Blaber Family Genealogy

Tenth Generation


218. Henry BLABER33,208,213,1787 was born about 1827 in Lewes, East Sussex, England.575,1788,1789,1790,1791,1792,1793,1794 He was christened on 10 February 1827 in St John the Baptist's Church, Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England.73,228,572 BVRI2 transcription give christening date as 18 February. John Scobell, Rector. He lived at Spring Gardens in Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England on 7 June 1841.575 On 30 March 1851 Henry was a Shepherd.305 He lived at 67 Priory Street in Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England on 30 March 1851.305 Between 1854 and 1881 he was a Labourer/Agricultural Labourer.1795,1796,1797 Henry lived at East Port Lane in Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1854. He lived at the Union Workhouse in Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1871.1795 He was a widower in 1871. He lived at 3 Hicks Cottages in Chailey, East Sussex, England in 1881.1797 At the 1881 Census, Henry was a Boarder at the home of Elizabeth TOWNSEND (70).
Henry lived at the Union Workhouse in Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1891.1798 At the 1891 Census, Henry was described as a Pauper Inmate.
In 1891 he was a Gardener.1798 He lived at East Chiltington at the Union Workhouse in Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1901–1911.1799,1800 At the 1911 Census he was said to be 'Formerly a Shepherd'.
In 1898, Lewes Workhouse merged with the Chailey and West Firle Unions, with the new body continuing under the name of Lewes Union. The West Firle and Lewes Workhouses closed and their inmates transferred to the former Chailey Union Workhouse at East Chiltington.
Henry died possibly still in the Workhouse in 1913 at the age of 86 in Lewes, East Sussex, England.1801

Henry BLABER and Maria MARTEN were married on 19 March 1854 in St John the Baptist's Church, Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England.208 Witnessed by Alfred and Elizabeth Blaber. They208 lived at White Hills in Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1861.1796 Maria MARTEN33, daughter of Richard MARTEN, was born in 1835 in Rottingdean, East Sussex, England.1788,1802 She died about 1866 at the age of 31.

Henry BLABER-901 and Maria MARTEN-977 had the following children:

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Eliza BLABER33 was born in 1853 in Lewes, East Sussex, England.1803 She was christened on 17 April 1854 at St John the Baptist's Church in Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England.228,1804 She died in 1856 at the age of 3 in Lewes, East Sussex, England.1805 Eliza was buried on 12 September 1856 in St John the Baptist's Church, Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England.114

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Alfred BLABER33 was born in 1854. He was christened on 17 April 1854 at St John the Baptist's Church in Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England.1806,1807 He died in 1855 at the age of 1 in Lewes, East Sussex, England. Alfred was buried on 21 October 1855 in St John the Baptist's Church, Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England.114

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Ann Grover BLABER-2622.

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Elizabeth BLABER33 was born in 1858 in Ringmer, Lewes, East Sussex, England.1808,1809 She lived at White Hills in Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1861.1796 She was christened on 7 October 1861 in St John the Baptist's Church, Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England.228,1034 In 1881 Elizabeth was a Parlourmaid. She lived at 50 Brunswick Place in Hove, East Sussex, England in 1881.1810 Elizabeth was a live-in servant in 1881.

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Henry BLABER-887.

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Frederick BLABER33 was born about 1863. He was christened on 15 June 1863 in St Peter & St Mary Westout Church (later St Anne's), Lewes, East Sussex, England.228 He died in 1863 at the age of 0 in Lewes, East Sussex, England.1811

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Mary BLABER33 was born on 25 June 1864 in Lewes, East Sussex, England.1812 Mary was born in West Gate Street. She was christened on 28 June 1864.228 She died on 28 June 1864 at the age of 0 in Lewes, East Sussex, England.1813

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Martha BLABER33 was born on 25 June 1864 in Lewes, East Sussex, England.1812,1814 Martha was born in West Gate Street. She was christened on 29 June 1864 in St Peter & St Mary Westout Church (later St Anne's), Lewes, East Sussex, England.228,1814 IGI has christening at St Michael, Lewes. She died in 1864 at the age of 0 in Lewes, East Sussex, England.1815

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Susan BLABER33 was born on 24 January 1866 in Cliffe, Lewes, East Sussex, England.1816,1817,1818 Although Susan was born in 1866, all other records throughout her life show her date of birth as 1868.
She was christened on 9 August 1869.228 She lived at St Ann's at Workhouse School in Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1871.1819 In April 1881 Susan was a Kitchen Maid in Brighton, East Sussex, England.1820 She lived at 10 Oriental Place in Brighton, East Sussex, England in April 1881.1820 Susan was a live-in servant in the lodging house run by the Arney family. She lived at the asylum as a patient at London County Lunatic Asylum in Coulsdon, Surrey, England in 1891–1901.1817,1818 Susan died on 24 May 1938 at the age of 72 in Surrey, England.1821