Blaber Family Genealogy

Sixth Generation


44. Jessie Emma BLABER390 was born on 12 May 1896 in Brighton, East Sussex, England.276,390,391,392,393,394 She lived at 35 London Street in Brighton, East Sussex, England in 1896.295 She lived at Bridge Cottages, Ford Junction, in Lyminster, West Sussex, England in 1901.280 Jessie lived at 14 Gellathy Road in New Cross, London, England in 1911.395 At the 1911 Census, Jessie was a live-in servant at the home of Henry H Jones (40, schoolmaster) and family. In 1911 she was a General Domestic Servant.395 In 1921 she was a Manageress.278 Jessie lived at 95 Warner Road in Camberwell, Surrey, England in 1921.396 She died on 17 March 1954 at the age of 57 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.390,397 Toronto Telegram, March 17, 1954
"Suddenly at the Toronto General Hospital on Wed., March 17, 1954. Emma BLABER, beloved wife of Ernest TOMBS of 254 Roselawn ave., dear mother of Mrs. R. BUSHEY (HAZEL) and Russell TOMBS, at the Chapel of Morley S. Bedford, 159 Eglinton Ave. W. at Lascelles blvd. until Friday at 11 a.m. Funeral services in St. Margaret's Anglican Church, Avenue rd. and Burnaby blvd. at 1:30 p.m. Interment York Cemetery."
She was buried on 19 March 1954 in York Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.397,398 The funeral was held at St Margaret's Anglican Church, Avenue Road, Toronto, Canada.

Jessie Emma BLABER and Ernest William Ezrion TOMBS were married on 1 June 1921 in St Matthew's Church, Denmark Hill, Lambeth, London, England.278,399 Their marriage was performed by Revd L A JONES. Witnesses: H H JONES; Dorothy May BLABER.
They278,399 lived at 254 Roselawn Avenue at Eglinton in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1949–1954.397,400 Ernest William Ezrion TOMBS278,390, son of Edward TOMBS and Mary Ann ISABEL, was born on 19 January 1891 at East Zorra in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.390,401,402,403 Ernest William Tombs was the only child of Edward and Mary Ann. His mother died as a result of a fire at their home in East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario when he was less that one year old. Ernest was sent back to England to live with relatives when he was less than ten years old, and he married in England. He was in the First World War and travelled with a British Detachment to Ethiopia and Mesopotamia working as a mechanic. [Glenn Morrison 17 September 2004].
He lived at Hawkins Farm in Stanford Bishop, Herefordshire, England in 1901.404 In 1901, Ernest was living with his uncle Thomas TOMBS (78, Retired Farmer), his wife and family, and five others (1 x General Servant; 2 x Agricultural Labourers; plus the wife and 4 month old daughter of one of the labourers.
In 1921 he was a Mechanic.278 Ernest lived at 220 Camberwell New Road in Camberwell, Surrey, England in 1921.396 In 1949 he was an Electrician.400 He lived at 254 Roselawn Avenue at Eglinton in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between 1954 and 1964.405 Ernest died on 24 February 1964 at the age of 73 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.390,405 "Suddenly at St. Michael's Hospital on Monday, February 24, 1964, Ernest William E. Tombs of 254 Roselawn avenue, beloved husband of the late Jessie Blaber, Father of Hazel, Mrs. R.C. Bushey, and Russell, grandfather of Janet, Susan, Cathie, Stephen, and David. At the Chapel of Morley S. Bedford, 159 Eglinton avenue West (at Lascelles blvd). Service on Thursday at 3 pm, Interment York Cemetery." [Toronto Telegram, Tue. Feb 25, 1964] He was buried on 27 February 1964 in York Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.390,405

Jessie Emma BLABER-5075 and Ernest William Ezrion TOMBS-5076 had the following children:

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Hazel TOMBS-5425.

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Russell E TOMBS-5426.