Blaber Family Genealogy

Eleventh Generation

172. Archibald BLABER²² was born on 15 December 1867 in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex, England.^{989,990,991,992,993} He was christened on 2 February 1868 in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex, England.^22,123 He lived at Cinderhill Farm in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex, England in 1871.^438,463 Archibald lived at Ludwell Farm in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex, England in 1881.^268,464 In 1891 he was a Professional Cricketer.^454,994 Archibald was a keen cricketer, playing for a number of clubs and he also played for Sussex on two occasions against Oxford and Cambridge.
He made two first-class appearances, both in University matches, for the side - the first in 1890 and the second in 1894. He picked up just one wicket with the ball in 25 overs of batting. Twenty-eight of the twenty-nine runs he scored in first-class cricket came when he was pushed further up the order to bat alongside three-time Test batsman Harry Butt.
He appeared in two games for the Sussex Second XI in 1897.
He lived at 3 Leighton Road in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex, England in 1891.⁴⁵⁴ In 1901 Archibald was a Game Keeper.⁹⁹⁵ He died on 15 May 1905 at the age of 37 in Lindfield, West Sussex, England.^994,996

Archibald BLABER and Harriett TESTER were married about 1897 in Lindfield, West Sussex, England.^997,998 They^{^997,998} lived at Lindfield Road in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex, England in 1901.⁹⁹⁵ Harriett TESTER was born about 1877 in Nutley, East Sussex, England.⁹⁹⁵ She lived at 54 Jubilee Street in Brighton, East Sussex, England in 1917.⁹⁹⁹

Archibald BLABER-185 and Harriett TESTER-4039 had the following children:

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Archibald BLABER⁹⁹⁹ was born about 1894 in Danehill, East Sussex, England.^{995,999,1000,1001} CWGC states Archibald was 23 at his death. He lived at Lindfield Road in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex, England in 1901.⁹⁹⁵ In 1911 he was a Grocer's Errand Boy.¹⁰⁰² Archibald lived at 9 Terminus Street in Brighton, East Sussex, England in 1911.¹⁰⁰² He served in the Army in 1917.^999,1003 He was a Private (G/22957), serving in the 10th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). He was formerly in the 17th Lancers (4994) He died on 18 August 1917 at the age of 23 in Fletre.^1003,1004 Archibald was mortally wounded in action on 18th August 1917, in an enemy air raid, and initially buried in the Royal West Surrey Cemetery, Fletre. He was moved to Bertenacre after the Armistice. CWGC states Mrs Attwood as Archibald Blaber's mother. Archibald was buried in August 1917 in Bertenacre Military Cemetry, Fletre.¹⁰⁰⁴ Grave reference II.B.8.