See also

Lillian May ABBOTT (1885-1919)

1.

Lillian May ABBOTT,1 daughter of Robert J ABBOTT (1861-1924) and Rachel Ann CLARKE (1857-1925), was born on 16 Dec 1885 in St. Mary's, NSW. She died on 7 Jun 1919 in Bangalow, NSW. She married Alfred William RANKIN.

 

 

Alfred William RANKIN,1 son of John William RANKIN (1849-1910) and Sarah Annie ELLIOTT (1851-1934), was born in 1881 in Woolongong, NSW. He died on 24 Feb 1954 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. He and Lillian May ABBOTT had the following children:

 

 

 

Elsie May RANKIN (1919-1983). Elsie was born on 24 Mar 1919 in Bangalow.2 born 15/5/1918 a/c to. Elsie married William Frank KNIGHT on 17 Feb 1942 in Sydney.2 married 14/2/42 a/c to. Elsie died on 21 Jun 1983 in Sydney.2 2 M.

 

 

Muriel RANKIN ( - ). Muriel married J M.

 

 

Laurel RANKIN ( - )

 

 

Doreen RANKIN ( - )

 

 

Arthur RANKIN ( - )

Second Generation

2.

Robert J ABBOTT,1 son of Robert ABBOTT and Elizabeth SIMPSON, was born on 25 Sep 1861 in Dapto, NSW. He died in 1924 in Woolongong, NSW. He married Rachel Ann CLARKE.

 

3.

Rachel Ann CLARKE,1 daughter of Samuel CLARKE and Rachel PRIOR, was born in 1857 in Woolongong. She died on 25 Jul 1925 in Redfern District, NSW. She and Robert J ABBOTT had the following children:

 

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Lillian May ABBOTT (1885-1919)

Third Generation

4.

Robert ABBOTT, son of Joseph ABBOTT and Rachael ABBOTT, was born in 1820. He died in 1903.1 He married Elizabeth SIMPSON.

 

5.

Elizabeth SIMPSON was born in 1833. She died in 1908.1 She and Robert ABBOTT had the following children:

 

 

6.

Samuel CLARKE1 was born c. 1822 in London, England. He died on 29 Nov 1901 in Albion Park, NSW. He married Rachel PRIOR.

 

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Rachel PRIOR, daughter of William PRIOR and Eleanor HOBBS, was born in 1824 in Curran Creek, Bunburry, Airds, Campbelltown, NSW. She died on 1 Feb 1879 in Wollombi, NSW. She and Samuel CLARKE had the following children:

 

Fourth Generation

8.

Joseph ABBOTT1 married Rachael ABBOTT.

 

9.

Rachael ABBOTT1 has few details recorded about her. She and Joseph ABBOTT had the following children:

 

 

10.

William PRIOR was born on 18 Jun 1775 in Barton, Cambridgeshire, England. He died on 22 Feb 1855 in Dapto, NSW. He married Eleanor HOBBS.

 

11.

Eleanor HOBBS was born in 1780 in Bristol, Somerset, England. She died on 8 Oct 1810 in Cambridge, England.3 She and William PRIOR had the following children:

 

Sources

1.

Mason Family Tree, (Ancestry.com).

2.

Letter from Lorraine Knight.

3.

Mason Family Tree, (Ancestry.com). Cit. Date: "accessed 20/12/2021".