Biography

Mr. Abrahams had been in hospital for a fortnight, suffering from a very severe attack of GastriI, Ulcer and Gallstones and although everything possible was done for him, he succumbed to the illness. The deceased had spent many years on the fields at Lawlers, Sandstone and lately at Wiluna. He was of a kindly disposition and always ready to help at any function in any way he could. He will be missed greatly, especially at the kiddies' picnics, as he was always to the fore to boil the billy. The funeral the next day was largely attended, with a beautiful wreath made by the school children, presented as a token of sympathy from the State School. Mr. Abrahams' relatives were mostly residing in the eastern States, in Victoria and New South Wales, at the time of his death. Lionel's father was born in 1825 in Kent, England. He first married Malwina Eulalie Nathusius in 1854 in Melbourne, but not before they had started their family of nine children born between 1850 and 1865. Two years later, on 2 January 1856, he married Lionel's mother, Chana Hannah Sarah Levy, known as Hannah, and between them, they had a further eleven children between 1856 and 1875, of which Lionel was the second youngest. Interestingly, in those times when so many little children didn't survive childhood, only two children failed to thrive - one from the first marriage and the youngest one from the second marriage. Hannah died in 1896 in Carlton, Victoria, aged 74 years. Malwina died on 26 November 1896 in Collingwood, Victoria, aged 65 years. Yosef died 8 January 1898 at Carlton, Victoria, aged 73 years.