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| All Saints Church in Wistow, Yorkshire. |
Jabez added an "s" to his last name, making it Milnes. He and his wife, Hannah lived in Headingly, Yorkshire, England. Jabez ran a music store in nearby Selby at 14, The Crescent. That address places the store directly across the street from Selby Abbey, a Benedictine Abbey that dates back to AD 1069. Jabez's oldest daughter, Mary Ann, was an organist at the abbey. There she met Henry Greeves, who was curate at the abbey, and they eventually married. Rev. Greeves was made vicar at All Saints Church in nearby Wistow, where Mary Ann continued to be organist.
Another of Jabez's daughters, Annie Elizabeth, is listed in Selby town directories of the time as a music teacher, also at 14, The Crescent.
Jabez and his wife Hannah (Smalley) Milnes had at six children:
- Mary Ann, b. 27 Nov. 1842, d. 10 May 1937; m. 1 June 1865 Rev. Henry Greeves. They had six children, Frederic, Emily, Constance, Kathleen, Henry Brandreth, and Margaret Hannah.
- Jane, b. 26 Jan 1845, d. 14 April 1915; m. Edward Alonzo True. They had four children: Edward Wilder, Olive Payson, Albert Boyd Otis, and Rosa Mary. Only Albert lived to adulthood, and he married Charlotte Bishop.
- James, b. 18 July 1847, d. 1 Jan. 1930; m. Margaret Clegg. They had no children.
- Rachel, b. 3 July 1850, d. 5 Mar. 1931; m. Charles T. R. Thorpe. They had three children, Evelyn (a son), Mildred, and Jessie. Jessie married George E. Hewitt, and had two daughters, Marjorie and Jean.
- Annie Elizabeth, b. 3 Dec. 1853, d. 5 Nov. 1942; m. Eugene Payson True.
- Eleanor, b. 27 May 1857, d. 17 Jan. 1941; m. Frank Osmond Carr. They had three children: Muriel, Dorothy, and George.
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| Grave of Jabez and Hannah (Smalley) Milnes |
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