A SPECIALIST probate solicitor is
practising law in the same region one
of her ancestors established the
world's first steam locomotive railway.
Lucy Hoskyns-Abrahall, who works
at Jacksons on Teesside, is the greatgreat-
great-granddaughter of Edward
Pease, often referred to as the father of
the railways.
Pease, alongside George Stephenson,
helped to establish the Stockton to Darlington
railway in 1825 to link the
County Durham collieries and woollen
mills with the North-East ports.
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Now Mrs Hoskyns-Abrahall, whose
maiden name is Pease, is practising law
in Stockton - one of the towns connected
by the rail route and serviced by
Stephenson's Locomotion No 1.
"I think it is just a happy coincidence
that I now work in this region and in
Stockton, but I am very proud of my
heritage," said Mrs Hoskyns-Abrahall,
who has worked for Jacksons since
2004.
"I studied as an undergraduate in
the North-East, and my husband was
born in Darlington, so there are, I suppose,
several other links to this region
too."
The Pease family is one of the most
famous in the Tees Valley over the past
two centuries through the establishment
of the railway system and
numerous mills and factories across
the Tees Valley during the Industrial
Revolution.
After being raised in both Lincolnshire
and Cumbria, Mrs Hoskyns-
Abrahall graduated from Newcastle
University before moving to London to
work in the Houses of Parliament as a
researcher for six years.
"It was a very useful and interesting
experience to see how the law was
made and influenced, and gave a fascinating
insight into the workings of
Parliament and the legal system," she
said.
After taking her legal exams in London,
she returned to the North-East to
take up the position of trainee solicitor
with commercial and private law firm
Jacksons.
Mrs Hoskyns-Abrahall qualified as
a solicitor in 2006, and now specialises
in wills, tax, trusts and estate planning,
concentrating on the preservation of
assets and looking after the needs of elderly
clients. She is a student member
of the Society for Trusts and Estate
Practitioners and was previously
trainee representative for the Tees Valley
Law Society.
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