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Europe / Re: My ABBAY/ABBEY family went to Russia c.1838 !!
« on: Tuesday 18 November 08 19:01 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Myfi,
Thank you so much for your reply and your help.
On the marriage certificate it gives his father's name as William Abbey. On the 1841 census I've found a William Abbey, born abt 1820 in the parish of Burstwick, living on the farm of William Stickney at Ridgmont. But I can't find him after that.
Margaret.

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Europe / Re: My ABBAY/ABBEY family went to Russia c.1838 !!
« on: Tuesday 18 November 08 16:09 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Myfi,
I think I am from the same family. My great-grandfather, John Abbey was born abt 1846 at Ridgmont.
We have had difficulty tracing him earlier than his marriage to Jane Williamson in 1880 at Brompton, Yorkshire. We can't find him on the census before 1881, in fact it took us ages to find where Ridgmont was as on the census it was Rigmont, Hull.
Only today I received the Monumental Inscriptions for Burstwick and found the death of Hannah Abbey. I googled Sixvert and found your email .
I'd really appreciate any help you could give me.
Margaret.

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Europe / Re: My ABBAY/ABBEY family went to Russia c.1838 !!
« on: Tuesday 18 November 08 15:16 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Myfi! on Sunday 13 April 08 15:54 BST (UK)

Monumental Inscription at  Burstwick, Yorkshire reads:

In memory of Hannah the daughter of Matthew Abbey late of    Ridgmont now of Sixverst near St. Petersburg in Russia with whom she resided in that Country eight years
 but her return thither was prevented by the termination of her mortal existence on the 4th of December 1846 in the 25th year of her age.       
(death cert says she died of consumption   :'()
 
Hannah was the younger sister of my direct line Mercy, who didn't go.
 
 Matthew and his wife (also named) Mercy and a couple more children do not appear to have returned to England so think they probably died there.
 Am assuming (rightly or wrongly) that Matthew worked for the "Russian Factory" at St. Petersburg.

question 1: Are there any passenger lists from England to Russia circa 1838 ? 
 
question 2:  Is there such a place a Sixverst?   I've googled and googled but can't find it.
 
any help/pointers appreciated


Myfi

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