Abraham NIELD - 4th great grandfather of my children

196 years ago, Abraham NIELD was baptized at St. Peter's in Leeds. His parents were John NEILD and Martha SAVAGE. The IGI has four older siblings for him:  Esther (1805), Mark (1807), James (1809) and Sarah (1811).

At the age of 21, Abraham married Rachel FARRAR on Dec 25, 1835. They had at least seven children.
John 1839
Abraham 1840
Charles 1844
Mark 1848
Joshua 1850
Martha 1851 (our ancestor)
Abraham 1853

Rachel died in 1857.

Filling in his life on ancestry.

Found the family in Leeds, 1841. The address looks like Busling Thorp.

In 1851, they are still near Buslingthorpe vale, in Spring Hill.

1861 They are mistranscribed as Alm Peal and family. Rachel has died. They are living in the Foster Buildings, Leeds.

1871 - new find, and a remarriage.

Abraham and his son Abraham, 18, are still at the Foster Buildings. He has a wife, Helen (have not found a marriage) and a lodger, Benjamin Dixon.

Abraham died abt Dec 1880, at the age of 66.

Some photos of Buslingthorpe Vale and Woodhouse Amazing detail and selection of photos in 1950, including the tannery, tavern and multiple views of houses. 

Buslingthorpe Vale

Buslingthorpe Vale  prior to slum clearance of the area

numbers 1,2,3

Numbers 12,13

Geocaches

Tiles in the woods (W Yorks) virtual

Urban View