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Record #3062

Name :: : Abraham ABEL (1892 - 1973)
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Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 20 Jun 1892
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 1973

Abode (1) : Place of BirthWales, Newport

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialEngland, Berkshire, Reading

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 6 Apr 1908
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Kensington
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Unknown

NotesGrandfather, George Abel, was born in Russia c. 1825, and was a dentist in Cheetham, Lancashire, England, and Cardiff, Wales. Georges' wife was Ann Jones. Ann Jones Abel died between 1862 and 1871.

Father, Moses Abel, was born 1862. He was a dentist in 1901 in Cardiff, Wales. Both Moses and George were Jewish, and both married in the Manchester synagogue. Burial places are unknown for Moses and George, but probably in the Cardiff area. Moses' first wife was Julia Matilda Hart, of Merthyr Tdyfil, Wales. Addresses for Moses are various in the Manchester area before 1890 then various in Wales. However, his last known address was 47 Tudor Road, Cardiff, Wales in 1901.

Mother: Julia Matilda Hart. Most of her family in Merthyr Tydfil were listed on the 1871 census as pupil teachers. Her father David was a pawnbroker.

In April, 1908, Abraham Abel, 15, carpenter, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, via Portland, Maine, with another 15 year old boy, Mark Laversohn, tailor, both intending to become farm labourers and en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

He was with the 30th BC Horse Regiment from 1912-1916. On February 7, 1916, Abraham Abel, 23, joined 102nd Comox-Atlin CEF at Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. His commanding officer was J. W. Warden. On his attestation paper, he declared that he was a resident of Lumby; that he was a labourer by trade; that his next of kin was his mother, Julia Matilda Abel, who resided at 41 London Street, Mindee, Newport, Wales. He was described as 5 foot 10-1/2 inches in height; medium complexion; brown hair; brown eyes. He was a member of the Presbyterian faith.

The curator of the Lumby BC Museum had this information from the Vernon News Archives:

February 10, 1916 "Frank Page and A. Abel went to Vernon on Monday and signed on with 102nd Comox Overseas Regiment."

February 17, 1916 "A most enjoyable farewell party and dance was given in Morand's Hall on Wednesday last week by A. Abel and Frank Page who left the next morning to join their regiment, the 102nd Comox-Atlin. The main feature of the evening was dancing, a few card games being indulged in, in another room. An excellent supper was served, and after a long evening's pleasure, farewell's were said to the two boys, the guests returning to their homes in the early hours of the morning."

He sailed from Halifax on the Empress of Britain arriving in England June 1916. After training at Bramshott camp, he embarked for France in August 1916.

After some months in the front line, Abraham was hospitalised in Rouen in 1917 with trench fever, recovered and returned to frontline duty.

In August 1918 he was wounded by gunshot at Amiens and returned to England. After discharge in 1919, he remained in Berkshire, England where he married and became a greengrocer.

Abraham Abel died in 1973, aged 81. A death registration was found for Abraham Abel: Date of Birth: June 20, 1892; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; Year of Registration: 1973; Place: Reading; Volume: 6A; page: 258.

ContributorsCreated : 2008-02-10 13:59:11 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-26 20:31:47 /

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3062	ABEL, Abraham	1892	WAL, , Newport	Apr 1908 : Kensington	CAN	Unknown
6256	ADDIS, Herbert	1897	WAL, MON, Newport	Jul 1909 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
13096	ALLEN, Ernest John	1894	WAL, GLA, Pontypridd	Aug 1909 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home
13834	ANTWIS, Robert Luchesi	1891	WAL, PEM, Haverfordwest	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
9233	ANTWIS, Sidney Walter John	1893	WAL, PEM, Pembroke Dock	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
15290	ASHWORTH, William John	1880	WAL, GLA, Swansea	Jul 1892 : Mongolian	CAN	Barnardos
10956	BARTLETT, Lydia M	1878	WAL, FLN, Holywell	May 1888 : Sardinian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
9979	BASSETT, Gwendoline	1894	WAL,	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
10626	BENBOW, Alfred	1914	WAL, , Forden	Apr 1929 : Duchess of York	CAN	Barnardos	CyraL
16315	BENTALL, Lila Rosanna	1874	WAL, GLA, Merthyr Tydfil	Jul 1886 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
4181	BERRYMAN, Hannah Maria	1891	WAL, MON, Pontypool	Sep 1907 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
4182	BERRYMAN, Jonas Francis	1896	WAL, GLA, Abercanaid	Apr 1910 : Corsican	CAN	Waifs & Strays
4183	BERRYMAN, May Harriet	1899	WAL, MON, Pontypool	May 1911 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
5078	BIRKENHEAD, Joseph	1910	WAL, , Hazel Beach	Aug 1926 : Montrose	CAN	Barnardos
16711	BLEWITT, Annie	1898	WAL, GLA, Ynyshir	Oct 1911 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
16596	BOOTH, Annie May	1892	WAL, MON, Abergavenny	Oct 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
6595	BOURNE, Albert	1911	WAL, , Merthyr Tydfil	Jul 1927 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
6596	BOURNE, William	1913	WAL, , Aberdare	Jul 1927 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
12699	BOWEN, Charles	1878	WAL, DEN, Wrexham	Mar 1892 : Carthaginian	CAN	Barnardos
11829	BRANNON, Sarah	1896	WAL, , Wrexham	Jul 1907 : Tunisian	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
10625	BRIDGEHOUSE, William	1913	WAL,	Apr 1929 : Duchess of York	CAN	Barnardos
13440	BRIDGES, James	1873	WAL, MON, Newport	Apr 1886 : Dominion	CAN	Board of Guardians (Various)
12972	BROOKLYN, David Richard	1892	WAL,	Jul 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
12971	BROOKLYN, Edith	1898	WAL, GLA, Bridgend	Jul 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
9138	BROWN, Herbert James	1892	WAL, , Newport	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
14693	BUDNER, Bessie	1907	WAL,	Mar 1920 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
16584	BUTCHER, Gladys Ruby	1894	WAL, MON, Newport	Aug 1906 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
16583	BUTCHER, Milicent Florence	1901	WAL, MON, Newport	Jun 1912 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
8071	BUTLER, Roy	1916	WAL, , Colwyn Bay	Mar 1932 : Montclare	CAN	YMCA
7266	CAHILL, Charles	1913	WAL, , Ebbw Vale	Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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