Charles Edward Abney

M, b. 26 March 1850, d. 14 February 1914
Relationship
8th cousin 3 times removed of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
     Charles Edward Abney, son of Rev. Edward Henry Abney and Catherine Strutt, was born on 26 March 1850 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.

Charles was the grandfather of the actor, William Edward Charles Wootton Abney who appeared in movies (most notably "Curse of the Pink Panther", 1983) and stage theater. William claimed to be the last male English born Abney. Since he left no issue, with his decease so ended the legacy of the Abney family, once so prominent in England.

Charles married Sarah Alice Gliddon on 12 January 1878 at Marylebone in London, England. She was a shorthand writer and the daughter of Joshua Gliddon.

Charles Edward Abney and Sarah Alice Gliddon appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 1881 in St. Werburgh, Derby, Derbyshire, England. The household was listed as Charles E. Abney, solicitor, 31, born in Derby; his wife Sarah A. Abney, 24, born Walworth, Surrey; son Evelyn E. C. W. Abney, 1, born Derby; cook/domestic Sarah Pets, 21, born Newhall, Derbyshire; and housemaid Sarah Shaw, 19, born Derby. They lived at 95 Uttoxeter New Road.

Charles Edward Abney appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 1901 in East Molesey, Surrey County, England. The household was listed as Charles Abney, head, 51, solicitor; Alice Abney, wife, 39; Edward Abney, son, 21, clerk; Winchester Abney, son, 20, clerk; Henry Abney, son, 19, clerk; Mary Dwight, servant, 19, and Lizzie Dwight, servant, 16.

Charles Edward Abney died on 14 February 1914 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England, at age 63.
Last Edited=6 Sep 2020

Child of Charles Edward Abney and Sarah Alice Gliddon

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