Abraham was born in Albury Surrey in 1851. He is the son of Charles Cumper and Ann Atfield. Abraham was christened in Shere Surrey on 27 July 1851.
In various census forms, Abraham declared his occupation to be bricklayers' labourer, bricklayer and finally a builder.
On 25 November 1871 in Albury, Abraham married Mary Ann Renaut. As confirmed by the 1911 census, the couple would become the parents of 9 children who were born between the years of 1872 and 1892. Sadly, 3 of those children died prior to 1900.
Abraham passed away in Guildford Surrey in 1925 at age 74.
Sources
"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N36-H5J : 1 October 2014), Abraham Cumper, 1851; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Guildford, Surrey, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
"England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MG-T4DP : 3 March 2021), Abraham Comper in household of Charles Comper, Albury, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q277-VDWS : 10 December 2017), Abraham Cumper, Albury, Surrey, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 22, Piece/Folio 775/29, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,397.
"England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QFD5-2ZM : 22 February 2021), Abraham Cumper, Albury, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Surrey county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9X9-1D7 : 20 May 2019), Abram Cumper, Albury, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Albury subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW84-7QZ : 7 July 2019), Abraham Cumper, Albury, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVHC-CYCH : 4 September 2014), Abraham Cumper, 1925; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Guildford, Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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