(09/03/1848-06/04/1918).
John died in Bunbury. His parents were Captain John Abrahamson, who arrived on 04/11/1888 on the Helena Mena with his wife and two children. John married Mary Ann Higgins (1847-01/10/1912) in the United Kingdom. Mary died in Bunbury. She was the daughter of T. H. Higgins of Bunbury. John and Mary had three daughters and a son, Henry Herbert (1877-). Henry was born in London. John was in command of several migrant ships including the London and was the Master of the Australind in the North-West trade in 1888. In 1891 he was a pilot, he worked at Rottnest and from 1894-1900 he was the pilot in charge and harbourmaster in Bunbury. He was educated at the Montreal Academy in Scotland.