Nat Gould

Abraham Hambleton 1830-1874

Abraham Hambleton was born in 1830 at Milldale in Alstonefield parish in Staffordshire, the son of William Hambleton 1800-1865. The name of his mother is unknown. His father and grandfather were stone masons, and he followed them into the same trade.

He married Emma Buckley in 1850. They lived in Milldale, and had the following children:

Hannah Hambleton. She was born in 1851.

Elizabeth Hambleton. She was born in 1854.

Samuel Hambleton. She was born in 1857.

George Hambleton. She was born in 1858.

Mary Ann Hambleton. She was born in 1860.

William Hambleton. She was born in 1863.

Edna Hambleton. She was born in 1864.

Abraham Hambleton. He was born in 1865, and died in 1867 aged two years.

Their father Abraham Hambleton died on 13 July 1874 aged only 44 years. He was buried in Alstonefield churchyard, where there is a fine gravestone inscribed to his memory (1).

His widow Emma Hambleton married William Moses Williams in 1878 at Ashbourne Register Office.

(1) The gravestone is in slate and was made by Thomas Hardy of Tissington. The inscription reads:

"IN
AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE
OF THE LATE
ABRAHAM HAMBLETON
WHO DIED JULY 13, 1874:
AGED 44 YEARS.

HE'S SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS,
SAFE ON HIS GENTLE BREAST;
THERE BY HIS LOVE O'ERSHADED
SWEETLY HIS SOUL DOES REST."

The words are adapted from the hymn written on 30 April 1868 by Fanny J. Crosby 1820–1915.