Blaber Family Genealogy

Fifth Generation


141. Howard Maxwell BLABER754 was born in 1914 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England.755 In 1962 he was a Draughtsman.535 He died on 5 June 1983 at the age of 69 at Outremont Region in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.756,757,758 Howard's obituary in the 'Journal of the Audio Engineering Society', page 260 (sadly undated) reads:
"Howard Maxwell BLABER, Supervisor, Drafting Office, Canadian Aviation Electronics Ltd., in Montreal, died recently. He was born in England in 1914, and worked for several British firms in communications and aviation before going to Canada. He had been Librarian and Advertising Manager of the British Sound recording Association, and belonged also to the Institution of Electronics, the British Kinematograph Society, and the American Radio Relay League."

Howard was buried at Mont-Royal Cemetery, Outremont in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.757 He was given a Memorial Service on 8 June 1983 at Pointe-Claire in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.758 He was a Master of Masonic Lodge Connaught Lodge No. 111 in 1969.

Howard Maxwell BLABER and Marie George M BEATTIE were married on 5 October 1946 in Hendon, Middlesex, England.759 Marie George M BEATTIE, daughter of John D BEATTIE and Hilda MUIR, was born on 7 August 1919 in Warminster, Wiltshire, England.760,761,762,763 She lived at 74 Hillside Gardens in Hendon, Middlesex, England in 1939.763 She lived at 39 Queens Avenue in Stanmore, Middlesex, England in 1953.533 In 1953 Marie was an Embroidery Designer.533 She emigrated on 17 November 1953 to Canada.533,534 She travelled with her mother-in-law, Beatrice (76). They sailed on the 'Queen Mary' from Southampton to New York, in transit to Canada. They arrived at New York on 22 December 1953. She had 8 pieces of luggage.
She died on 13 December 1995 at the age of 76 in Warminster, Wiltshire, England.764,765,766