Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,237 pages of information and 244,492 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Edward Dixon Abbott

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Edward Dixon Abbott (1898- ) of E. D. Abbott

1898 January 13thy. Born at Eastbourne, the son of John Abbott, Civil Engineer, and his wife Henrietta Mary

1911 Living at 18 Granville Road, Eastbourne: John Abbott (age 64 born Linslade, Bucks.), Engineer - Retired. With his wife Henrietta Mary Abbott (age 49 born Madras, India - British subject) and their three children; Gladys Mary Abbott (age 18 born Blackheath); Thomas Dixon Abbott (age 16 born Eastbourne); and Edward Dixon Abbott (age 13 born Eastbourne). Three servants.[1]

1920-23 Premium pupil with Wolseley

1923-24 Chassis design office with Wolseley

1925-26 Looking at business partnerships in motor business

1926-29 Employed by Page and Hunt

1929- Owner of E. D. Abbott

1932 Married at Bourne, Surrey, to Margaret Elizabeth the daughter of Erving Wrigley Grimshaw, Lt-Col. Indian Army.

1938 States regarding National service that he has had gunshot wounds, malaria and dysentry

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Sources of Information

  1. 1911 Census