Sydney Lewis BRAHAM

1882 - 1961  (79 years)   Has 19 ancestors and 12 descendants in this family tree.

Simeon Henry ABRAHAM

1854 - 1913  (58 years)

Birth	20 Nov 1854	St Pancras, London, England
	Address: 32 Mornington Place, Hampstead Road, St Pancras
Died	28 Aug 1913	Shanagary, Eire
	Age: 58y
Buried	30 Aug 1913	Cloyne, County Cork, Eire
	Age: 58y
	Address: St. Colman's Cathedral
Father	Lewis Michael ABRAHAM,   b. Abt 1828, Plymouth, Devon, England
Mother	Hannah JACOBS,   b. Between 1823 and 1826, St James West, London, England
Married	18 Feb 1852	London, England
	Address: New Synagogue
Family	Elizabeth Ann MCKENZIE,   b. 3 Jan 1855, Hoyland, Yorkshire, England
Married	17 Jul 1879	Glasgow, Scotland
	Address: 62 Waterloo Street
Children	1. Herbert BRAHAM   2. Lewis de Francis BRAHAM,   b. 30 Jul 1880, Exhibition, Cattle Market, Kilmarnock, Scotland   3. Sydney Henry BRAHAM,   b. 24 May 1881, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, England + 4. Sydney Lewis BRAHAM,   b. 30 May 1882, Market Park, Kinross, Scotland + 5. Arthur Henry BRAHAM,   b. 16 Sep 1884, West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England   6. George Albert BRAHAM,   b. 29 Oct 1886, Leicester Area, England + 7. Annie BRAHAM,   b. 26 Jan 1888, Westoe, South Shields, England   8. Edward Francis BRAHAM,   b. 11 Oct 1890, Dundee, Scotland

Elizabeth Ann MCKENZIE

1855 - 1944  (89 years)

Birth	3 Jan 1855	Hoyland, Yorkshire, England
Died	May 1944	Wallasey, Cheshire, England
	Age: 90y
	Address: 159a Victoria Road
Buried	17 May 1944	New Brighton, Wallasey, Cheshire, England
	Address: Rake Lane Cemetery
Married	20 Jan 1845	Stepney, London, England
	Address: Lower(?) Street
Family	Simeon Henry ABRAHAM,   b. 20 Nov 1854, St Pancras, London, England
Married	17 Jul 1879	Glasgow, Scotland
	Address: 62 Waterloo Street
Children	1. Herbert BRAHAM   2. Lewis de Francis BRAHAM,   b. 30 Jul 1880, Exhibition, Cattle Market, Kilmarnock, Scotland   3. Sydney Henry BRAHAM,   b. 24 May 1881, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, England + 4. Sydney Lewis BRAHAM,   b. 30 May 1882, Market Park, Kinross, Scotland + 5. Arthur Henry BRAHAM,   b. 16 Sep 1884, West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England   6. George Albert BRAHAM,   b. 29 Oct 1886, Leicester Area, England + 7. Annie BRAHAM,   b. 26 Jan 1888, Westoe, South Shields, England   8. Edward Francis BRAHAM,   b. 11 Oct 1890, Dundee, Scotland

Emma KINDER

1887 - 1966  (79 years)

Birth	7 Feb 1887	Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
	Address: 211 Bute Street
Died	Jun 1966	Victoria, Australia
	Age: 79y
	Address: Daylesford
Cremated	1 Jul 1966	Victoria, Australia
	Address: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale
Father	William KINDER,   b. Abt 1856, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Oct 1880 and Dec 1880	Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Family	Sydney Lewis BRAHAM,   b. 30 May 1882, Market Park, Kinross, Scotland
Married	21 Jan 1914	Pontypridd, Wales
Children	+ 1. Lillian Elizabeth BRAHAM,   b. 18 Nov 1914, Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales + 2. Sydney Edgar Frederick BRAHAM,   b. 5 Jul 1916, Pentre, Glamorgan, Wales

Lillian Elizabeth BRAHAM

1914 - 1993  (78 years)

Birth	18 Nov 1914	Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales
Died	Oct 1993	Ogwy, Glamorgan, Wales
	Age: 78y
Father	Sydney Lewis BRAHAM,   b. 30 May 1882, Market Park, Kinross, Scotland
Mother	Emma KINDER,   b. 7 Feb 1887, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Married	21 Jan 1914	Pontypridd, Wales
Family 1	Edward Thomas PATE,   b. 4 Jun 1904, Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Married	Bef 1937
Children	1. Living
Family 2	Living
Children	1. Living   2. Living

Sydney Edgar Frederick BRAHAM

1916 - 1991  (74 years)

Birth	5 Jul 1916	Pentre, Glamorgan, Wales
Died	26 Mar 1991	Victoria, Australia
	Age: 74y
Cremated	2 Apr 1991	Victoria, Australia
	Age: 74y
	Address: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale
Father	Sydney Lewis BRAHAM,   b. 30 May 1882, Market Park, Kinross, Scotland
Mother	Emma KINDER,   b. 7 Feb 1887, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Married	21 Jan 1914	Pontypridd, Wales
Family	Myra May SHUTT,   b. 30 Aug 1912, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Married	Between Jul 1948 and Sep 1948	Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living

• Name	Sydney Lewis BRAHAM
  Birth	30 May 1882	Market Park, Kinross, Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Gender	Male
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Leytonstone, London, England   [4]
  	Age: 8y
  	Address: Essex House, Norman Road, Leytonstone
  	Relation to Head of House: Nephew Living with George Joseph Wines and family
  Miscellaneous	20 Feb 1896	Dalton Junction, County Durham, England   [5]
  	Present in a photograph taken at a menageries sale at Dalton Junction. From Hamlyn's Mangerie Magazine Seat on ground (end right)
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Kirkmabreck, Scotland   [6]
  	Age: 18y
  	Address: Adamson Square
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Tenbury, Worcestershire, England   [7]
  	Age: 28y
  	Address: Travelling Zoo
  	Animal Novelty Exponent Single On the road with a menagerie managed by Harold Birket
  Enlisted	22 Feb 1916  [8]
  	Age: 34y
  	Address: 110 Queen Street, Cardiff
  Census	19 Jun 1921	Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales   [9]
  	Age: 39y 1m
  	Address: 211 Bute Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Proprietor of Rifle Range - Own Account - At Home Number of Children (under16) by age:- No. 2 4 X 6 X
  Census	29 Sep 1939	Porthcawl, Glamorganshire, Wales   [2]
  	Address: Van 5
  	Born: 1882 Showman
  Ancestor Count	33
  Descendant Count	12
  Reference Number	BR 0012a
  Reference Number	BR-J
  _UID	1871D0578D8C484597B14C09084A47F07CC7
  Death	15 Jul 1961	Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales   [10, 11, 12]
  	Age: 79y
  	Address: Glanrhyrd Hospital
  	Living in a 'Living Van' in Nicholas Yard, Porthcawl Occupation - Amusement Caterer Anthony Braham enquired from local authorities if there was a grave anywhere, but there wasn't. Fact Flags: Preferred
  Person ID	I133	Jacobs
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Simeon Henry ABRAHAM,   b. 20 Nov 1854, St Pancras, London, England d. 28 Aug 1913, Shanagary, Eire (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Ann MCKENZIE,   b. 3 Jan 1855, Hoyland, Yorkshire, England d. May 1944, Wallasey, Cheshire, England (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	17 Jul 1879	Glasgow, Scotland   [13]
  	Address: 62 Waterloo Street
  	He: 8 Broad St, Glasgow She: Vinegar Hill, Camlachie, Glasgow Marriage took place at 62 Waterloo St.
  Family ID	F63	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma KINDER,   b. 7 Feb 1887, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales d. Jun 1966, Victoria, Australia (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	21 Jan 1914	Pontypridd, Wales   [8, 14]
  Reference Number	BR012-BR013
  Children	+ 1. Lillian Elizabeth BRAHAM,   b. 18 Nov 1914, Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales d. Oct 1993, Ogwy, Glamorgan, Wales (Age 78 years) + 2. Sydney Edgar Frederick BRAHAM,   b. 5 Jul 1916, Pentre, Glamorgan, Wales d. 26 Mar 1991, Victoria, Australia (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F39	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 May 1882 - Market Park, Kinross, Scotland Census - Age: 8y,Address: Essex House, Norman Road, Leytonstone - 5 Apr 1891 - Leytonstone, London, England Miscellaneous - 20 Feb 1896 - Dalton Junction, County Durham, England Census - Age: 18y,Address: Adamson Square - 31 Mar 1901 - Kirkmabreck, Scotland Census - Age: 28y,Address: Travelling Zoo - 2 Apr 1911 - Tenbury, Worcestershire, England Marriage - 21 Jan 1914 - Pontypridd, Wales Census - Age: 39y 1m,Address: 211 Bute Street - 19 Jun 1921 - Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales Census - Address: Van 5 - 29 Sep 1939 - Porthcawl, Glamorganshire, Wales Death - Age: 79y,Address: Glanrhyrd Hospital - 15 Jul 1961 - Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Photo - Arthur Henry-Annie Anita-Margaret Elizabeth-Joan Godfrey-Sydney Lewis
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		HamlynsMenagerieMagazine This copy of the photograph is from The National Archives and is not for publication on the website. Reference: COPY 1/424/3 Description: 'Photograph entitled: 'Group of buyers at the sale of Bostock's Menagerie at Dalton Junction, 20th [February 1896]'. Copyright owner of work: James Worthington, 34 Lansdown Place, Lewes. Trading as A M Bliss…
  		HamlynsMenagerieMagazine This copy of the photograph is from The National Archives and is not for publication on the website. Reference: COPY 1/424/3 Description: 'Photograph entitled: 'Group of buyers at the sale of Bostock's Menagerie at Dalton Junction, 20th [February 1896]'. Copyright owner of work: James Worthington, 34 Lansdown Place, Lewes. Trading as A M Bliss…
  		Photo - Braham Family Group
  		Photo - Braham Family Group

  
  

• Notes

  Served in World War but didn't see active service [8] 1905 - Showman [Arthur Henry's Marriage Certificate] Cutting from "World's Fair" Jan 24th 1914 "MARRIAGE OF Mr S BRAHAM The marriage took place on wednesday last of Sydney Braham, eldest son ofthe late Sydney & Mrs Braham of Bird Show fame. The bride is well knownin Cardiff"

  
  

• Sources

  [S115] Birth Cert - Braham, Sydney Lewis - BR 012. [S1367] 1939 Nat Reg - RG 101-7362-7362A-026, RG101/7362A/026/02. [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 1882 Kinross, 462/26 - Scotland's People. [S63] 1891 Census - RG 12/1348 F074 P03/04 - Wines, George Joseph, Amelia - Braham, Sydney Lewis, Arthur Henry 1891 Census - RG 12/1348 F074 P03/04. [S1217] Menagerie Sale. Original information came from Anthony Braham [S282] 1901 Census - RD 873 Enum 005 P020 -Braham, Sydney H. [S770] 1911 Census - RG 14/17583 SN148 - Braham, Sidney Lewis. [S375] Military Record - Braham, Sydney Lewis. [S3802] 1921 Census RG15-26457-0759 - Braham, Sydney Lewis. [S1216] Death Cert - Braham, Sydney Lewis. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 1961 JAS Bridgend 8B 48. Photo shows him with Godfrey family and youngest child is either 1953 or 1957. [S1215] Email from Anthony Braham. [S74] Marriage Cert - Braham, Sydney Henry - BR 042. Both aged 24 [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1914 JFM Pontypridd 11a 954.