Abraham Straw

  General Notes:

son's obit - born England and not of Wm Straw of New England lines- will keep on website because this Straw family was of New England and lived in RI, MA and VT

1881 census of England
Abraham Straw age 26 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Sarah Straw Gender: Male Where born: Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England Civil parish: Ruddington County/Island: Nottinghamshire Country: England Street Address: Wilford Rd Condition as to marriage: Married Occupation: Framework Knitter Registration district: Basford Sub-registration district: Wilford ED, institution, or vessel: 6 Neighbors: Piece: 3339 Folio: 83 Page Number: 32 Household Members:
Name Age Abraham Straw 26 Sarah Straw 22 Alice Maud Straw 1

Passenger list of UMBRIA
Abraham Straw Arrival Date: 16 Jan 1888 Birth Year: abt 1886 [wrongly transcribed; s/b 1856] Age: 2 [wrongly transcribed [ s/b 32] Gender: Male Ethnicity/Race-/Nationality: English Place of Origin: England Port of Departure: Liverpool, Nottingham England and Queenstown, Ireland Destination: United States of America Port of Arrival: New York Port Arrival State: New York Port Arrival Country: United States Ship Name: Umbria

1900 New Britain, Hartford, CT
Abraham Straw born Oct 1856 England; divorced
Alice M. Straw b.June 1879 England [dau]
Jemima Straw b. Mar 1890 RI [dau]
(Sarah is living in RI with the rest of their children and says she is widowed)

1910 Bloomfield, Essex, NJ
Abraham Straw age 51 England; married 2x; knitter; married c1906
Roda age 24 born England; no ch;

1920 Mahattan, New York, NY
Abraham Straw 1858 England; "nitter"
Roder age 25 born Wales

for consideration:
Name:Abraham Straw
Birth Year:abt 1853
Age:74
Death Date:16 Oct 1927
Death Place:Manhattan, New York, USA
Certificate Number:23304

Abraham married Sarah Harriet Marshall, daughter of Arthur Marshall and Sarah Dring. (Sarah Harriet Marshall was born in Nov 1859 in Gotham, Nottinghamshire, England, died on 19 May 1932 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island and was buried in North Burial Ground in Providence, Rhode Island.)