George Albert BRAHAM

1886 - 1954  (67 years)

• Name	George Albert BRAHAM
  Birth	29 Oct 1886	Leicester Area, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Milverton, Somerset, England   [3]
  	Age: 4y
  	Address: Dulton Field, Milverton, Somerset
  	Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Kirkmabreck, Scotland   [4]
  	Age: 14y
  	Address: Adamson Square
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Radcliffe Bridge, Lancashire, England   [5]
  	Age: 24y
  	Address: Wakes Ground
  Physical Description	11 Dec 1915  [6]
  	Height 5' 6"
  Enlisted	11 Dec 1915	Crewe, Cheshire, England   [6]
  	Age: 29y
  Demobbed	11 Aug 1919  [6]
  	Age: 32y
  	Discharged disabled 'Neurathenia' - another name for 'Shell Shock' Served in Mesopotamia and India
  Occupation	Between 18 Jan 1932 and 16 Apr 1954	Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, England   [7]
  	Elephant Trainer
  	Address: Whipsnade Zoo
  Census	29 Sep 1939	Luton, Bedfordshire, England   [2]
  	Address: Windmill Terrace
  	Born: 1886 Elephant Keeper Living in house with Gertrude Kingham (Possibly as a lodger) Her code RG101/2007B/018/28 Note: CR 282 WAA 31-3-52 PWC 402/14070
  Reference Number	BR 0014a
  Reference Number	BR-J
  Retired	16 Apr 1954	Wallasey, Cheshire, England   [7]
  	Address: 3 Mallard Way, Moreton, Wallasey
  Death	20 May 1954	Wallasey, Cheshire, England   [8, 9]
  	Age: 67y
  	Address: 3 Mallard Way and Victoria Hospital
  	Living with nephew & niece
  Person ID	I213	Jacobs
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2022

  
  

  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   [10]
  	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

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Oct 1886 - Leicester Area, England Census - Age: 4y,Address: Dulton Field, Milverton, Somerset - 5 Apr 1891 - Milverton, Somerset, England Census - Age: 14y,Address: Adamson Square - 31 Mar 1901 - Kirkmabreck, Scotland Census - Age: 24y,Address: Wakes Ground - 2 Apr 1911 - Radcliffe Bridge, Lancashire, England Enlisted - Age: 29y - 11 Dec 1915 - Crewe, Cheshire, England Occupation - Elephant Trainer,Address: Whipsnade Zoo - Between 18 Jan 1932 and 16 Apr 1954 - Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, England Census - Address: Windmill Terrace - 29 Sep 1939 - Luton, Bedfordshire, England Retired - Address: 3 Mallard Way, Moreton, Wallasey - 16 Apr 1954 - Wallasey, Cheshire, England Death - Age: 67y,Address: 3 Mallard Way and Victoria Hospital - 20 May 1954 - Wallasey, Cheshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Photo - George Albert Braham\George Albert - Elephant3 - Whipsnade
  		George Albert Braham - Bird Show
  		George Albert - Whipsnade
  		Photo - Braham Family Group

  
  

• Notes

  Served in World War 1 Saw service in Mesopotamia Discharged as no longer physically fit for war service. Neurasthenia (Shell Shock) [11] Elephant Trainer (Brahams Menagerie then Whipsnade, via Bostock & Wombwells Menagerie) Elephant called Dixie At Whipsnade 1932 - 1954 Never Married Lived with Joan Godfrey (Niece) & her husband (Stan Finlay) after retiring Possibly refer to sale of Bostocks in World's Fair 23/01/1932 pp33,39,40,45 also 16/01/1932 p45 and News of World from 09.01.1932

  
  

• Sources

  [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 1 Jan 1980, 1886 OND Leicester 7a 217. GRO Checked [S1416] 1939 Nat Reg - RG 101-2007-2007B-018, 20 Feb 2016, RG101/2007B/018/29. [S97] 1891 Census - RG 12/1870 F067 P19 - Braham, Sydney, 1 Jan 1980. [S282] 1901 Census - RD 873 Enum 005 P020 -Braham, Sydney H, 1 Jan 1980. [S712] 1911 Census - RG 14/23531 SN213 - Braham Sydney H, 1 Jan 1980. [S374] Military Record - Braham, George Albert, 24 Feb 2018. [S357] Work Record Card - George Albert Braham - Whipsnade Zoo, 1 Jan 1980. [S117] Death Cert - Braham, George Albert - BR 014, 1 Jan 1980. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 20 Nov 2016, 1954 AMJ Wallasey 10A 599. [S74] Marriage Cert - Braham, Sydney Henry - BR 042, 18 Oct 2014. Both aged 24 [S374] Military Record - Braham, George Albert.