Henry Abbott

PAHAUTANUI. (from odb own correspondent.) May 26. The funeral of the late Mr Henry Abbott took place on Friday last. The procession started from his late residence in the Small Farms, Pahautauui, at about half-past 10 a.m., and proceeded to the family cemetery, on his late father’s estate, in the Horokiwi Valley. Mr Abbott was highly respected in the district, and, spite of the bad weather which prevailed, over a hundred persons followed his remains to their last resting-place. Mr Parsons, of Wellington, was the undertaker, and the Rev. Mr Blackburn read the burial service. The late Mr Abbott has been a resident in the Small Farms District for the last eighteen years, and has always been esteemed as a hardworking, respectable settler. In fact, he may be held up as an example to show what can be achieved by perseverance and temperate habits. When he first went to the district, his land was covered with dense bush, and now it if one of the best properties in that place. The land is well cleared and divided into fine grassy paddocks, well stocked with cattle, and it has a handsome substantial house erected upon it, surrounded by an orchard and ornamental trees. Mr Abbott’s sudden death is attributed to the effects of an ac cident which occurred about two or three years ago, when his head was injured by the capsizing of his trap on a journey to Wellington. He leaves a wife and young family to mourn his loss. Source: New Zealand Times (30 May 1883, p. 3) https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM18830530.2.22

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≤p>Henry Abbott came out to New Zealand at about age 17.≤/p>≤p>≤p>≤/p>≤/p>≤p>≤p>"INTERPROVINCIAL Wellington, December 31. A man named Abbott, was seriously injured yesterday morning. While he was driving along Porirua Road his horse shied, which caused the vehicle to capsize, and the occupants to be precipitated over the bank. When picked up, Abbott was found to be seriously injured, and was conveyed to the Wellington hospital, where he lies in a precarious state. The other occupants escaped with slight injuries." [Source: The Marlborough Express, vol. XV, no. 305, 31 December 1880, p. 2]≤/p>≤p>≤p>≤/p>≤/p>≤p>≤p>"Accidents---A serious accident occured yesterday morning, between Pahautanui and Porirua. Mr Abbot [sic], a resident of Horokiwi valley, was driving in his trap between the two places, with a lady and child beside him, when the horse bolted, and the cart was thrown over upon the rocks which lie beside the road. Mr Abbott's scull was smashed in, and he was at once taken in to Wellington." [Source: The Manawatu Herald, vol. III, no. 35, 31 December 1880, p. 2]≤/p>≤p>≤p>≤/p>≤/p>≤p>≤p>"The man Abbott, who met with an accident yesterday by being thrown out of a spring cart near Porirua, and who was taken to the Hospital in an insensible condition, is still in a very critical state, though hopes are entertained of his ultimate recovery." [Source: The Evening Post, vol. XX, no. 305, 31 December 1880, p. 2]≤/p>≤p>≤p>≤/p>≤/p>≤p>≤p>"School Committee Elections.≤/p>≤/p>≤p>≤p>The following gentlemen were elected a Committee for the Judgeford School District, at a meeting of householders held on Tuesday evening :-Messrs. G. L. Goldfinch, P. Murphy, H. Abbott, A. Judge, E. Mulhern, W. Taylor, and G. Taylor. Mr. Goldfinch was afterward re-elected chairman, and Mr. J. R. Blair and Dr. Newman were nominated for the Education Board. The annual report referred to the necessity of a proper system for the supplying of school books." [Source: The Evening Post, vol. XXV, no. 20, 25January 1883, p. 3]≤/p>≤p>≤p>≤/p>≤/p>≤p>≤p>Henry Abbott, a farmer, died on 22 May 1883, at Horokiwi Valley, [Wellington, New Zealand], aged 46 years. The cause of death was noted as cerebral haemorrhage. The death was certified by Dr Henry, who last saw the deceased on the day of death. The informant was the undertaker, W.F. [William Frederick?] Parsons, of Wellington. Henry Abbott left seven children: three males, aged 4 [5], 6 [7] and 14 years, and four females, aged 9, 10 [11], 10 [11] (twins) and 12 [13] years. [Source: NZ BDM: Death - Abbott Henry 731/1883]≤/p>≤p>≤p>≤/p>≤/p>≤p>≤p>"A sad case of sudden death occurred at the Small Farms Settlement yesterday afternoon. Mr. Henry Abbott was seized with a fit, and died before medical assistance could be obtained. Mr. Abbott had met with aserious accident by the capsizing of his trap in which he was driving on his way to town on the 30th December, 1880, and was for some time in the hospital, but whether this mishap in any way led to his death is not known. He was a man of great perseverance, one of the principal farmers in the district, and the eldest son of the late Mr. Abbott who died in the Horikiwi [sic] Valley on the 4th Junelast." [Source: The Evening Post, vol. XXV, no. 120, 23 May 1883, p. 2]≤/p>≤p>≤p>≤/p>≤/p>≤p>≤p>"It has been found unnecessary to hold an inquest on the body of Mr. Henry Abbott, who expired somewhat suddenly at his residence at Pahautanui on Tuesday afternoon. Dr. Henry, who was called upon to attend to the deceased, found that death had been caused by the moving of a clot of blood on the brain, and a certificate to that effect being handed to Mr. Brady, the local Justice of the Peace, the latter decided that an official enquiry was not necessary. The remains of the deceased were conveyed to their last resting place this morning, and were followed to the grave by a numerous circle of friends and acquaintances." [Source: The Evening Post, vol. XXV, no. 122, 25 May 1883, p. 2]≤/p>≤p>≤p>≤/p>≤/p>≤p>≤p>"Sacred to the Memory of Henry ABBOTT Junr, who died 22 May 1883, in his 46th year." [Source: NZ Cemetery Records - Wellington District: Battle Hill Cemetery, M01.01 to M01.09; NZSG 1985, fiche 209]≤/p>≤p>≤p>≤/p>≤/p>≤p>≤p>Henry Abbott's Probate (1981) was filed in Wellington on 7 June 1883.≤/p>≤p>≤p>≤/p>≤/p>≤p>≤p>!DEATH CAUSE:NZ BDM Index microfiche, NZ BDM: Death - Abbott Henry 731/1883, NZ BDM: Death - Abbott Henry 731/1883, Entry No. 215≤/p>≤p>≤p>≤/p>≤/p>≤p>≤p>!DEATH:NZ BDM Index microfiche, NZ BDM: Death - Abbott Henry 731/1883, NZ BDM: Death - Abbott Henry 731/1883, Entry No. 215≤/p>≤p>≤p>≤/p>≤/p>≤p>!BURIAL:NZ BDM Index microfiche, NZ BDM: Death - Abbott Henry 731/1883, NZ BDM: Death - Abbott Henry 731/1883, Entry No. 215

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≤p>(Research):Check marriage and death of Angelina Death (nee Abbott), wife of Robert Death, farmer, of Pahautanui. [Source: St. John's Presbyterian Church website, ≤http://www.stjohnsinthecity.org.nz/about/parish-registers.htm>, Marriages, 24 December 1880 - 29 October 1890 (Microsoft Word document containing entries transcribed from original registers held at the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand), viewed 12 June 2009]≤/p>≤p>≤p>≤/p>≤/p>≤p>≤p>Angelina Death appears to have been buried at St. James' Anglican Church cemetery, Lower Hutt, Wellington. [Source: NZSG Index, version 4, 2005]≤/p>≤p>≤p>≤/p>≤/p>≤p>≤p>Angelina Death, wife of Robert Death, died on 9 March 1865, at the Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand, aged about 39 years. She died from excessive and continual vomiting.Charles Death (who made his mark), farmer, also from the Hutt, Wellington, was the informant. The death entry does not state if Angelina Death left issue. [Source: NZ BDM: Death - Death Angelina 646/1865]≤/p>≤p>≤p>≤/p>≤/p>≤p>≤p>Given Angelina Death's maiden name of 'Abbott', it is possible she is somehow related to the Abbott family. Her husband, Robert Death (born circa 1820), appears to have died on or about 24 January 1886. His probate [Ref. AAOM 6029 2527/1886] records him as being a farmer of Pahautanui, Wellington. His executors were Joseph Death, of Otaki, Farmer, and Thomas Whyte Young, of Wellington, Farmer. The beneficiaries were as follows: Annie Jones, the wife of John Jones, of Horokiwi, Farmer (£150); Alfred Abbott, of Palmerston North, the son of Robert Death's step-daughter (£150); Frederick Ashburton Death and Oliver Death, both of Pahautanui, the two sons of Robert Death, all his real and personal estate plus £150 each. [Source: NZ BDM: Death - Death Robert 1499/1886]≤/p>≤p>≤p>≤/p>≤/p>≤p>≤p>Death, Frederick Ashburton (Circa 1857-1928)≤/p>≤/p>≤p>≤p>≤/p>≤/p>≤p>≤p>Death, Oliver (Circa 1863-1914)≤/p>≤/p>≤p>≤p>≤/p>≤/p>≤p>According to the Field family tree (accessedon Ancestry.com, 20 April 2016), Angelina Abbott was baptised on 1 April 1821, at Woolpit, Suffolk, England, the daughter of William Abbott (1791-1872) and Sophia Shipp (1794-1868). William Abbott was born 16 August 1791, at Woolpit, Suffolk, England.

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(Medical):The cause of death was noted as cerebral haemorrhage. The death was certified by Dr Henry, who last saw the deceased on the day of death. [Source: NZ BDM: Death - Abbott Henry 731/1883]