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Europe / Re: My ABBAY/ABBEY family went to Russia c.1838 !!
« on: Sunday 22 September 13 14:32 BST (UK)  »
To Tiggertwo,

Your story about the first mechanical plough is probably correct. I found Matthew winning 1 guinea in a ploughing match. He was the ploughman for William Stickney of Ridgmont Burstwick and probably went to Russia on his behalf. The paper was the Hull Packet of 1819 not 1809 as I said before.

Jansie

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Europe / Re: My ABBAY/ABBEY family went to Russia c.1838 !!
« on: Wednesday 18 September 13 12:07 BST (UK)  »
         I have just found a reference to Ploughman Matthew Abbey working for William Stickney at Rugemont Burstwick, winning three guineas in a Ploughing competion. this is proof that he worked for Stickney as did his son William. they must have been sent to Russia because of their expertise in Ploughing difficult land.
the reference was in the newspaper the Hull Packet dated 1809

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Europe / Re: My ABBAY/ABBEY family went to Russia c.1838 !!
« on: Tuesday 28 May 13 17:05 BST (UK)  »
Hi MSBB,

I think William Abbey found on the farm of William Stickney must be the son of Matthew. There is an google ebook entitled Farmers magazine 1841. In it is an article about the farm of Mr Stickney, which seems to suggest he was a model farmer and interested in improvement. A piece of Russian machinery is mentioned which ties in withe the Russian connection. Maybe Matthew worked for him too?  Have you seem a web site by Dennis Oshea who has posted all the Abbey family from 1680. You may find your John there.

Jansie

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Europe / Re: My ABBAY/ABBEY family went to Russia c.1838 !!
« on: Saturday 11 May 13 20:28 BST (UK)  »
I am a little late in replying to all these posts but what I have found is great. At this point I will add that Matthew Abbey was the brother of my husbands gggg grand father Thomas. I had heard there was a Russian connection but didn't think it applied to our branch of the Abbey family. It seems that most dates etc have been covered by someone or other but if I can come up with something new I will.

jansie

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Staffordshire completed Look up Requests / Re: Not Sure Who His Mother Was ?
« on: Thursday 20 January 11 23:20 GMT (UK)  »
Hi. James Sheldon Leese was the third son of Richard Smith Leese and Fanny Sheldon. Richard was a  Wharfinger at Rugeley. Richard Smith Leese the oldest son of Richard and Fanny was my mother inlaw's Grandfather.Fanny died 13th April 1857 aged 45.
Richard the elder died 11thDec1870 at Etruria Vale Shelton. James was a greengrocer in Hanley and had five children. Where do you fit into this?

Jansie

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