Living

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Living
3. Living

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: BR-J
• Reference Number: C 0012aP
• Census: 2 Apr 1911, Barton Upon Irwell, Lancashire, England; : 6y; Address: 601 Sixth Street, Trafford Park
• Census: 19 Jun 1921, Stretford, Manchester, Lancashire, England; : 16y 6m; Address: 93 Second Street
• Census: 29 Sep 1939, Manchester, Lancashire, England; : 34y; Address: 11 Rippleton Road

Notes:

Lived with Brother Bill and sister-in-law Jenny after death of parents

James & Margaret lived with James' brother Bill for a while after they married.

James & Margaret bought a house in Stretford after they were married. James was working for the Co-Op.
Maureen and Paddy were born there.
However, James went to Belle Vue dogs with his brother Bill and lost money and couldn't keep up the mortgage payments.
They sold the house and moved to Longsight into much poorer property. Wendy was born there in Aug 1935. They moved to Wythenshaw in the New Year (1936).

St Joseph's RC Church

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Brother
Improver, Fitting, Turning
Barclay & Son, Out of work

Census:
Born: 1905
+4 Redacted
Milkman Supervisor


Born: 1906
+5 Redacted
Only expecting +4 - spoke to Maureen and she doesn't know who the 5th was

Buried:
Details from www.deceasedonline.com

James married Margaret Elizabeth BRAHAM on 9 Jul 1929 in Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire, England. Margaret (daughter of Arthur Henry BRAHAM and Sarah Ann MACKNEY) was born on 2 Apr 1906 in Lanchester, Co. Durham, England; died on 28 Mar 1990 in Bury, Lancashire, England; was buried on 28 Mar 1990 in Overdale, Manchester, Lancashire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: BR-J
• Reference Number: C 0012bP
• Census: 2 Apr 1911, Crook, County Durham, England; : 5y; Address: Ashton Street
• Census: 19 Jun 1921, Crook, County Durham, England; : 15y 2m; Address: Bell Street
• Census: 29 Sep 1939, Manchester, Lancashire, England; : 33y; Address: 11 Rippleton Road

Notes:

Used to refer to her Great Aunt Alice who lived in London and spoke Hebrew. This would make her a sister to her Grandfather (Sydney Henry).

Family moved to Manchester area when about 16
Used to refer to her Great Aunt Alice who lived in London and spoke Hebrew. This would make her a sister to her Grandfather (Sydney Henry).

Family moved to Manchester area when about 16

Census:
Registered as Elizabeth

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Grocer's Assistant

Census:
Born: 1906
+4 Redacted
Unpaid domestic duties
Elizabeth added as additional forename
Note: ECIA - MAN 31-3-71

Born: 1906
+5 Redacted
Only expecting +4 - spoke to Maureen and she doesn't know who the 5th was

Died:
Details from www.deceasedonline.com

Buried:
Cremated.
Details from www.deceasedonline.com

Notes:

Spent 50+ years celebrating wedding anniversary in wrong month

Married:
His address: 407 City Road, Longsight
Her address: 71 Vernon Place

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: BR 0008aP
• Reference Number: BR-J
• Census: 5 Apr 1891, Leytonstone, London, England; : 5y; Address: Essex House, Norman Road, Leytonstone
• Census: 31 Mar 1901, Kirkmabreck, Scotland; : 16y; Address: Adamson Square
• Census: 2 Apr 1911, Crook, County Durham, England; : 27y; Address: Ashton Street
• Occupation: 14 Jun 1913, Crook, County Durham, England; Oil Company Cartman; Address: 1 Woodifield Road, Crook, County Duham
• Census: 19 Jun 1921, Crook, County Durham, England; : 36y 9m; Address: Bell Street
• Census: 29 Sep 1939, Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire, England; Address: 7 Vernon Place

Notes:

War Service:-
09/12/1915 Northumberland Fusiliers, 24/27 Battalion
Private No. 46530
Wounded Rouen. 6th General Hospital - 12/09/1917
Gunshot Wound to left shoulder.

RAF Pte 2 No. 139086 Unit 48RB Sect Reg/Corps RA7 Demobbed12/01/1919

1905 - A Showman [ Marriage Certificate]
1906 - A Showman [Margaret Elizabeth's Birth Certificate]
1908 - Electric Car Driver in Salford [Annie Anita's Birth Certificate]

Monumental Inscription

In loving memory of my dear wife
Sarah Ann Braham
died Feb 4th 1947 aged 65 years
also her beloved husband
Arthur Henry Braham
died May 21st 1960 aged 75 years
also their daughter
Anita Braham
died May 25th 1978 aged 69 years

Gorton Cemetary, Block X, Plot 617

1905 - A Showman [ Marriage Certificate]
1906 - A Showman [Margaret Elizabeth's Birth Certificate]
1908 - Electric Car Driver in Salford [Annie Anita's Birth Certificate]

Arthur Henry Braham & Arthur Lewis Braham working together

Address: Wavertree
Father: Exhibition Proprietor

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Nephew
Living with George Joseph Wines and family

Census:
Agent, Insurance
Boarding with a family called Boddy

Occupation:
Birth of son Arthur Lewis

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Head
Out of Work - General Labourer - Pease & Partner

Number of Children (under 16) by age

Count	<1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
3									X				X			X

Census:
Born: 16/09/1884
Occupation: Petrol Service Station

Vernon Place no longer exists.

It can be seen on old maps, but is unnamed.
This link shows old map, but Vernon Place is not named.
http://maps.nls.uk/view/101103815
Grid Ref: 866, 959 - it is the short unnamed street coming down the page from Vernon Street
On modern maps use: 53.460232, -2.201901



Buried:
Buried in Plot 617 Section 'X' Gorton Cemetary
Visited graveyard in 2008


Buried in Plot 617 Section 'X' Gorton Cemetary

Arthur married Sarah Ann MACKNEY on 12 Sep 1905 in Stanhope, County Durham, England. Sarah was born on 8 Feb 1881 in Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire, England; died on 4 Feb 1947 in Manchester, Lancashire, England; was buried on 8 Feb 1947 in Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Sarah Ann Wilton
• Reference Number: BR 0008bP
• Reference Number: BR-J
• Census: 3 Apr 1881, Oldham, Lancashire, England; : 2m; Address: Tommyfield, Caravan
• Census: 5 Apr 1891, Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire, England; : 10y; Address: Spare Ground facing Kay St.
• Census: 2 Apr 1911, Crook, County Durham, England; : 30y; Address: Ashton Street
• Census: 19 Jun 1921, Crook, County Durham, England; : 40y 4m
• Census: 29 Sep 1939, Manchester, Lancashire, England; Address: 7 Vernon Place

Notes:

According to my mother:
One of Sarah Ann's brothers was a clown, the other had a bird act

Generally referred to as Saran (Sarah-Ann run together as 1 word)
1905 - Actress [Marriage Certificate]
See cuttings re: death


A prayer book (not in my possession) reads:
"Arthur Henry Braham & Sarah Ann Mackney married in the Parish Church of Stanhope, September 12th 1905. From the Bishop of Richmond"

According to bible was born Charleston, Lancs. 09.02.1881
Manchester Evening News gives date of death as 04.02.1947 at 7 VernonPlace

Generally referred to as Saran
1905 - Actress [Marriage Certificate]
See cuttings re: death


A prayer book (not in my possession) reads:
"Arthur Henry Braham & Sarah Ann Mackney married in the Parish Church ofStanhope, September 12th 1905. From the Bishop of Richmond"

According to bible was born Charleston, Lancs. 09.02.1881
Manchester Evening News gives date of death as 04.02.1947 at 7 VernonPlace

Monumental Inscription

In loving memory of my dear wife
Sarah Ann Braham
died Feb 4th 1947 aged 65 years
also her beloved husband
Arthur Henry Braham
died May 21st 1960 aged 75 years
also their daughter
Anita Braham
died May 25th 1978 aged 69 years

Gorton Cemetary, Block X, Plot 617

Birth:
She is born Wilton, not Mackney

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Census:
Married 6 years, 2 children, both living

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home Duties
Gives place of birth as Charlestown, Lancashire

Census:
Born: 09/02/1881
Occupation: Unpaid domestic


Died:
died Feb 4th 1947 aged 65 years
Recorded from cemetery visit to tombstone

Buried:
died Feb 4th 1947 aged 65 years
Recorded from cemetery visit to tombstone - didn't take photo
Gorton Cemetery Plot 617, Section x
Visited graveyard in 2008

Notes:

Married:
Parish Church

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Sydney Henry Braham
• Reference Number: BR 0042aP
• Reference Number: BR-J
• Census: 7 Apr 1861, Marylebone, London, England; : 6y
• Census: 2 Apr 1871, Clerkenwell, London, England; : 17y; Address: 34 Claremont Square, St James, Clerkenwell
• Occupation: 2 Apr 1871, Clerkenwell, London, England; Commercial Clerk; : 17y
• Court Case: 28 Feb 1879, Morpeth, Northumberland, England
• Census: 3 Apr 1881, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England; : 26y; Address: Mid Lent Fair
• Court Case: 17 Dec 1890, Burton-on-Trent, England
• Newpspaper Entry: 16 Feb 1891, Bristol, Somerset, England
• Census: 5 Apr 1891, Milverton, Somerset, England; : 36y; Address: Dulton Field, Milverton, Somerset
• Occupation: 5 Apr 1891, Milverton, Somerset, England; Showman; : 36y
• Miscellaneous: 20 Feb 1896, Dalton Junction, County Durham, England
• Court Case: 6 Jul 1896, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Miscellaneous: 25 Sep 1897, Westport, Mayo, Ireland
• Miscellaneous: 27 Aug 1898, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England
• Miscellaneous: 9 Sep 1898, Meath, Ireland
• Miscellaneous: 22 Nov 1898, Drumcondra, Ireland
• Miscellaneous: 4 Nov 1899, Meath, Ireland
• Newpspaper Entry: 30 Dec 1899, Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Miscellaneous: 21 May 1900, Dundee, Scotland; Address: Greenmarket
• Newpspaper Entry: 5 Jan 1901, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Census: 31 Mar 1901, Kirkmabreck, Scotland; : 46y; Address: Adamson Square
• Occupation: 31 Mar 1901, Kirkmabreck, Scotland; Menagerie Manager; : 46y
• Court Case: 29 Oct 1902, West Hartlepool, Durham, England; Address: Market Yard, Lynn Street
• Census: 2 Apr 1911, Radcliffe Bridge, Lancashire, England; : 57y; Address: Wakes Ground

Notes:

Born as Simeon Henry Abraham
1879 - Printer Compositor (Journeyman) - Marriage Certificate
1880 - Exhibitor - Lewis de Francis' Birth Certificate
1881 - Showman and Conjurer - Census
1882 - Travelling Exhibitor of Birds - Sidney Lewis' Birth Certificate
1890 - Menagerie Manager - Edward Francis' Birth Certificate
1897 - Believe he started own menagerie about this time - see 1902 Bankruptcy
Age 24 at Marriage

Was driving his wagon in Ireland when the shaft pin broke, he was thrown to the ground and the wagon went over him, killing him.

His History

On his marriage certificate:
he gives his father as Lewis Braham, Clothier
he names his mother as Annie Braham nee Stevens - deceased.

In the censuses (1881, 1891, 1901) he is pretty consistent:
DOB calculates out to 1855
Place of Birth: London (1881), London-Hampstead(1891), England (1901)

I have never been able to find a birth for him - either as Sydney H Braham or Abraham.
I can find no record of a Lewis (A)Braham marrying an Annie Stevens at the right time for his birth.

This leaves me very few possibilities:
1. He lied on his marriage certificate
2. The marriage cert was mis-transcribed - unlikely because I saw the original at Edinburgh
3. He was adopted by Lewis Braham & Annie Stevens - still unlikely because I haven't found Lewis and Annie marrying.

4. There is another family of Brahams:-
Lewis Michael Abraham married Hannah Jacobs in 1852
They had 4 children that I know of.
Simeon Henry was born in November 1854 in London
In 1871 Lewis Michael is now calling himself, and the children, Braham
He is a widower, so Hannah Jacobs has died by this time. (Between 1860 and 1871)
Simeon Henry is now listed as Sydney Henry

It is possible that:
a) Lewis remarried after Hannah's death, to Annie Stevens and Sydney adopted her as mother.
However, Lewis Michael is still listed as Widower.
b) Sydney Henry 'anglicised' his mother's maiden name



According to my mother:
The family name was changed from Abraham to Braham because Lewis married out of the faith. Hannah Jacobs sounds Jewish, Annie Stevens doesn't. [This now seems unlikely because when Hannah died she was called Braham, so the name change took place before July 1870].

Burial
He was buried on 30th August 1913
Cloyne Cemetary, Cloyne, Co Cork
Reverend Mr Duncan, Rector of Ballycotton

Marriage By Declaration
===================
In Scotland Marriage by Declaration was once quite common and remained legal and valid until 1939.
All that was required was that the couple declare their intentions before two witnesses.
The problem with Marriage by Declaration was that occasionally there were misunderstandings and deceptions that proved messy.
Issues of sobriety at the time of the declaration as well as possibility of misunderstandings about whether the declaration was of betrothal or actual marriage could put the relationship in doubt, lacking reliable witnesses.
Since the transaction was informal and unrecorded it could be difficult to prove the legitimacy of offspring and rights of inheritance if either party abandoned the relationship.
Eligibility to marry could be cast in doubt if a previous marriage was alleged but could not be proved.
The old practice of English couples running off to Gretna Green at the Scottish boarder to be married by the blacksmith, under the more expedient Scottish law presents an exciting and romantic scenario.
Gretna Green is still a very popular wedding destination but nowadays prior notice must be filed with the local registrar

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Son
As Braham

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Son
Comm'l Clerk
As Sydney H Braham

Occupation:



Court Case:
Sydney Henry charged with Assault on Morpeth Mayor

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Head
Showman, Conjurer
As Sydney Braham

Court Case:
Sydney Henry, manager of Bostock's Menagerie, charged with cruelty to a horse.

Newpspaper Entry:
Interviewed as part of an article on Van Dwellers.
Manager of Bostock's No. 2 Menagerie at the time.


Census:
Relation to Head of House: Head
Showman
as Sidney Braham

Miscellaneous:
Present in a photograph taken at a menageries sale at Dalton Junction. From Hamlyn's Mangerie Magazine

Court Case:
In court case regarding an incident which occured 29 Apr 1895.
He was manager of E H Bostock's menagerie
Case was against Bostocks and it involved an elephant and a horse.
Case adjourned.


Miscellaneous:
Tuam Herald
Lion keeper in Braham's Menagerier injured

Miscellaneous:
Note in 'The Showman World' column of the The Era

Miscellaneous:
Adverts for Braham's Great American Menagerie
List of animals

Miscellaneous:
Advert for Braham's Menagerie

Newpspaper Entry:
Brief entry in 'The Era' saying that Sidney Brahams Mammoth Menagerie was at the Christmas Carnival

Miscellaneous:
Comment about the menagerie, immediately followed by comment from residents regarding the wild beast show near where they lived.

Newpspaper Entry:
Sydney Braham's premier menagerie

Census:
Menagerie Proprieter
6 labourers incl Ezra McKenzie

Court Case:
Bankruptcy
Lists debts and assets

Census:
Showman

Simeon married Elizabeth Ann MCKENZIE on 17 Jul 1879 in Glasgow, Scotland. Elizabeth was born on 3 Jan 1855 in Hoyland, Yorkshire, England; died in May 1944 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England; was buried on 17 May 1944 in New Brighton, Wallasey, Cheshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: BR 0042bP
• Reference Number: BR-J
• Census: 7 Apr 1861, Bishop Auckland, Durham, England; : 5y; Address: Arthur St
• Census: 3 Apr 1881, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England; : 26y; Address: Mid Lent Fair
• Census: 5 Apr 1891, Milverton, Somerset, England; : 36y; Address: Dulton Field, Milverton, Somerset
• Census: 31 Mar 1901, Kirkmabreck, Scotland; : 46y; Address: Adamson Square
• Census: 2 Apr 1911, Radcliffe Bridge, Lancashire, England; : 57y; Address: Wakes Ground
• Census: 19 Jun 1921, Wallasey, Cheshire, England; : 65y 5m; Address: Caravan, Knighton Yard, Rowan Street
• Census: 29 Sep 1939, Wallasey, Cheshire, England; Address: 22 Egerton Street

Notes:

Birth:
1861 Census gives birthplace as Hoyland, Yorkshire

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Wife

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Wife

Census:
Married 31 years, 8 children, 4 living, 4 died
I'm aware of all of them.

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Head
Widow
Brother, Ezra McKenzie with her

Census:
Born: 1854
+2 Redacted
Living with daughter and grandson
Entertainer - Retired
Gives DOB as 1854 instead of 1855

Buried:
16C 917 C of E
Looked in cemetery (13/07/06), no headstone.

Notes:

Married:
He: 8 Broad St, Glasgow
She: Vinegar Hill, Camlachie, Glasgow

Marriage took place at 62 Waterloo St.