Charles John Abraham DD (1814 - 1903)

Born 17 Jun 1814 in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Caroline Harriet (Palmer) Abraham — married 17 Jan 1850 in Wanlip, Leicestershire, England

Descendants

Died 4 Feb 1903 at age 88 in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England

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Biography

Rt Reverend Bishop Charles John Abraham, Doctor of Divinity (Cantab), was the son of Captain Thomas Abraham of Sandhurst. He was born in 1814.^[1]

Charles married Caroline Palmer, daughter of Sir Charles Palmer of Wanlip. She died in 1877.

Charles was consecrated as Archdeacon of Waitemata, New Zealand (1852-1858); and Bishop of Wellington, New Zealand, in September 1858-1870. He then returned to England where he served as the Prebendary of Lichfield (1872-1876), Rector of Tatenhill (1875-1876); and Canon and Precentor from 1876 and coadjutor bishop for the diocese of Lichfield (1870-1878).^[2][1]

In 1881 Charles was widowed and is recorded on the 1881 census as living at The Close, Lichfield. His sister-in-law, Mary Palmer, was also living with him, alongside other servants and retainers.^[3] Charles was still said to be living there in 1890.^[1] In 1891 he was still living in Lichfield, but was no longer "head of his house", he was a lodger at an establishment in Beaker Street, Lichfield, maintained by the Child family.^[4] However, by 1901, Charles was living with his son Charles in Bakewell, Derbyshire.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} 1890 Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes, database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: 1890 Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes. London, England: Kelly & Co.
2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Charles Abraham (bishop of Wellington)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles_Abraham_(bishop_of_Wellington) (accessed December 13, 2020).
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27X-YZQZ : 13 December 2017), Charles J Abraham, Lichfield The Close, Staffordshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 8, Piece/Folio 2773/86, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,794.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W7D9-GZM : 22 February 2021), Charles J Abraham in household of Mary Anna Child, Lichfield St Chad, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Staffordshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSV9-945 : 21 May 2019), Charles J Abraham in household of Charles F Abraham, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Bakewell subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q5074951
• NZ Anglican History