Abel Ellerbeck (Abol) was born and baptised 26 May 1702 at Little Ouseburn, a son of Richard Ellerbeck.
He married Mary Wighill, at Wighill 10 May 1726, daughter of R Wighill and M Stephenson.
Mary Ellerbeck, wife of Abel, was buried at Tadcaster 16 November 1760.
There is a burial in 1778 of Abel Ellerbeck
of Tadcaster 3 son of Richard Ellerbeck
of Smaws in this parish, farmer by... died 27 of
April buried 29 of April in the churchyard aged 75, of fever. It is not exactly clear whether Richard
or Abel was of Smaws. Richard died in 1740 and was apparently
buried at Newton on Ouse.
Richard’s wife, Sarah was buried 1723 at Tadcaster
so it seems that Smaws was where Richard and his wife
Sarah were before he went to Newton on Ouse.
In 1841, John Brocklebank, farmer
aged 45, and his family with 4 agricultural labourers and 2 servants was living
at Smaws Hall, West Tadcaster. On the opposite page, in this census, in
Back Lane, are son, John, and two daughters, Elizabeth and Charlotte, of the
deceased Thomas Ellerbeck cordwainer.
The children of Abel and Mary were:
Margaret Ellerbeck, baptised at Tadcaster 14 March 1726/27, daughter of Abel. She (X) married Thomas Hutton (X) both of the parish, at Tadcaster 7 May 1764. The witnesses were John Goodbarne and James Ward.
Sarah Ellerbeck (1728 – 1728), baptised at Tadcaster 12 April 1728, daughter of Abel, and buried at Tadcaster 17 April 1728, daughter of Abel.
Sarah Ellerbeck
(1730 – 1781), born
about 1729 and baptised 30 October 1730 at Tadcaster,
daughter of Abel. Sarah Ellerbeck of Tadcaster, daughter
of Abel Ellerbeck of Smaws
Hall in the parish of Tadcaster, farmer, by Mary
daughter of ... died 16 April and buried 17 April 1781 in the churchyard aged
52, of ague. Her daughter was:
Mary Ellerbeck, baptised 20 February 1757 at Tadcaster, bastard daughter of Sarah. She (X, spinster) probably married
William Hutton (X), both of the parish, at Tadcaster
30 March 1777. The witnesses were
John Fairbourn, E. Land and E. Hepworth.
Richard Ellerbeck
(1733NS – 1733),
baptised at Tadcaster 12 January 1732/33, son of
Abel, and buried at Tadcaster 29 May 1733 son of
Abel.
Stephenson Ellerbeck,
baptised at Tadcaster 5 January 1733/34, son of Abel.
Abel Ellerbeck, baptised 7 May 1736 at Tadcaster,
son of Abel of Smaws. Abel’s children were:
Joseph Ellerbeck,
baptised 20 July 1766 at Tadcaster, son of Abel jnr.
Abel Ellerbeck, baptised 24 May 1768 at Tadcaster,
twin of Ann and son of Abel jnr. He
was buried at Tadcaster 4 September 1768, son of Abel
jnr.
Ann Ellerbeck, baptised 24 May 1768 at Tadcaster,
twin of Abel and daughter of Abel jnr.
She was buried at Tadcaster 20 August 1768,
daughter of Abel jnr.
John Ellerbeck, baptised 23 April 1769 at Tadcaster,
twin of Ann and son of Abel jnr.
Ann Ellerbeck, baptised 23 April 1769 at Tadcaster,
twin of John and daughter of Abel jnr.
Isabella Ellerbeck, buried
11 February 1771 at Tadcaster, daughter of Abel jnr.
John Ellerbeck, baptised at Tadcaster 23 March 1738/39, son of Abel of Smaws.
Posted January 2017