Blaber Family Genealogy

Ninth Generation

108. Edwin BLABER^{33,213,505,585} was born on 1 January 1809 in Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England.^{73,501,586,587,588,589} He was christened on 12 February 1809 in St John the Baptist's Church, Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England.^73,228 In 1832 he was a Gardener. In 1834 Edwin was a Servant. Between 1835 and 1838 he was a Labourer. In 1840/1 he was a Gardener.⁵⁰⁴ Edwin lived at 22 Foundry Lane in Cliffe, Lewes, East Sussex, England between 1841 and 1861.^305,504,590 Between 1851 and 1861 he was a Corn Merchants' Warehouseman.^305,590 In 1871 he was a Warehouseman.^591,592 Edwin lived at 9 Foundry Lane in Cliffe, Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1871.^591,592 Their grandson, Alfred (possibly #5148), aged 11, born in Lewes, was living with them at the 1871 census. He lived at Greens Passage in Cliffe, Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1881.³⁴⁶ He was living with his daughter Ann. He died in 1883 at the age of 74 in Lewes, East Sussex, England.^514,593

Edwin BLABER and Eliza GREEN were married on 25 August 1830 in St John the Baptist's Church, Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England.^37,577,594 They^{^37,577,594} lived at Foundry Lane in Cliffe, Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1841.⁵⁰⁴ Eliza GREEN^33,305 was born about 1811 in Lewes, East Sussex, England.^{305,592,595,596} She lived at 22 Foundry Lane in Lewes, East Sussex, England between 1851 and 1861.^305,590 She lived at 9 Foundry Lane in Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1871.^591,592 Eliza died before 1881 at the age of 70.³²⁴ Edwin stated as a widower in 1881 census.

Edwin BLABER-861 and Eliza GREEN-813 had the following children:

224	i.	Henry BLABER³³ was born about 1832.⁴⁹⁴ He was christened on 23 September 1832 in St John the Baptist's Church, Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England.^73,177,494 He died in November 1836 at the age of 4.⁴⁹⁴ Henry was buried on 24 November 1836 in St John the Baptist's Church, Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England.^114,494
225	ii.	Frances BLABER³³ was born about 1834. She was christened on 4 May 1834 in St John the Baptist's Church, Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England.^{73,177,494,597} She died in 1837 at the age of 3. Frances was buried on 18 December 1837 in St John the Baptist's Church, Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England.¹¹⁴ Recorded to be 2 years of age at death.
226	iii.	Charity BLABER^33,213 was born about 1835. She was christened on 1 November 1835 in St John the Baptist's Church, Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England.⁵⁹⁸ Christening date may have been 1 March 1835. She died in 1836 at the age of 1. Charity was buried on 24 November 1836 in St John the Baptist's Church, Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England.¹¹⁷
+227	iv.	Albert Ernest F BLABER-811.
+228	v.	Ann BLABER-829.
229	vi.	Walter BLABER³³ was born about 1841. He was christened on 29 August 1841 in Cliffe, Lewes, East Sussex, England.¹⁷⁷ He died of drowning in the River Ouse on 20 April 1850 at the age of 9 in Cliffe, Lewes, East Sussex, England.⁵⁹⁹ From the SUSSEX ADVERTISER, 30 April 1850, Page 5: "THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE RIVER The body of the unfortunate boy, Walter BLABER, who was drowned on Saturday week, as mentioned in our last, was discovered by Thomas STANBRIDGE, Labourer at Messrs Wood's Brewery, on the afternoon oof Tuesday, near the Southerham railway bridge. On Wednesday an inquest was held on view of the body, at the Bear Inn, Cliffe, before F H GELL, Esq., Coroner. William HOLMWOOD, aged 10, deposed. - A little before one o'clock on the afternoon of Saturday last, a younger brother of mine and I were at play upon some beach at the bottom of Foundry-lane, close to the river. There was a barge at the spot fastened to a wharf. Whilst we were there, the deceased came running out of his father's garden and jumped upon the barge. He took hold of the rudder and attempted to turn it, but one of the ropes by which it was tied broke, and got out of his reach; the deceased fell into the river. The tide was running very strong at the time. I went immediately and called his father, who was in his garden. The moment he fell into the water he sank and came up directly; he called for his father to save him. His father ran directly and crossed the river over Mr Godlee's bridge and jumped on the barge and called out to some men who were near the place. The men procured two boats, but before they could do anything to save him he sank again. I did not see him rise any more. After hearing evidence on the finding of the body, the Jury returned a verdict of "Accidentally drowned." Walter was buried on 26 April 1850 at St Thomas a Becket Church in Cliffe, Lewes, East Sussex, England.⁶⁰⁰
+230	vii.	Elizabeth BLABER-1316.