Twelfth Generation

267. George Harold BLABER^22,467 was born on 14 October 1889 in Hove, East Sussex, England.^{1452,1453,1454,1455,1456,1457,1458} He was born in George Street, Hove. He lived at 57 Shirley Street in Hove, East Sussex, England in 1901.⁹⁶⁸ He served in the Army in 1911–1918.^1459,1460 He was a Private in the 7th Dragoon Guards at the 1911 Census. He was stationed in Hislop Barracks, Trimulgherry, India. He was on active service in France in 1915.
In 1921 George was an Outside Railway Porter.¹⁴⁶¹ In 1923–1925 he was a Manager of a Butcher's Shop in London, England.¹⁴⁶⁰ In 1925–1928 he was an Unknown but was paid £5 a week + Commission in Southampton, Hampshire, England.¹⁴⁶⁰ In 1939 George was a Messenger at the War Office.¹⁴⁵⁸ In 1963 he was a Burcher's Assistant.⁹⁷⁰ He died in 1982 at the age of 93 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.^467,1457

George Harold BLABER and Mary Jane KILVINGTON were married on 30 December 1914 in Steyning, West Sussex, England.^{1460,1462,1463} They^{1460,1462,1463} lived at 15 Temple Street in Brighton, East Sussex, England in 1920–1923.^1460,1464 They^1460,1464 lived at Fairfield Road in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, England in 1921.¹⁴⁶¹
The Mid-Sussex Times - Tuesday, July 5, 1921 - Page 5
INCREASE OF RENT ACT.
At Haywards Heath County Court last Tuesday George BLABER, outside railway porter, Burgess Hill, made an application under the Increase of Rent Act, 1920, to suspend the increase of rent until the cottage he occupies in Fairfield Road is put into a reasonable state of repair. Mr S YOUNG, Burgess Hill, said he collected the rent for the owner, and his point was that the applicant had never paid any increased rent except in respect to increased rates [JAB: rates are a form of local council tax to cover sewerage, water, rubbish collections etc in UK]. The repairs were now being done. His Honour said that the applicant must pay increases of rent due to increases of rates, but any increases in respect of repairs should not be paid until the repairs were finished.

George and Mary¹⁴⁶¹ lived at Adelaide Cottages, 159 Station Road in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, England in 1928.^1460,1465
From The Mid-Sussex Times - Tuesday, 21st February, 1928.
FORCED TO "CHAR"
BURGESS HILL.
George H BLABER, Southampton, was summoned for failing to maintain his wife and child. Mr G F COLEMAN appeared for the wife, Mary J BLABER, of Adelaide Cottages, Burgess Hill. He stated that the marriage took place on December 30, 1914, and there was one child - a boy of eleven. The only home applicant had had was at Brighton, where she and he husband lived from 1920 until 1923. Defendant afterwards became manager of a butcher's shop in London at £8 a week, and in 1925 he went to Southampton, where he secured a post at £5 a week and commission. He had not provided a home for applicant at Southampton, and had only sent her sums of money from time to time, the payments being irregular. The husband's trouble was that he drank and lost his money gambling. Mr COLEMAN then read a letter from defendant, who said "The only thing I seem to be successsful in is work." Defendant earned good money, continued Mr COLEMAN, but he was always trying to make more by gambling, with the result that he lost it and there was none for his wife. She had to support herself by charing, and there were ladies in Burgess Hill who had been good to her, supplying her with food and money. When a man was earning good money like defendant was it was not right that his wife should have to live to an extent on the charity of other people. - Applicant then gave evidence, in the course of which she said her husband went to France on active service in 1915, and left the Army in 1918. Since he had been in Southampton defendant had promised to provide her with a home, but had not done so. His excuse was that he could not get rooms. She had not received any money from him since January 5, when he sent her £1 10s. She earned about 15s. a week charing, and paid 10s. rent. She had received money from her brother and sister. - In his absence defendant was ordered to contribute £2 a week towards the maintenance of his wife, and 10s. a week for the boy. He was also ordered to pay one guinea towards the solicitor's fees and 9s. costs.

Mary Jane KILVINGTON was born on 29 August 1880.^1466,1467 In 1925 she was a Charwoman.¹⁴⁶⁰ She lived at 117 West Street in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, England in 1939.¹⁴⁶⁶ In 1939, Mary's son, George H BLABER is living with her.
In 1939 Mary was a Domestic Servant.¹⁴⁶⁶ She died in 1963 at the age of 83 in Cuckfield, West Sussex, England.¹⁴⁶⁷

George Harold BLABER-253 and Mary Jane KILVINGTON-260 had the following children:

George Harold BLABER and Mary Alice Elizabeth GRIFFIN lived at 42 Greyhound Lane in Wandsworth, London, England in 1939.¹⁴⁵⁸ Mary Alice Elizabeth GRIFFIN had changed her surname to BLABER by Deed Poll and she and George Harold BLABER were living as husband and wife. They were finally married in 1963.
Also living with them in 1939 was Edith M JERSEY/GRIFFIN and Edna V DICKS/SHAW.
George Henry's legal wife Mary J BLABER (nee KILVINGTON) was alive in 1939, and living with their son George Henry BLABER.
They¹⁴⁵⁸ lived at 10 Suffolk Road in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England in 1963.⁹⁷⁰ They⁹⁷⁰ were married on 31 December 1963 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.^{970,1468,1469} As mentioned previously, Mary had changed her surname to BLABER, and she was married using BLABER as her surname. Their marriage was witnessed by A H GRIFFIN and F M DE JERSEY.
George had never divorced his first wife, Mary J (nee KILVINGTON). She died in Q4 1963, hence the wedding of George and Mary Alice taking place at the very end of that same year.
Mary Alice Elizabeth GRIFFIN⁹⁷⁰, daughter of Henry GRIFFIN, was born on 18 September 1897.^{970,1470,1471} In 1939 she was a Canteen Counter Hand.¹⁴⁷⁰ She died in 1988 at the age of 91 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.¹⁴⁷¹

George Harold BLABER-253 and Mary Alice Elizabeth GRIFFIN-261 had the following children: