Maria Abdy, ‘The magic lantern’ in NMLJ 5.1 (January 1987)
Born Maria Smith; she married John Channing Abdy, a clergyman of Southwark (he died 1830s).
Some sources give her year of birth as c.1800 or 1818, but the Census records in 1851 and 1861 give her age as 54 and 64 respectively.
Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 14 December 2016
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