A Jacobs Family History
George Albert BRAHAM
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Name George Albert BRAHAM Birth 29 Oct 1886 Leicester Area, England
[1, 2] - Fact Flags: Preferred
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
Ancestor Count 33 Reference Number BR 0014a Reference Number BR-J Retired 16 Apr 1954 Wallasey, Cheshire, England
[7] Address: 3 Mallard Way, Moreton, Wallasey _UID 0D3F287583FD42248A1405E2ED0A13D735B0 Death 20 May 1954 Wallasey, Cheshire, England
[8, 9] Age: 67y Address: 3 Mallard Way and Victoria Hospital - Living with nephew & niece
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Person ID I213 Jacobs Last Modified 30 Jan 2026
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
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Event Map
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Photos 
Photo - George Albert Braham\George Albert - Elephant3 - Whipsnade 
George Albert Braham - Bird Show 
George Albert - Whipsnade 
Photo - Braham Family Group 
George Albert Braham in uniform
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Notes - Served in World War 1
Saw service in Mesopotamia
Discharged as no longer physically fit for war service.
Neurasthenia (Shell Shock) [6] - 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
- Served in World War 1
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Sources - [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 1886 OND Leicester 7a 217.
GRO Checked - [S1416] 1939 Nat Reg - RG 101-2007-2007B-018, RG101/2007B/018/29.
- [S97] 1891 Census - RG 12/1870 F067 P19 - Braham, Sydney.
- [S282] 1901 Census - RD 873 Enum 005 P020 -Braham, Sydney H.
- [S712] 1911 Census - RG 14/23531 SN213 - Braham Sydney H.
- [S374] Military Record - Braham, George Albert.
- [S357] Work Record Card - George Albert Braham - Whipsnade Zoo.
- [S117] Death Cert - Braham, George Albert - BR 014.
- [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 1954 AMJ Wallasey 10A 599.
- [S74] Marriage Cert - Braham, Sydney Henry - BR 042.
Both aged 24
- [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 1886 OND Leicester 7a 217.
