Fifth Generation

26. Oliver BLABER^20,43 was born about 1809 in Sussex, England.¹²³ He was christened on 12 March 1809 in Newhaven, East Sussex, England.^20,124 Between 1837 and 1841 he was a Woollen Draper in Brighton, East Sussex, England.^{125,126,127,128} Oliver lived at 9 East Street in Brighton, East Sussex, England between 1837 and 1841.^{125,126,127,128} He died by commiting suicide on 6 August 1848 at the age of 39 in Brighton, East Sussex, England.¹²⁹ Sussex Advertiser, 15th August 1848, page 6.
"Oliver cut his throat with a razor, after his woollen-draper business failed, at the home of his brother-in-law, Charles BARTLETT in Arundel."
John A BLABER has a full copy of the very long newspaper report of the inquest, where a verdict of "Temporary Insanity" was returned.

Oliver BLABER and Elizabeth BARTLETT were married on 9 January 1836 in St Nicholas' Church, Brighton, East Sussex, England.^43,130,131 Elizabeth BARTLETT⁴³, daughter of James BARTLETT and Elizabeth , was born about 1812 in Hove, East Sussex, England.^132,133 She lived at 9 East Street in Brighton, East Sussex, England in 1837.¹²⁵ She was a School Mistress.¹³⁴ Elizabeth lived at Kinsett's in Shipley, West Sussex, England in 1841.¹³⁵ Elizabeth and her son Charles appear to have been visiting Farmer James STEDMAN and wife Sarah at the 1841 census. She lived at 53 York Road in Hove, East Sussex, England in 1861.¹³⁶ Elizabeth's residence was also a school in 1861, with a Professor of Music (aged 46) and another teacher (aged 19), 7 pupils aged 6 to 13, and a general servant aged 17.
She died at York Road on 6 November 1870 at the age of 58 in Hove, East Sussex, England.^133,137

Oliver BLABER-1301 and Elizabeth BARTLETT-3482 had the following children: