Twelfth Generation

239. Emma BLABER²² was born about 1877 in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex, England.^{1362,1363,1364,1365} She lived at Slab Castle in Ardingly, West Sussex, England in 1881.²⁶⁸ Between 1891 and 1901 she was a Domestic Servant.^1366,1367 Emma lived at Friar's Cottage, Friar's Walk in Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1891.¹³⁶⁶ She was living with her grandfather, Ebenezer Pannett. She lived at 'Pinewood', College Ride in Windlesham, Chertsey, Surrey, England in 1901.^1367,1368 At the 1901 Census, Emma was a live-in servant at the home of Annie Elphinstone and family, and was one of eight servants. In 1909 she was a Lady's Maid.¹³⁶⁴ Emma lived at 34 Lancaster Road in Kensington, London, England in 1909.¹³⁶⁴

Emma BLABER and Charles Holmes ROBERTS were married on 28 November 1909 at St Columb's Church in Kensington, London, England.^1364,1369 Charles was a widower at his marriage to Emma BLABER. Their marriage was witnessed by Marie CARTER and William Benjamin CARTER. They^1364,1369 lived at Halston Gardens at Whittington in Oswestry, Shropshire, England in 1911.¹³⁷⁰ At the 1911 Census, Charles' grandson, Charles CARTWRIGHT (7) was living with them. He must be the son of one of Charles' daughters from his first marriage (we have no details as yet). Charles Holmes ROBERTS, son of Richard ROBERTS, was born about 1850 in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.^{1371,1372,1373,1374,1375,1376} Charles seems unable to decide on his date of birth as at some censuses it is different! In 1871 he was a Gardener.¹³⁷⁷ In 1881 he was a Head Gardener.¹³⁷⁸ Between 1891 and 1911 Charles was a Gardener.^{1370,1371,1379,1380} He lived at Halston Gardens at Whittington in Oswestry, Shropshire, England in 1909.¹³⁷¹ He died in 1912 at the age of 62 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England.¹³⁸¹