Blaber Family Genealogy

Fifth Generation

21. William Gream BLABER^{128,129,130,131} was born about June 1803 in Epsom, Surrey, England.^{34,132,133,134,135,136,137,138} He was christened on 3 July 1803 at St Martin's Church in Epsom, Surrey, England.^34,137,139 St Martin's Church Baptism Register is beautifully hand-written and clearly shows his baptised name as William Gream BLABER. Between 1831 and 1852 he was a Shoe Maker.^{54,140,141,142,143,144} In 1851 William was a Leather Seller in Epsom, Surrey, England.¹⁴⁵ Between 1861 and 1871 he was a Cordwainer (Master Shoemaker).^146,147,148 He lived at 10 Manor Place, High Street in Sutton, Surrey, England in 1881.¹⁴⁹ At the 1881 Census, William (widower) is living with his son John Mountford BLABER and his family. In 1885 William was a Boot and Shoe Maker.¹⁵⁰ He lived at Union Workhouse in Epsom, Surrey, England in 1891.¹⁵¹ He was an inmate. In 1891 he was a Shoemaker.^152,153 William died on 30 December 1891 at the age of 88 at Union Workshouse in Epsom, Surrey, England.^136,154 He was also known as William Greame Blaber.^136,154 He was also known as William Greams Blaber.^136,154 William was also known as William Games Blaber.^136,154 He was also known as William Graeme Blaber.^136,154 William's middle name has many different spellings throughout his life records. We believe the correct spelling is GREAM, and is his mother's maiden name.

William Gream BLABER and Sarah PYE were married on 6 June 1830 in St James' Church, Westminster, London, England.^34,130,155 IGI gives William's middle name as "Grames". In Pallots Marriage Index it is "Goames". They^{^34,130,155} lived at High Street in Epsom, Surrey, England between 1841 and 1851.^54,140 They^{^54,140} lived at Post Office Building, High Street in Epsom, Surrey, England in 1861.¹⁴⁶ William and his family were lodging with widow Mary Holland (77) at the 1861 census. William and Sarah^¹⁴⁶ lived at 17 Providence Place in Epsom, Surrey, England in 1871.¹⁴⁸ Sarah PYE¹²⁸ was born in 1806 in Sutton, Surrey, England.^{156,157,158,159,160} She died in 1871 at the age of 65 in Epsom, Surrey, England.^160,161

William Gream BLABER-2673 and Sarah PYE-2674 had the following children:

37	i.	Hannah Sarah BLABER¹²⁸ was born about 1831 in Surrey, England.¹⁶² She was christened on 26 August 1831 in Epsom, Surrey, England.^128,141 She died in 1836 at the age of 5 in Epsom, Surrey, England.¹⁶² Hannah was buried on 19 September 1836 at Christ Church in Epsom, Surrey, England.^162,163
38	ii.	Mary BLABER³⁴ was born in 1832 in Epsom, Surrey, England.^164,165 She was christened on 14 November 1832 in Epsom, Surrey, England.^34,166 She lived at High Street in Epsom, Surrey, England in 1841.⁵⁴ In 1851 Mary was a Servant.¹⁶⁴ She lived at The Village in Stoke d'Abernon, Surrey, England in 1851.¹⁶⁷ Mary was a live-in servant at the home of William Freeland (45) and family. He was a farmer of 500 acres and employed 17 labourers.
+39	iii.	Sarah Hannah BLABER-6797.
40	iv.	Samuel John BLABER³⁴ was born in 1841 in Epsom, Surrey, England.^168,169 He was christened on 7 April 1841 in Epsom, Surrey, England.¹⁷⁰ He died in 1843 at the age of 2 in Epsom, Surrey, England.¹⁷¹
+41	v.	John Mountford BLABER-4963.
+42	vi.	Reuben Samuel BLABER-5478.
+43	vii.	Esther Phoebe BLABER-2832.