Alice Matilda Abraham

1860 - 1947  (87 years)

• Name	Alice Matilda Abraham
  Birth	18 Aug 1860	Edgbaston, Birmingham, England   [1, 2]
  	Address: 88 Wellington Road, Edgbaston
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Gender	Female
  *AKA	Alice Matilda Braham
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Marylebone, London, England   [3]
  	Age: 7m
  	Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Clerkenwell, London, England   [4]
  	Age: 10y
  	Address: 34 Claremont Square, St James, Clerkenwell
  	Relation to Head of House: Daughter Scholar As Alice M Braham
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Camberwell, Surrey, England   [5]
  	Age: 20y
  	Address: 16 Crown Street, Camberwell
  	Relation to Head of House: Daughter As Braham Dressmaker
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881	Camberwell, Surrey, England
  	Dressmaker
  	Age: 20y
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Newington, London, England   [6]
  	Age: 30y
  	Address: 57 Carter St., Newington, London
  	Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Newington, London, England   [7]
  	Age: 39y
  	Address: 57 Carter St., Newington, London
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Southwark, London, England   [8]
  	Age: 50y
  	Address: 129 Royal Road Street
  	Widow 21 Years married 4 Children - 2 living 2 dead
  Census	19 Jun 1921	Lambeth, London, England   [9]
  	Age: 60y 10m
  	Address: 62 St Agnes Place
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Widow "Too afflicted for any occupation"
  Electoral Register	1936	Greenwich, London, England   [10]
  	Address: 46 Montcalm Road
  	Living with son, his wife and his daughter
  Death	28 Sep 1947	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England   [7, 11]
  	Age: 87y
  	Cause: Myocardial degeneration, Senility, Carbuncle Left buttock
  	Address: 56 Church Road
  	Registered by daughter E A Harrold - 88 Bradfield Road, Stretford Alice was living at 159A Victoria Road, Wallasey, but died at 56 Church Road. Fact Flags: Preferred
  Probate	22 Dec 1947	Birkenhead Area, Cheshire, England   [12]
  	Address: 56 Church Road
  	Probate to Ellen Annie Harrold (Daughter) ?491 2s 8d
  Reference Number	BR 0044a
  Reference Number	BR-J
  Person ID	I385	Simpson
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Lewis Michael Abraham,   b. Abt 1828, Plymouth, Devon, England d. 27 Dec 1897, Walworth, London, England (Age 69 years)
  Mother	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   [13]
  	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.
  Family ID	F105	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alfred Cooke,   b. Between Oct 1839 and Dec 1839, Horsell, Woking, Surrey, England d. Between Jan 1905 and Mar 1905, Southwark, London, England (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	7 Oct 1889	St Mary, Newington, London, England   [14]
  	Address: 37 Carter St
  	She was living at Carter St. He was living at 47 Penrose St. (200 yds apart) They moved in with her father.
  Children	1. Alfred Lewis Cooke,   b. 9 Sep 1890, Newington, London, England d. 1 Jun 1947, Charlton, London, England (Age 56 years)   2. Ethel Elizabeth Cooke,   b. Between Jan 1892 and Mar 1892, London, England d. Between Jan 1892 and Mar 1892, London, England (Age 0 years)   3. Harold Edwin Cooke,   b. Between Jan 1893 and Mar 1893, London, England d. Between Apr 1893 and Jun 1893, London, England (Age 0 years)   4. Ellen Annie Cooke,   b. Abt 1903   d. 24 Jan 1990, Penticton, British Columbia, Canada (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F106	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Address: 88 Wellington Road, Edgbaston - 18 Aug 1860 - Edgbaston, Birmingham, England Census - Age: 7m - 7 Apr 1861 - Marylebone, London, England Census - Age: 10y,Address: 34 Claremont Square, St James, Clerkenwell - 2 Apr 1871 - Clerkenwell, London, England Census - Age: 20y,Address: 16 Crown Street, Camberwell - 3 Apr 1881 - Camberwell, Surrey, England Occupation - Dressmaker,Age: 20y - 3 Apr 1881 - Camberwell, Surrey, England Marriage - Address: 37 Carter St - 7 Oct 1889 - St Mary, Newington, London, England Census - Age: 30y,Address: 57 Carter St., Newington, London - 5 Apr 1891 - Newington, London, England Census - Age: 39y,Address: 57 Carter St., Newington, London - 31 Mar 1901 - Newington, London, England Census - Age: 50y,Address: 129 Royal Road Street - 2 Apr 1911 - Southwark, London, England Census - Age: 60y 10m,Address: 62 St Agnes Place - 19 Jun 1921 - Lambeth, London, England Electoral Register - Address: 46 Montcalm Road - 1936 - Greenwich, London, England Death - Age: 87y,Cause: Myocardial degeneration, Senility, Carbuncle Left buttock,Address: 56 Church Road - 28 Sep 1947 - Birkenhead, Cheshire, England Probate - Address: 56 Church Road - 22 Dec 1947 - Birkenhead Area, Cheshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  She marries in Church of England 27 Dec 1897 57 Carter St., Walworth, London (Father's death cert) She came to stay with Margaret Elizabeth during WW2 - after 1942 but before Elizabeth Ann died in 1944 Believed to be able to speak Hebrew and to have kept the faith. Married. Believed to be wealthy (relatively speaking). Lived in London Also Maureen remembers someone called Betty in connection with her. Possibly a Daughter? Possibly E(lizabeth - Betty?) A Harrold 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S140] Birth Cert - Braham, Alice Matilda, 1 Jan 1980, Yes 1860 JAS Kings N 6C 404. [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 20 Jan 2017, 1860 JAS Kings Norton 6c 404. GRO Checked [S167] 1861 Census - RG 9/0068 F113 P10 - Abraham, Lewis Michael, 1 Jan 1980. Need copy of census for all details [S86] 1871 Census - RG 10/0392 F012 P17 - Braham, Lewis, 1 Jan 1980. [S91] 1881 Census - RG 11/0694 F092 P36 - Braham, Lewis, 1 Jan 1980. [S93] 1891 Census - RG 12/0355 F074 P11 - Braham, Alice, 1 Jan 1980. [S101] 1901 Census - RG 13/0375 F100 P52 - Braham, Alice Matilda, 1 Jan 1980. [S674] 1911 Census - RG 14/01822 SN175 - Cooke, 1 Jan 1980. [S3836] 1921 Census RG15-02093-0623 - Abraham, Alice Matilda, 1 Nov 2022. [S1091] London Electoral Register 1936 - Cooke, 4 Feb 2012. [S356] Death Cert - Braham, Alice Matilda, 1 Jan 1980. [S1227] Will - Index - Abraham, Alice Matilda, 30 Oct 2014. [S141] Marriage Cert - Braham, Lewis Michael, 18 Oct 2014, 1852 JFM London City 1c 212 YES. [S137] Marriage Cert - Braham, Alice Matilda, 18 Oct 2014, 1889 OND St Saviour 1d 122 YES.