Blaber Family Genealogy

Sixth Generation

45. Charles Oliver BLABER M.I.C.E.¹⁸³ was born on 11 January 1837 in Hove, East Sussex, England.^{105,183,184,185,186,187,188,189,190,191} He was christened on 21 March 1837 in Brighton, East Sussex, England.¹⁸³ He lived at Kinsett's in Shipley, West Sussex, England in 1841.¹¹⁰ Charles lived at Bartletts Gardens in Hove, East Sussex, England in 1851.¹⁹² At the 1851 census, Charles was living with his maternal grandparents. He lived at 53 York Road in Hove, East Sussex, England in 1871.¹⁹³ Charles' aunt, Eliza Bartlett (55), and cousin, Augusta Watkins (14), were living with him at the 1871 census. In 1871 he was an Architect.¹⁹³ In 1874 Charles was an Architect and Surveyor in Brighton, East Sussex, England.¹⁹⁴ He lived at 63 Ship Street in Brighton, East Sussex, England in 1874.¹⁹⁴ Between 1881 and 1901 he was a Civil Engineer.^195,196,197 In the 1891 census he is described as a "Civil Engineer, Architect and Surveyor". In 1911 Charles was a Retired Civil Engineer.¹⁹⁸ He died in 1912 at the age of 75 in Cuckfield, West Sussex, England.¹⁹⁰ He was buried on 7 March 1912 in Cuckfield, West Sussex, England.¹⁹⁹

Charles Oliver BLABER M.I.C.E. and Catherine Ann RIGDEN were married on 14 November 1872 in Hove, East Sussex, England.^200,201,202 They^{^200,201,202} lived at Whitmore, London Road in Cuckfield, West Sussex, England in 1881.¹⁹⁶ At the 1881 census, they had domestic servants living-in: Anne E Wells (25) - Nurse; Emma Jeffrey (21) - Housemaid; Margaret Finley (20) - Cook. They^¹⁹⁶ lived at Riseholme in Cuckfield, West Sussex, England in 1891.²⁰³ At the 1891 census they had one live-in servant: Martha Hawkins (22). Charles and Catherine^²⁰³ lived at Clytha House, 15 Southdown Road in New Shoreham, Sussex, England in 1901.¹⁹⁷ At the 1901 census, they had one live-in servant: Harriett Hatcher (18). They^¹⁹⁷ lived at 3 Winchester Villas in Cuckfield, West Sussex, England between 1911 and 1912.^198,204 Catherine Ann RIGDEN^199,205 was born about 1843 in Hove, East Sussex, England.^{206,207,208,209} She lived at 19 Lansdowne Place in Hove, East Sussex, England in 1923.¹⁹⁹ She died in 1923 at the age of 80. Catherine was buried on 23 September 1923 in Cuckfield, West Sussex, England.^199,204 Catherine was buried alongside her husband Charles. Given name may have been spelled "Katherine".

Charles Oliver BLABER M.I.C.E.-3485 and Catherine Ann RIGDEN-3486 had the following children:

+60	i.	Sidney BLABER-3725.
61	ii.	Arthur BLABER^210,211,212 was born in 1875 in Hove, East Sussex, England.^{213,214,215,216} He was aged 33 at his death. He was christened on 29 October 1875 in Hove, East Sussex, England.²¹⁷ He lived at Whitmore, London Road in Cuckfield, West Sussex, England in 1881.¹⁹⁶ Arthur lived at Riseholme in Cuckfield, West Sussex, England in 1891.²⁰³ In 1901 he was a Solicitor.^197,205 He lived at Clytha House, 15 Southdown Road in New Shoreham, Sussex, England in 1901.¹⁹⁷ Arthur lived at Eversleigh, Sydney Road, in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England in 1908.²⁰⁵ This Haywards Heath address was recorded in the Banchory Register of Deaths as his usual address. He died on 2 January 1909 at the age of 34 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland.^216,218 He died at 7:00 am. Cause of death given as Pulmonary and Laryngeal Phtbisis (writing in register is difficult to read!), which he had suffered for 2 years 6 months, also Cardiac Syncope?? He was single when he died. His death was registered by Reginald Blaber, his brother on 6 January 1909 at Banchory. It appears that they were on a New Year's holiday in Scotland. He was buried in January 1909 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland.²¹⁸ Gravestone number: 305.
+62	iii.	Ethel Catherine BLABER-3727.
+63	iv.	Nora BLABER-3728.
+64	v.	Montague BLABER-6552.
+65	vi.	Reginald BLABER-3994.