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Hi Tarquille

I can answer a few of your questions.  adrianjohn is not an Abbey but has done a fair amount of research on them because Alexander Walter Abbey crossed with a project he was doing on the war.  I have had a lot of personal contact with him and it is through him that I am in contact with Carmen, Alexander's daughter.  When I contact the rest iof the family with your address, I will add him too.

His notes on my family are not accurate but were amended by private email.  That's one of the reasons why I it is a bad idea as people get cut out if the loop and mistakes are not corrected.

All the family were not back in England in 1911 as my father wasn't born until 1917 and I have a passenger list for a refugee ship carrying several members of the family.

Edward was in the Merchant Navy and can be traced through the Ellis Island web site going back and forth.

Tiggertwo

Perfect, thanks Fel.  My GGGrandfather was Alfred Shepherds brother, John William.

I note you have Matthew Lee but I have him as Matthew Edwin and Lily Louisa.  Did Walter or Wiliiam have second names?   It does make searching a lot easier.

Do you have any info on their Grandparents.  I know their parentage.

Still not sure where exactly you fit in. 

Lynne

Thanks seamike.  Read a very interesting article about Count Pashkov, which prompted the question.  it was a University if Pretoria thesis.  If you'd like to read it, let me know and I'll give you the reference. 

Question for fel and myfi, which line are you both descended from?

tiggertwo

Hi Adrian John

You've got my family tree right down to my brother and me.  Where did you get your info eg birth date for my fathers brother, Desmond Abbey.  Some of it is not totally correct and i will reply to your personal message.

The Edward you refer to is I think, my grandfathers brother.  He was apparently in the merchant navy.  Family rumour puts Elsie in France during the 1st world war and one of the boys being killed in Spain during the  Spanish Civil War (perhaps this was Alexander Walter).  It seems that engineering was in the Abbey blood.

If you look back through this chat site you will see a picture I posted of  John William Abbey and his family in Russia.

Hessu is a mine of infomation as his family used to visit the UK relatives from time to time.