William Abraham (abt. 1840 - 1915)

Born about 1840 in Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland

Died 2 Aug 1915 at about age 75 in Haringey, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Biography

William was born in 1840 in Limerick city, the son of William Abraham of Mount Prospect, Roxborough, Limerick, plant nurseryman, and his wife Eliza. ^[1]

"In October 1881 Abraham was arrested at the Land League rooms in Limerick; his removal from the police station to Limerick county prison under heavy police and army escort led to a riot in which shots were fired and a woman onlooker severely injured. "

His trade was originally a nurseryman, however, he worked his way up to become MP for West Limerick from 1885.^[2] He later served as MP for North-East Cork and Dublin Harbour.

In 1890 Abraham was said to be living at 44 Ambler Road in Finsbury Park, London.

In 1911 William was living in Islington with his daughter Rose and son Louis.^[3]

William Abraham died 2 August 1915 at his home, 26 Ashmount Road, Hornsey Lane, London, of heart failure following a bout of influenza, and was buried in the nonconformist section of Finchley cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ Abraham, William Contributed by Maume, Patrick https://www.dib.ie/index.php/biography/abraham-william-a9575
2. ↑ 1890 Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes, database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: 1890 Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes. London, England: Kelly & Co.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWLG-BBT : 1 August 2019), William Abraham, Islington, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

See also:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Abraham_(Irish_politician)