Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Abbey akaberekerwa muWhilton, musha uri muNorthamptonshire, musi waDecember 22, 1785. Paaiva muduku, akanga ari mudzidzi waJames naDavid Davis, uye gare gare waHugh Russell pashure pa 1818, vose vari vavaki vemarimba vane mukurumbira muzuva ravo. Muna 1826 Abbey akaenda kuParis, pakukokwa naSébastien Érard, mugadziri wembira uye piyanoforte, kuti ashande pane imwe nhengo iyo Érard yakanga yagadzira, uye iyo yaakatumira kuExhibition of the Productions of National Industry muna 1827, uyewo kuvaka nhengo yeConvent of the Legion of Honour, kuSt. Denis. Iye akavakawo chiridzwa kubva muchirongwa chaÉrard chechechi yeTuileries, iyo, zvisinei, yakanga ine kuvapo kwenguva pfupi chete, ichiparadzwa mu
Shanduko ya1830.