs dau of William & Hannah otp lab
1859 27 Feb Adna Abbs son of David & Rebecca otp lab
1859 17 Apr Ezra Abbs son of David & Jane of Oakington lab
1859 1 May Priscilla Ann dau of William & Hannah otp lab
1860 5 Aug Maria Abbs dau of David & Jane otp lab
1860 28 Oct Matilda Abbs dau of James & Mary Ann otp lab
1861 21 Apr Eli Read Abbs son of David & Rebecca otp lab
1862 23 Mar Ezra Abbs son of David & Jane otp lab
1864 7 Feb Abraham Abbs son of David & Jane otp lab
1865 24 Dec Sarah Jane Abbs dau of David & Jane otp lab
1868 19 Jan Amos Abbs son of David & Jane otp lab
1868 20 Sep Clara Abbs dau of Henry & Caroline otp lab
1871 30 Apr Herbert Abbs son of David & Jane otp lab
1874 8 Feb Catherine Abbs dau of David & Jane otp lab
1882 9 Apr Sarah Abbs dau of Adna & Rosetta otp lab
1882 9 Apr Lily Rogers dau of William & Eliza otp lab
1901 3 Feb Ellen Abbs dau of Henry & Caroline otp lab born 17 May 1875 surname Mrs Wilson
1908 8 Sep William James Abbs son of Henry & Caroline otp lab born 17 Jun 1878
1910 27 Mar Clifford John Abbs son of William James & Ellen Bamba elizabeth otp lab born 1 Mar 1910
1910 9 Dec Arthur Abbs son of Henry & Caroline otp lab born 21 Oct 1889
1912 18 Jan Florence Abbs dau of Henry & Caroline otp lab born 25 Jun 1887
1912 31 Aug Marjorie Ellen Maud Abbs dau of William James & Ellen Bamba Elizabeth
Otp groom born 3 Aug 1912
1914 31 Jul Florence Grace Abbs dau of William James & Ellen Bamba Elizabeth otp groom born 14 Jun 1914
1922 24 Mar Alice Abbs dau of Henry & Caroline otp lab born 13 Nov 1885 Surname
Mrs Phillips
1926 13 May Joan Winifred Abbs dau of William James & Ellen B E otp lab born 12 Jul 1918
1927 9 Aug Albert George Abbs son of William James & Ellen B E of High St lab born
25 Jul 1927
Marriages
1861 2 Apr Abraham Abbs (x) bac lab of All Saints son of Abraham lab to Lydia Abbs sp
(blank) otp dau of Jonathan lab. Wits Jonathan Abbs, Jemima Abbs (St M)
1793 9 May John Abbs (x) (BT lab) otp to Sarah Maltman otp.
Wits: Ann Ellwood, Joseph Easton
1818 17 Feb Henry Abbs (x) otp to Mary (x) Carrier otp.
Wits: James Abbs, Sarah? Abbs
1825 (blank) Abraham Abbs (x) otp to Alice Ayres (x) otp (Banns Aug 21)
Wits: Thomas Spikes and John Abbs
1827 23 Jul William Maltman bac of Swavesey to Anna Abbs (x) sp otp
Wits: Henry (x) Maltman, Sarah (x) Scar
1831 18 Jul Jonathan Abbs bac otp to Lydia Rush (x) sp of St M’s
Wits: Francis Rust, Ruth (x) Whitehead
1839 19 Feb David Abbs (x) 24 bac lab otp son of John parish clerk to Elizabeth Allam (x)
23 sp lab otp dau of Adna lab. Wits: Reason (x) Day, Sarah (x) Johnson
1841 29 Jun James Abbs (x) 20 bac lab of Willingham son of Henry lab to Mary Ann
Allum (x) 21 sp (blank) otp dau of Adna lab of banns. Wits John (x) Hawkes,
Mary (x) Abbs
1843 10 Oct David Abbs (x) (blank) widr lab otp son of John lab to Rebecca Crisp (blank)
sp (blank) otp dau of James lab. Wits Joseph (x) Childs, Ann (x) Munns
1848 24 Jul John Abbs (x) (blank) bac lab otp son of Adner lab to Mary Cross (x) (blank)
otp dau of Edward Lab. Wits: Henry (x) Abbs, Selina (x) Cross
1850 19 Feb John Abbs (x) (blank) widr lab otp son of Adner lab, to Mary Ann Hankin (x)
(blank) wid (blank) otp dau of William Curtis lab. Wits: Henry (x) Abbs,
Emma Marshall
1853 26 Dec Stephen (x) Dashley under age back lab of Granchester son of Stephen lab to
Rebecca Abbs (x) (blank) sp (blank) otp dau of Henry lab. Wits: Benjamin
Hawkes (x), Mary Ann Stukins (x)
1858 15 Jun David Abbs (blank) bac lab otp son of Abraham lab to Jane Bell (blank) sp
(blank) otp dau of Alexander poulterer. Wits Jonathan Pink, Rebecca Neal
1867 22 Jan Henry Abbs (x) (blank) bac lab otp son of James lab to Caroline Pratt (x)
under age sp (blank) otp dau of William lab. Wits James Pratt (x), Elizabeth
Bell (x)
1873 27 Oct James Cundell (x) (blank) bac engineer of Cottneham son of David lab to Elizabeth Abbs under age sp (blank) otp dau of James lab. Wits: James Adna (x) Abbs, Ellen Rignall
1879 5 Feb Adna Abbs under age bac lab otp son of David lab to Rosetta Pratt (x) under age sp (blank) otp dau of Henry lab. Wits Simon Crisp, Ann Crisp (x)
1880 16 Nov Christopher Hinch (blank) bac fellmonger of Sawston son of John papermaker to Harriet Abbs (blank) sp (blank) otp dau of Jonathan gardener by lic. Wits Jonas Abbs, Jemima Abbs
1893 3 Oct Thomas Wilson 25 bac lab otp son of Henry lab to Helen Abbs 18 sp (blank) otp dau of Henry lab. Wits Albert Abbs, Kate Careless
1896 1 Jan James Adner Abbs (x) (blank) bac lab otp son of James lab to Sarah Ann Neal 40 sp (blank) otp dau of Joseph lab. Wits Alfred Neal, Ruth Neal
1904 19 Mar Tom Pierson 39 bac painter of Cottenham son of George lab to Ada Elizabeth Abbs 24 sp (blank) otp dau of Adna platelayer. Wits Adna Abbs, Sarah Abbs
1904 23 Mar Ernest Abbs 31 bac groom of St Barnabas Cambridge son of Henry lab to Elizabeth Taylor 33 sp (blank) otp illeg dau of (blank) (blank). Wits: William Pink, Beatrice Pink
1936 21 Nov Henry John Albert BEnstead 29 bac lab of Oakington son of Frederick agricultural worker to Majorie Ellen Maud Abbs 24 sp domestic servant otp dau of William James lab. Wits; Winifred Joan Abbs, William James Abbs
1943 17 Apr James Albert Roberts 23 bac motor mechanic Tank Corps of 19 Hillside Oswestry son of John Owen retired to Nellie Elizabeth Abbs 20 sp ATS otp dau of William James roadman by lic. Wits: Avis Katie Roberts, Clifford John Abbs
Banns
1807 12 Jul John Abbs otp to Elizabeth Gilbert of St Andrew’s Cambridge (St M)
1825 23 Oct Adna Abbs (blank) to Elizabeth Willson of Oakington
1861 31 Mar Abraham Abbs bac otp to Lydia Abbs sp of St Michael’s
1867 6 Oct Thomas Abbs bac otp to Harriet Langham sp of Oakington
1908 20 Sep William James Abbs bac otp to Ellen Bamba Elizabeth Feltwell sp
of Mildenhall
1921 18 Dec Arthur John Abbs bac otp to Blanche May Andrews sp of Histon
Burials
1783 ? Apr James Abs son of John and Mary (St M)
1795 17 Nov Sarah dau of John and Mary (St M)
1805 20 Jun Mary Abbs (St M)
1825 26 Jan John Abbs otp 82 (St M)
1828 22 Aug Rebecca Abbs otp about ½
1837 22 Aug Sarah Abbs 66
1839 7 Apr Elizabeth Abbs otp 22
1842 17 Jun Adna Abbs otp under 14 days
1849 30 Mar Mary Abbs otp 25
1849 24 Apr Esther Abbs otp 6 months
1850 31 Jul Abraham Abbs otp 47
1852 26 Sep Sarah Abbs otp 14
1853 15 Apr James Abbs of All Saints Cambridge 59
1856 4 Feb John Abbs otp 85
1859 28 Dec Ezra Abbs of Oakington 9 months
1861 1 Nov Eli Read Abbs otp 6 months
1866 12 Dec Mary Abbs otp 74
1867 12 Jun Maria Abbs otp 6
1867 13 Oct David Abbs otp 53
1870 11 Nov Ezra Abbs otp 8
1871 29 Mar Amos Abbs otp 3
1875 15 Jan William Abbs otp 43
1877 3 Dec Henry Abbs of Chesterton Union House 79
1885 13 Jan Alice Abbs of Cottenham 84
1887 27 Oct Jonathan Abbs otp 77
1889 22 Nov John Abbs otp 64
1890 8 Dec Lydia Abbs of Cambridge 78
1892 26 May Mary Ann Abbs of St Michael’s 76
1895 22 Apr Rebecca Abbs otp 77
1908 16 Apr Mary Ann Abbs otp 88
1911 13 May James Abbs of 12 Auckland Rd, Cambridge 78
1915 2 Nov James Adner Abbs otp 68
1917 28 Nov Charles Abbs died in Fulbourn Asylum 67
1918 7 Nov Florence Grace Abbs otp 4
1922 5 Dec Henry Abbs otp 81
1940 5 Feb Caroline Abbs otp 89
1941 26 Jun Peter Abbs otp 1 hour
1946 1 Aug William James Abbs otp 68
1960 10 Jun William Henry Abbs of Beverley Yorks 51 internment of ashes cremation
at Hull
1960 11 Oct Ellen Bamba Elizabeth Abbs of 3 Hooded Cottages 72
