Blaber Family Genealogy

Ninth Generation


98. Martha BLABER33,408 was born about 1830 in Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England.165,409,410,411,412,413 She was christened on 21 March 1830 in St Anne's Church (previously St Peter & St Mary Westout), Lewes, East Sussex, England.162,177 She lived at Homedean, High Street in Lewes, East Sussex, England on 7 June 1841.168 Martha died probably giving birth to Margaret in 1873 at the age of 43 in Steyning, West Sussex, England.413

Martha BLABER and Richard UPTON were married in 1849 in Lewes, East Sussex, England.414 They414 lived at home in South Heighton-cum-Tarring Neville, near Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1851.415 They415 lived at Goldstone Bottom in Hove, East Sussex, England in 1861.416 Martha and Richard416 lived at the detached house in Dyke Road in Preston, Brighton, East Sussex, England in 1871.417 Richard UPTON408, son of Henry UPTON and Phille FRENCH, was born on 26 August 1824 in South Malling, Lewes, East Sussex, England.63,418,419,420,421,422,423,424 He was christened on 3 October 1824 at Old Chapel in the Cliff (Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion) in Cliffe, Lewes, East Sussex, England.424 Between 1851 and 1891 he was a Shepherd.415,416,417,425,426 Richard lived at 3 Hill Cottages in West Blatchington, Hove, East Sussex, England in 1901.427 At the 1901 Census, Richard (76, widower) is living with his son Reuben and family. In 1901 he was a Flintpicker on a farm.427 He died in 1908 at the age of 84 in Steyning, West Sussex, England.428

Martha BLABER-929 and Richard UPTON-5451 had the following children:

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Mercy "Mary" UPTON-10017.

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Henry UPTON was born in 1853 in South Heighton-cum-Tarring Neville, near Lewes, East Sussex, England.429,430,431 He lived at Goldstone Bottom in Hove, East Sussex, England in 1861.416 He lived at the detached house in Dyke Road in Preston, Brighton, East Sussex, England in 1871.417 In 1871 Henry was an Agricultural Labourer.417 He died in 1880 at the age of 27 in Steyning, West Sussex, England.432

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Reuben UPTON-10019.

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Edwin R UPTON was born about 1858 in Stoneham, Lewes, East Sussex, England.433,434,435 He lived at Goldstone Bottom in Hove, East Sussex, England in 1861.416 He lived at the detached house in Dyke Road in Preston, Brighton, East Sussex, England in 1871.417 In 1871 Edwin was an Agricultural Labourer.417

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Martha Phillis UPTON-300.

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John UPTON-10021.

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Frank UPTON-10022.

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Sarah UPTON was born about 1865 in Ringmer, Lewes, East Sussex, England.436 She was christened on 4 June 1865 in Ringmer, Lewes, East Sussex, England.437 She died about 1867 at the age of 1 in Lewes, East Sussex, England.438

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Alfred UPTON-10024.

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Percy UPTON was born in 1868 in Preston, Brighton, East Sussex, England.439,440 He lived at the detached house in Dyke Road in Preston, Brighton, East Sussex, England in 1871.417 He died about 1873 at the age of 5 in Steyning, West Sussex, England.441

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Margaret "Dorcas" UPTON was born in 1873 in Preston, Brighton, East Sussex, England.442,443,444 She was christened on 29 March 1873 in Hove, East Sussex, England.445,446 She lived at Barfield in Bletchingley, Sussex, England between 1881 and 1891.447 At the 1881 Census, Margaret UPTON is living with her Aunt and Uncle, Thomas and Margaret BRIGGS. She is stated to be a niece, but in fact she is the first cousin of Margaret BRIGGS. By the 1891 Census, she appears again with Thomas and Margaret BRIGGS, but is now called Dorcas BRIGGS and is stated as being their daughter. Perhaps they has adopted her in the meantime. Dorcas lived at Hindhead Brae in Frensham, Surrey in 1901.444 In 1901 she was a Domstic Nurse.444