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Record #3097

Name :: : Percy ABRAHAMS (1890 - 1918)
aka : Percival ABRAHAM
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 22 Dec 1890 Notes : Source: Service record
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 8 Aug 1918 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, Toxteth Park

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Hangard Wood

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 4 Mar 1897
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Numidian
Placement Family: : Martin

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): : Mrs. Birt's Sheltering Home
Agency: : Louisa Birt

NotesPercival Abrahams was born on 22 December 1890, the son of Thomas Frederick Abrahams (Flatman) and Sarah Ann, nee Ellison. He is listed in the census for 1891 (Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 2923; Folio: 75; Page: 16; GSU Roll: 6098033.) He never married. The family name, in this census, is given as Abrams.

His Father, Thomas Frederick, was a flatman (sailor on flats, which were barge-type vessels), born 1854, died 1894. Percy was admitted to Mrs. Birt's Sheltering Home in 1896, and sailed on the Numidian with his sisters, Elizabeth (Bessie) and Amy, arriving at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 4 March 1897.

On January 31, 1900, Percy Abrahams wrote, from Stornoway, Quebec, Canada, to his mother (Sarah Ann Abrahams, nee Ellison), who resided at "1 Court, 1 House Harobe Street, Beaumont Street" (Liverpool).

In 1901, his mother Sarah was listed as a widow, residing in Toxteth Park with 3 of her children. Her death was registered in 1914 in Toxteth Park, Liverpool.

On March 6, 1916, at Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, Percival Abrahams, 25, joined the Canadian Armed Forces (Service Number: 748749; Force: Army; Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment); 16th Battalion). He declared that he was born in Liverpool, England; that he was a trainman; that he was single; that his birthdate was December 22, 1890; and that he had no next of kin. (This document is a copy; the original document, on file in Ottawa, has been amended to show his mother, Mrs. S. Abraham, as his next of kin.) He is described as 5 foot 8-1/2 inches in height; fresh complexion; blue eyes; dark brown hair. He is shown as a Methodist by faith.

On August 8, 1918, Private Percival Abrahams died at the Battle of Hangard Wood. At the end of March 1918, Hangard was at the junction of the French and Commonwealth forces defending Amiens. From 4 to 25 April, the village and Hangard Wood were the scene of incessant fighting, in which the line was held and the 18th Division were particularly heavily engaged. On 8 August, the village was cleared by the 1st and 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles. Percival is buried at HANGARD COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme,France (Grave Reference: I. A. II).

ContributorsCreated : 2008-02-14 13:54:57 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

Last Updated : 2013-08-29 17:48:20 /

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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
3032	ABBOT, Frederick	1882	ENG,	May 1901 : Numidian	CAN	Sailing Alone
3092	ABRAHAMS, Amy	1892	ENG, LAN, Toxteth Park	Mar 1897 : Numidian	CAN	Louisa Birt
3093	ABRAHAMS, Bessie	1888	ENG,	Mar 1897 : Numidian	CAN	Louisa Birt
3097	ABRAHAMS, Percy	1890	ENG, LAN, Toxteth Park	Mar 1897 : Numidian	CAN	Louisa Birt
3162	ADAIR, Mary	1880	ENG,	Mar 1897 : Numidian	CAN	Louisa Birt
7445	ADAMS, Charles	1891	ENG,	Jul 1901 : Numidian	CAN	Barnardos
7448	ADAMS, Ernest Alfred	1889	ENG, HAM, Southampton	Jul 1901 : Numidian	CAN	Barnardos
14261	AHEARN, John	1885	ENG,	Sep 1898 : Numidian	CAN	Westminster Catholic Society
18294	ALLAN, James J	1879	ENG,	Apr 1895 : Numidian	CAN	Barnardos
8420	ALLEN, Joseph	1887	ENG, CHS, Stockport	Jul 1901 : Numidian	CAN	Barnardos
8421	ALLEN, William	1892	ENG,	Jul 1901 : Numidian	CAN	Barnardos
4007	ANDREWS, Annie	1882	ENG,	Aug 1895 : Numidian	CAN	Maria Rye
8422	ANDREWS, Arthur Richard	1891	ENG, LND, Lambeth	Jul 1901 : Numidian	CAN	Barnardos
6110	ANDREWS, Mary	1889	ENG,	Aug 1895 : Numidian	CAN	Maria Rye
13336	ANSELL, Elizabeth	1885	ENG,	May 1899 : Numidian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
6897	ANSELL, Emily	1886	ENG,	May 1899 : Numidian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
13335	ANSELL, Isabel	1893	ENG,	May 1899 : Numidian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
7702	ANTHONY, John	1887	IRL,	May 1900 : Numidian	CAN	Catholic Emigration Society
14262	ARMSTRONG, William	1885	ENG,	Sep 1898 : Numidian	CAN	Westminster Catholic Society
5965	ARNOLD, Norman	1890	ENG,	Jul 1901 : Numidian	CAN	Barnardos
8419	ASHTON, William	1890	ENG,	Jul 1901 : Numidian	CAN	Barnardos
16735	ATKINSON, Robert	1890	ENG,	Jul 1901 : Numidian	CAN	Barnardos
8423	ATTLEN, William	1891	ENG,	Jul 1901 : Numidian	CAN	Barnardos
11823	BAILEY, Charles	1892	ENG,	Jul 1901 : Numidian	CAN	Barnardos
14741	BALL, Frederick Phillip	1878	ENG, MDX, London	May 1892 : Numidian	CAN	Childrens Aid Society
15035	BANKS, William	1883	ENG,	Jun 1897 : Numidian	CAN	Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)
18510	BARNES, Elizabeth	1878	ENG,	Sep 1892 : Numidian	CAN	Salford Catholic Protection and Rescue Society
18704	BARNES, Henry	1879	ENG,	Aug 1891 : Numidian	CAN	Unknown
18719	BARNES, John James	1883	ENG,	1892 : Numidian	CAN	Unknown
6355	BARRON, Charles	1892	ENG, ESX, West Ham	May 1901 : Numidian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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