NameAbraham FREDMAN
Birth1849, London, England
Death21 Mar 1934, St Kilda, Victoria
Burial22 Mar 1934, Brighton Cemetery, Vic
OccupationFurniture Warehouseman, Merchant
ResidencesWilliamstown; "Beaconsfield", 151 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
Misc. Notes
Abraham arrived in Victoria in 1854, as a four year old child.
157Abraham had a furniture store and warehouse in Williamstown
158 The first Fredman's store was opened in Nelson Place, Williamstown, around 1880. Later the Ferguson Street property was built. The Newport store was opened in 1929. In October 1958, Fredmans Furnishings, including shops in Williamstown, Newport, Spotswood and Altona, was taken over by Patersons Pty Ltd. All Fredman's staff were kept on in employment with the new firm. The Mrs Fredman who handed over the keys was presumably married to a descendent of Abraham's brother Isadore.
159Abraham and Hannah were married "as customary", according to rites and ceremonies of Judaism, at Hannah's home, "Belgravia", Victoria Parade, East Melbourne. Witnesses were Moses ?? and Henry Cantor.
160They moved to St Kilda in 1892
161He was involved with the Williamstown Racing Club.
Abraham's estate was worth "not more than 2357 pounds". He left it in trust with the net income to be paid to his wife during her lifetime, then to his daughter. After her Myrtle's death the estate was to be shared between her children. •5
Spouses
Birth3 Sep 1865, Dunedin, New Zealand
Deathaft 1943
Residences'Belgravia', Victoria Parade, E Melb., Williamstown
Misc. Notes
Joyce Robinson remembers Hannah's sisters Cecilia, Louisa and Flora visiting their house in Armadale Street.
Research
Birth #547 - have photocopy of entry, father given as Simeon Raphael, merchant, mother as Kate Raphael formerly Levy. She registered the birth on 22 Feb 1866 in Dunedin.
1 Keith McNaughton has a photo of Hannah with her grand-daughter Marjorie (Keith's mother). Marjorie and her grand daughter, Sonia, clearly take after Hannah.
Marriage14 Oct 1885, "Belgravia" East Melbourne