George Lionel Leonard Thornton ABRAHAMS (1851 – 1904)

Name

George Lionel Leonard Thornton Abrahams

Gender

Male

Birthdate

18 September 1851

Birthplace

Clerkenwell, London

Marriage(s)

1880
Karn Marie Abrahams, nee Jensen
1904
Elizabeth Abrahams, nee Harris

Date of death

03 August 1904

Place of death

Waipawa

Parents

  • Henry Abrahams (1822-1893)
  • Elizabeth Lewis Abrahams, nee Milborough (1825-1868)

Partner(s)

  • Karn (Annie) Marie Abrahams, nee Jensen (1858-24/1/1920)
  • Elizabeth Abrahams, nee Harris (1861-23/11/1943)

Children

  • Walter Thornton Abrahams (1885-4/9/1958) )
  • Ernest Henry Abrahams (June 1881 - 29/9/1886)

Biography

Painter and paperhanger in England
Arrived in Napier on the ‘Schiehallion,’ 1873
Worked for HJ Baker until 1876
Established painting business in Waipawa, 1879
Founder of Waipawa Fire Brigade, Grand Master of Oddfellows, on Waipawa Town Board
George’s first wife’s name is Karn Marie but is also recorded as Karen or Karm and Mary

Accession number

548986

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