Tenth Generation

253. Samuel Benjamin BLABER^{118,696,722,2020,2021} was born on 13 June 1843 in Bangalore, India.^{715,736,2020,2022,2023,2024,2025,2026,2027} He was christened on 27 June 1843 in Bangalore, India.^118,736 Baptised by WW Lutyens. He lived at 2 Earl Street in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England in 1861.⁷²² In 1865 Samuel was a Cotton Preparer Journeyman.²⁰²⁸ Between 1869 and 1871 he was a Labourer.^2021,2029 He was tried for Larceny on 6 February 1877 at General Quarter Sessions of the Peace in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.²⁰³⁰ He was found not guilty and acquitted. Samuel was tried for Larceny on 9 March 1877 at Spring Assizes in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. He was found guilty and sentenced to six months imprisonment. He was tried for Larceny on 3 November 1879 at General Quarter Sessions of the Peace in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.²⁰³¹ The charge read: "Being Bailee of a Washing Machine did fraudulently convert it to his own use". He was discharged. In 1881 he was a General Labourer.²⁰³² Samuel lived at 16 Trumpet Street in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England in 1881.^2032,2033 In 1884–1909 he was a House Painter.^{2034,2035,2036,2037} He lived at 6 Hyson Street in Hyson Green, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England in 1901.²⁰³⁵ At the 1901 census, Samuel was a widower. In 1911 Samuel was an Unemployed House Painter.²⁰³⁸ He died in 1926 at the age of 83 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.^2039,2040 He was also known as Benjamin Blaber.^2039,2040 On his marriage to Mabel he gave his age as 20 years, whereas he was probably only just 16 years!

Mabel, as reported in an article in The Times dated 22nd July 1872, states she has lived apart from her husband for nine years!

The following is a press report of 1864, from The Black Sheep Index at;
http://www.lightage.demon.co.uk/index.htm#Police%20Index

Assault On A Wife. Samuel Blaber was charged with having violently assaulted his wife on the 29th ult.
The defendant is a young man, and lives in Mount-East-Street.
On the evening of the day named, on his return home, he threatened to cut his wife's throat; but, perchance fearing the consequences of this extreme course, he contented himself with tearing the clothes from her back. No provocation had been given complainant said she had not lived with her husband since, and that she would rather not do so, as she was obliged to maintain herself.- The Mayor, remarking that the case was a serious one, ordered the defendant to enter in his own recognisance to keep the peace for six calendar months, and to pay the costs.-
Nottingham Daily Express, 9.
As Shown 1864.

1861 census living with parents 2 Earl Street Nottingham aged 18 married but no wife present, no occupation stated.
1871 census 24 Tyler Street Nottingham. age 27 Labourer, living with wife Sabina Age 31. and daughter Betsy Age 5. & son Charles Age 3.
1881 census 16 Trumpet Street Nottingham. age 38
General Labourer, living with wife Sabina and children Betsy & Charles.
Not found on 1891 census.
1901 census 6 Hyson Street Nottingham. age 57 Widower Painter.
Living with Children Clara age 4 Herbert age 5
Samuel age 16.
Annie Dennis age 43 House Keeper.

At his marriage to Sabina White he stated his condition as Bachelor!

At his marriage to Annie Dennis age 71 years, he states his condition as widower.

Samuel Benjamin BLABER and Annie DENNIS lived at 1 Ramsay Street in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England in 1900.²⁰³⁴ They²⁰³⁴ lived at 16 Bedford Square in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England in 1911.²⁰³⁸ They²⁰³⁸ were married on 27 February 1915 in Register Office, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.^{118,2041,2042} Samuel and Annie^{118,2041,2042} lived at 16 Bedford Square, Radford Road in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England in 1920–1926.^{2043,2044,2045,2046,2047} Annie DENNIS¹¹⁸ was born about 1857 in Brown Hills, Staffordshire, England.^{118,2048,2049} In 1911 she was a Spinster Washer Woman.²⁰³⁸ She died in 1927 at the age of 70 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.²⁰⁴⁹ 1901 census: Annie is stated as House Keeper in Samuel's household.

Samuel Benjamin BLABER-1450 and Annie DENNIS-7159 had the following children:

Samuel Benjamin BLABER and Sabina WHITE lived at 12 Lewis's Place, Bancliffe Street in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England in 1865.²⁰²⁸ They²⁰²⁸ lived at Lees Yard, Narrow Marsh in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England in April 1870.²⁰⁵⁷ They²⁰⁵⁷ lived at 24 Tyler Street in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England in 1871.²⁰²⁹ Samuel and Sabina²⁰²⁹ were married on 21 March 1881 in St Paul's Church, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.²⁰⁵⁸ Although Charles and Sabina were married in 1881, they were certainly living together as man and wife long before that (see 1871 Census for example), and Sabina is most probably the mother of Betsy (b. 1865), Charles (b. 1868) and Eliza (b. 1869). Sabina WHITE²⁰²¹, daughter of WHITE and Mary , was born on 13 August 1837 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.^{118,2059,2060,2061} She was born in York Street. Between 1871 and 1891 she was a Lace Chevenor in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.^2029,2062 She lived at 16 Trumpet Street in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England in 1881.²⁰³² Sabina lived at 14 Trumpet Street in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England in 1891.²⁰⁶² In 1891 Census, Sabina stated as a widow, lodging at Trumpet Street. However, it is more likely that she was either divorced (and Samuel married A N Other), or was separated (and Samuel was co-habitating with A N Other). She died on 5 June 1895 at the age of 57 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.²⁰⁶³ Sabina died in the Union Workhouse. She was buried on 10 June 1895 at St Catherine's Church in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.²⁰⁶⁴

Samuel Benjamin BLABER-1450 and Sabina WHITE-1491 had the following children:

Samuel Benjamin BLABER and Mabel WEATHERALL were married on 17 July 1859 in Halifax Chapel, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.^{732,2074,2075} Samuel gave his age as 20, but he was in fact only 16 at his marriage to Mabel. They^{732,2074,2075} were separated about 1863.^2076,2077 From The Times dated July 22nd 1872 as follows.
Midland Circuit Nottingham July 19th.
Crown Court (before Mr Justice Blackburn)
John Noon was indicted for wounding Mabel Blaber with intent to murder her and with intent to do grievous bodily harm, at Nottingham on the 24th May last.
Mr Saint appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Lawrence for the defence.
The prosecutrix was a married woman, but has been living apart from her husband for nine years.
She has since been living with the prisoner as his wife, and he had left her shortly before the present occurrence.
On the 23rd May the prisoner came to her and asked her to let him live with her again, but she refused.
He then followed her about the town for two hours, and finally went to her house and started to break the furniture and to strike her.
She screamed, when the neighbours and police came in, and he went away.
At 5 o'clock the next morning the prosecutrix was in bed when the prisoner came in and said "If you will have somebody else I will stab you to the heart".
He then took a knife out of his pocket and opened it.
She seized him by the hair, he seized her by the hair, and they both fell on the floor fighting.
He stuck her with the knife on the left side of her neck, inflicting an inch and a half wound in length and a quarter of an inch in depth.
The woman stated that the prisoner was very drunk, and that she had had some drink herself, and could not remember what occurred.
She said "I don't think, Sir, he meant doing it."
The prisoner said before the magistrates, "I am sorry for what I have done; I shall never do it again."
Mr Lawrence, for the defence, contended that the intents laid in the indictment were not proved, but he could not resist a verdict of unlawful wounding.
His Lordship, having clearly pointed out to the jury the different verdicts they could find, said that even if the prisoner was drunk he would be guilty of an unlawful wound, but if he was so drunk as not to be able to form any intent the jury would say so.
The jury found him guilty of unlawful wounding.
His Lordship, in passing sentence, said he supposed the jury thought the prisoner was too drunk to know what he was about.
However, there were circumstances that made this an aggravated offence.
He had used a knife, it was a woman whom he had stabbed, and he had stabbed her in the throat.
He was sentenced to 18 months hard labour.
His Lordship, then took causes, having disposed of the criminal business.

She was already living apart from Samuel Blaber at the 1861 census.
Mabel WEATHERALL²⁰⁷⁴ was born about 1842 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.^2078,2079 She lived at 13 Earl Street in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England in 1861.²⁰⁷⁷ At the 1861 census, she was living with Jeremiah and Elizabeth Shelton and family, in the same street as her husband Samuel Blaber. In 1861 she was a Lace Clipper.²⁰⁷⁷ Mabel lived at 34 Pipe Street in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England in 1871.²⁰⁸⁰ At the 1871 census, Mabel is using her maiden name 'Weatherall'. In 1871 she was a Lace Worker.²⁰⁸⁰