AU10/65/1

Letter from Peter J.Reader of Henley-on-Thames [Oxfordshire] to Andrew Underwood: - Abbis family lived in Ampthill from about 1800 with Thomas a blacksmith in Dunstable Street, it is believed that his two sons Thomas and Joseph succeeded him in the trade, extending it to Woburn Street; - the family are believed to also have acted as farriers; - other members of the family were licensees at White Horse and Compasses in Dunstable Street and George in Woburn Street; - Thomas Hopkins born in Kensworth and married Elizabeth Abbis in Ampthill in 1834, believed to be a master butcher in Dunstable Street, possibly with his own slaughterhouse; - asking for more information

21 Dec 1998

From: 1800 To: 1998

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Reader, Peter J.,
Underwood, Andrew Grimmer,
Abbis,
Abbis, Thomas,
Abbis, Joseph,
Hopkins, Thomas,
Abbis, Elizabeth,
Hopkins, Elizabeth

blacksmith, Ampthill White Horse, Ampthill Compasses, butcher, slaughterhouses, AMPTHILL, Ampthill Woburn Street, Ampthill Dunstable Street