Family
Abimeleck was born abt1811 at Horsforth, nr Leeds, Yorkshire.
He married Mary Lingard (1799-1959) on 24 June 1837 at Brattleby, Lincolnshire. Census returns identify on cild.
- John (b1839) – a railway engine driver (1871)
He married Mary Ann Lingard (1831-1907) on 31 August 1861 at Ockbrook, Derbyshire. Census returns identify six children.
- Mary Elizabeth (1861-1948) – married Reuben Lewsley, a carpenter in 1880
- Milicent (1862-1938) – married William Alexander Trotter, a gardener, in 1884
- Annie (1865-1933) – married William Henry Greasley, a game keeper (1891), in 1890
- Catherine (1867-1918) – a housekeeper (1911)
- Joseph (1871-1947) – a butcher (1891); later a coal miner (1911)
- Priscilla (1871-1950) – married Charles Wheatley, a colliery winding engine driver, in 1897
After leaving the ministry, Abimeleck became a farmer of circa 25 acres at Ocbrook. He died on 18 December 1876.
Circuits
- 1833 Tadcaster
- 1834 Lincoln
- 1835 Scotter
- 1836 Darlaston
- 1837 Oswestry
- 1838 N Shields
- 1839 Westgate
- 1840 Darlington
- 1841 Burton on Trent
- 1842 Barnsley
- 1843 Chesterfield
- 1845 Belper
- 1846 Summercotes
- 1847 Melton Mowbray
- 1848 Sleaford
- 1849 Derby
- 1851 Bottesford
- 1852 disappears
References
W Leary, Directory of Primitive Methodist Ministers and their Circuits, 1990
Census Returns and Births, Marriages & Deaths Registers
Note: The name Abimeleck comes from the character Abimelech who was the King of Shechem and a son of Biblical judge Gideon. His name can best be interpreted “my father is king”, claiming the inherited right to rule. (Wikipedia)
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