Twelfth Generation

666. Alfred Arthur BLABER³²⁴ was born on 30 October 1877 in Hackney, London, England.^{2279,2953,4022,4023,4024,4025,4026,4027} He lived at 31 Pratts Road in Hackney, London, England in 1881.³²⁴ He lived at 7 Fairfield Road in Hackney, London, England in 1885.²⁹⁵³ Alfred was educated from 27 July 1885 to 3 October 1890 at Sidney Road School in Hackney, London, England.²⁹⁵³ He lived at 26 Durrington Road in Hackney, London, England in 1891.²⁹⁵⁸ In 1891 he was a Messenger.²⁹⁵⁸ In 1897 Alfred was a Comb Finisher.⁴⁰²⁸ He served in the Army from 13 October 1897 to 5 November 1909.⁴⁰²⁹ He initially signed up for 7 years, in the 1st Border Regiment.
His military service was as follows:
Home: 13 Oct 1897 - 5 Feb 1898
Malta: 6 Feb 1898 - 7 Sept 1898
Crete: 8 Sept 1898 - 7 Nov 1898
Malto: 8 Nov 1898 - 26 Sept 1899
South Africa: 27 Sept 1899 - 16 May 1901
Home: 17 May 1901 - 8 Jan 1902
South Africa: 9 Jan 1902 - 28 Sept 1902
Home: 29 Sept 1902 - 2 Aug 1906
On 4th March 1904 he was promoted to Lance Corporal.
On 1st April 1904, in Plymouth, he applied to extend his service to 12 years with the Border Regiment.
Gibraltar: 3 Aug 1906 - 22 Oct 1908
On 15th April 1907, he was severely reprimanded for quitting barracks when on light duty and for being drunk.
On 29th April 1907 he was tried and sentenced to be reduced to a Private for drunkenness on duty.
East Indies: 23 Oct 1908 - 3 Nov 1909
Home: 4 Nov 1909 to 5 Nov 1909 when he was honourably discharged as a Private (5565) from the army after 12 years and 24 days service.
He was awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal with 5 Clasps, and the King's South Africa Medal with 2 Clasps.
He was described as 5'-6 5/8" tall; 123 lbs; chest 34-36"; pale complexion; grey eyes; brown hair on 13 October 1897.⁴⁰²⁹ He also had scars on the index finger of the left hand, left chest and both knees. Alfred lived at 56 Orford Road in Walthamstow, London, England in 1911.⁴⁰³⁰ He was still unmarried at the 1911 Census, and was a live-in servant. In 1911 he was a Butler.⁴⁰³⁰ In 1914 he was a Casual Labourer.⁴⁰³¹ Alfred was described as 5'-6" tall; 136 lbs; 38" chest with 2.5" expansion; very good physical development in 1914.⁴⁰³¹ He served in London, England in the Army from 12 August 1914 to 12 May 1919.⁴⁰³¹ Alfred signed up as a Special Reserve in the army, at the age of 37. Stated to have been in Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment (34). Now Labour Corps (449606/5565). He served in France as a Lance Corporal (including Boulogne and Le Havre).
Between 1920 and 1935 he was a Dock Labourer.^2937,2943 Alfred lived at 20 Snowsfield in Bermondsey, London, England in 1920.²⁹⁴³ He was Church of England.⁴⁰²⁹

Alfred Arthur BLABER and Eleanor Mary HEARNE lived at 8 Sparricks Row in Bermondsey, London, England in 1935.²⁹³⁷ They²⁹³⁷ were married on 6 January 1935 in Bermondsey, London, England.^2937,4032 They were married at the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of La Salette & St Joseph by Rev A G Kavanagh. The marriage was witnessed by E Spons and G H Dilbey. Alfred was a widower, and Eleanor was a spinster. Eleanor Mary HEARNE, daughter of John Joseph HEARNE and Margaret REVELL, was born in 1891 in St Olave, Bermondsey, London, England.^4033,4034 She died in 1960 at the age of 69 in Battersea, London, England.⁴⁰³⁵

Alfred Arthur BLABER and Alice Elizabeth HIGHLAND were married on 22 February 1920 at St Paul's Church in Bermondsey, London, England.^2943,4036 Their marriage was witnessed by Thomas H SMITH and Sarah SMITH. Alice Elizabeth HIGHLAND, daughter of William HIGHLAND, was born in 1884 in St Olave, Bermondsey, London, England.^{4037,4038,4039} She lived at 38 Lockyer Street in Bermondsey, London, England in 1920.²⁹⁴³ She died in 1932 at the age of 48 in London, England.⁴⁰³⁹