Mrs Ruth Abdy

[RichardB]

On Tuesday died, at her house in Howard-street, Sheffield, in the 81st year of her age, Mrs. Ruth Abdy.- The excellent and truly amiable character of this worthy woman, is too perfect and too well known to require any encomium.

[John Abdy, Cutler, Howard Street, Gales & Martin Directory 1787]

On Friday last died, in the 76th year of her age, at the house of her daughter, in Sheffield Park, much regretted by all her friends and acquaintance, Mrs. Wright, widow of the late Mr. Wright, of Rotherham.

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Reported in Leeds Intelligencer December 10th 1798