Background
Abbott was born and baptised in East Dereham, Norfolk, the son of John Abbott and Susannah Eastoe, who married in East Dereham on 13 November 1777.
Abbott was born and baptised in East Dereham, Norfolk, the son of John Abbott and Susannah Eastoe, who married in East Dereham on 13 November 1777.
He worked for the Inland Revenue for many years, and was a warden of the Royal Free Grammar School in Darlington. Abbott died in Darlington in 1854.