Lewis Michael Abraham^[1]

Abt 1828 - 1897  (69 years)

• Name	Lewis Michael Abraham
  Birth	Abt 1828	Plymouth, Devon, England   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Gender	Male
  *AKA	Lewis Michael Braham
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [6]
  	Age: 14y
  	Address: Sir E J Thomas Building, Whitechapel
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Marylebone, London, England   [7]
  	Age: 35y
  	Address: 119 Upper Marylebone Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Unspecified Salesman to Hyam & Co **Check his age - doesn't fit"
  Occupation	30 Mar 1851	Marylebone, London, England
  	Salesman
  	Age: 35y
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Marylebone, London, England   [8]
  	Age: 32y
  	Relation to Head of House: Head As Braham
  Occupation	1871  [2]
  	Tailor
  Census	2 Apr 1871	London, England   [2]
  	Age: 42y
  	Address: 34 Claremont Square, St James, Clerkenwell
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Widower Tailor As Lewis M Braham
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Camberwell, Surrey, England   [9]
  	Age: 53y
  	Address: 16 Crown Street, Camberwell
  	Relation to Head of House: Head As Braham Agent Widower
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881	Camberwell, Surrey, England
  	Agent
  	Age: 53y
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Newington, London, England   [3]
  	Age: 63y
  	Address: 57 Carter St., Newington, London
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Commercial Traveller Widower
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891	Newington, London, England
  	Commercial Traveller
  	Age: 63y
  Reference Number	BR 0023aP
  Reference Number	BR-J
  Religion	Jewish (Askenazi)
  Death	27 Dec 1897	Walworth, London, England   [10]
  	Age: 69y
  	Cause: Bronchitis
  	Address: 57 Carter St., Newington, London
  	Commercial Traveller Fact Flags: Preferred
  Person ID	I382	Simpson
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Aaron Abraham,   b. Abt 1794, Plymouth, Devon, England d. 11 Jan 1865, West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Hannah Nathan,   b. Abt 1788, Plymouth, Devon, England d. 6 Oct 1862, West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1825
  Notes	After visiting the website http://www.geocities.com/shmuelbennachum/index.htm I contacted Saul Marks (saulmarks@hotmail.com) and asked if he had any information on Aaron and Hannah from the burial records. He replied:- Dear Dave, Thanks for your e-mail. I'm pleased to say there are 7 interments under the surname of Abraham in my register (last updated 7 May), including your 3 ancestors. Aaron Abraham is buried in plot number 185A in Row 6, having died on 11 Jan 1865 & been buried two days later. His tombstone gives his age as either 60 or 70 (there's a blade of grass in the way!), but his age in other sources is given as 61. His parents were Levi & Miriam. His stone bears a long & highly legible English inscription in the Sam Lipson photo collection. Hannah Abraham is buried next to Aaron, in plot 184A, having died on 6 Oct 1862 & been buried the following day, aged 74 years, 6 months. Her parents were Michael & Sarah Nathan. Her stone bears a similar inscription to Aaron's. Nancy Abraham is buried in plot number 764A in Row 27, having died on 1 Jun 1901 & been buried two days later. Her stone is also in the Sam Lipson photo collection, though the inscription is much shorter and slightly less clear. Thank you very much for the biiographical information on Aaron & his family. The Eliza Jackson Home was a home for elderly or infirm Jewish spinsters & widows, & you can read a little of its history in my biography of James Braham on the Deane Road website. You might be interested to know that a working party will be going into the cemetery on 8 June to try & clear the fly-tipped refuse. If you live in the area, perhaps you'd be interested in joining us? I have the keys to the cemetery & would be happy to take you to your ancestors' graves. Hope this helps, Saul. [28/05/06] I visited the Deane Road cemetery on 16th July 2006 to help with the clear-up and to visit the graves.
  Family ID	F107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Jacobs,   b. Between 1823 and 1826, St James West, London, England d. 9 Jul 1870, Clerkenwell, London, England (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	18 Feb 1852	London, England   [11]
  	Address: New Synagogue
  	Married in the New Synagogue according to the rites and ceremonies of the German & Polish Jews Parish of Great St Helens, London Looked in Jewish Chronicle Feb 1852 for marriage of Lewis M Abraham and Hannah Jacobs, but no BMDs at this time.
  Children	1. Simeon Henry Abraham,   b. 20 Nov 1854, St Pancras, London, England d. 28 Aug 1913, Shanagary, Eire (Age 58 years)   2. Sarah Hannah Abraham,   b. 4 Apr 1857, London, England   3. Alice Matilda Abraham,   b. 18 Aug 1860, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England d. 28 Sep 1947, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England (Age 87 years)   4. Aaron Abraham,   b. 1 Mar 1862, Soho, Westminster, London, England d. Between Jan 1925 and Mar 1925, Camberwell, Surrey, England (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F105	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1828 - Plymouth, Devon, England Census - Age: 14y,Address: Sir E J Thomas Building, Whitechapel - 6 Jun 1841 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 35y,Address: 119 Upper Marylebone Street - 30 Mar 1851 - Marylebone, London, England Occupation - Salesman,Age: 35y - 30 Mar 1851 - Marylebone, London, England Marriage - Address: New Synagogue - 18 Feb 1852 - London, England Census - Age: 32y - 7 Apr 1861 - Marylebone, London, England Census - Age: 42y,Address: 34 Claremont Square, St James, Clerkenwell - 2 Apr 1871 - London, England Census - Age: 53y,Address: 16 Crown Street, Camberwell - 3 Apr 1881 - Camberwell, Surrey, England Occupation - Agent,Age: 53y - 3 Apr 1881 - Camberwell, Surrey, England Census - Age: 63y,Address: 57 Carter St., Newington, London - 5 Apr 1891 - Newington, London, England Occupation - Commercial Traveller,Age: 63y - 5 Apr 1891 - Newington, London, England Death - Age: 69y,Cause: Bronchitis,Address: 57 Carter St., Newington, London - 27 Dec 1897 - Walworth, London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Lewis Michael Abraham Married Hannah Jacobs 1852 Was father to Alice Matilda 1860 Changed his name to Braham between 1860 and 1861 (Abraham when Alice born, Braham in 1861 census) In 1860 they were living at 88 Waterloo Rd, Edgbaston when Alice was born. Looking in the 1861 census this was a prosperous area [RG 9/2123 F010 P16] Was widower 1871, 1881, 1891 censuses Died 1897 aged 69 Born about 1827 Plymouth Synagogue records don't start until 1829 Both Lewis and Hannah were single so this was their first (and only) marriage Looked for a will - none listed [08/11/2014] In 1897 when Lewis Michael (A)Braham was living in Carter St. with his daughter Alice and her husband Alfred Cooke, Charles Booth did a survey of London and produced a series of maps depicting the status of the people in individual streets. Carter St was described as Fairly comfortable. Good ordinary earnings. Web site: http://booth.lse.ac.uk [1] Lewis Michael Abraham Married Hannah Jacobs 1852 Was father to Alice Matilda 1860 Changed his name to Braham between 1860 and 1861 (Abraham when Alice born, Braham in 1861 census) In 1860 they were living at 88 Waterloo Rd, Edgbaston when Alice was born. Looking in the 1861 census this was a prosperous area [RG 9/2123 F010 P16] Was widower 1871, 1881, 1891 censuses Died 1897 aged 69 Born about 1827 Plymouth Synagogue records don't start until 1829 Both Lewis and Hannah were single so this was their first (and only) marriage

  
  

• Sources

  [S379] Booth Poverty Map of London. [S86] 1871 Census - RG 10/0392 F012 P17 - Braham, Lewis, 1 Jan 1980. [S93] 1891 Census - RG 12/0355 F074 P11 - Braham, Alice, 1 Jan 1980. [S336] 1841 Census - HO 107/0562 B03 F019 P30 - HO 107/0562 B03 F019 P30 - Abraham, Aaron, 1 Jan 1980. [S2087] 1851 Census - HO 107/1486 F201 P11 - Abraham, Lewis Michael, Bef Jan 2020. [S336] 1841 Census - HO 107/0562 B03 F019 P30 - HO 107/0562 B03 F019 P30 - Abraham, Aaron, Bef Jan 2020. [S2087] 1851 Census - HO 107/1486 F201 P11 - Abraham, Lewis Michael, 1 Jan 1980. [S167] 1861 Census - RG 9/0068 F113 P10 - Abraham, Lewis Michael, 1 Jan 1980. [S91] 1881 Census - RG 11/0694 F092 P36 - Braham, Lewis, 1 Jan 1980. [S139] Death Cert - Braham, Lewis Michael, 1 Jan 1980, YES 1897 OND St Saviour 1d 92. Aged 69 Living with daughter Alice Matilda Cooke [S141] Marriage Cert - Braham, Lewis Michael, 18 Oct 2014, 1852 JFM London City 1c 212 YES.