User blog:Jslash831/Braham Abrahams family

I have been researching my paternal side of the family for about 15 years now. Initially I had my last name only to research, Braham, while researching more and more I found that the original surname was Abraham(s), depending on the person, time and place. But the curious thing was/is that the family went by Braham Abrahams. There was a brother of my great grandfather living in New York named Samuel Braham Abrahams. He carried my current surname as a middle name. Researching further various members of this family referenced their middle initial as "B.", I have to assume for Braham. My great grandfather changed his name to Braham after living in the United States for a few years. There were stories why that happened but in researching I do not find any of those stories to be true.

This family has been a very hard one to research for various reasons but mostly because of the last name changes. I have researched up to my 3rd great grandfather Samuel in England. That is where my brickwall lies.

Paternal Side:  Braham/Abraham(s), Babula, Dougherty/Dockerty/Doherty, Hanlon, Holland, Stones, Cockayne.

Paternal Location from recent to past: Miami, Florida, Jersey City, New Jersey, Lancashire, England, Cheshire, England.

Maternal Side:  Hinch(c)liffe, Kerwin, Golden, Mulhall, Powers, McConnell, Wyllie, Hutchinson, Platel.

Maternal Location:  Connecticut, Fall River, Massachusetts, Ireland, New Hampshire, Maine.