Blaber Family Genealogy

Third Generation

12. Jabez BLABER^4,39 was born on 5 July 1827 in Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England.^{34,49,153,154} He was christened on 5 August 1827 in Wesleyan Methodist Church, St Mary's Lane, Lewes, East Sussex, England.^30,34 He lived at Priory Street in Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England on 7 June 1841.^38,48,155 Jabez lived at Eastport Lane in Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England between 1851 and 1864.^43,156 Between 1851 and 1871 he was a Tanner Journeyman.^{43,157,158,159} He lived at Priory Street in Lewes, East Sussex, England between 1866 and 1871.^157,158 Jabez died in 1876 at the age of 49 in Lewes, East Sussex, England.^{160,161,162,163}

Jabez BLABER and Emma Gooding PAGE had marriage banns published on 7 December 1851 in Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England.¹⁶⁴ They^¹⁶⁴ were married in 1851 in Lewes, East Sussex, England.¹⁶⁵ Emma Gooding PAGE¹⁶⁶, daughter of Thomas PAGE and Elizabeth , was born about 1832 in Lewes, East Sussex, England.^166,167,168 Between 1871 and 1881 she was a Dressmaker.^157,166 She lived at Priory Street in Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1871.¹⁵⁷ Emma lived at 64 Priory Street in Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1881.¹⁶⁶ She was living with her son Edward in 1881. She died on 15 April 1893 at the age of 61 in Lewes, East Sussex, England.¹⁶⁹ She was buried on 19 April 1893 in St John Sub Castro Church, Lewes, East Sussex, England.^169,170 Headstone inscription reads: "In loving remembrance of/ Emma Gooding/ wife of the late/ Jabez Blaber/ who died 15th April 1893/ aged 61 years/ (lines of verse).
Also of Alfred Jabez/ eldest son of the above/ who died 24th February 1895/ aged 42 years/ Interred at Wood Green Cemetery/ (lines of verse)".

Jabez BLABER-820 and Emma Gooding PAGE-821 had the following children:

+65	i.	Alfred Henry Jabez BLABER-819.
+66	ii.	Edward Lewis BLABER-860.
+67	iii.	Thomas BLABER-903.
68	iv.	William BLABER was born in 1861 in Lewes, East Sussex, England.¹⁷¹ He lived at Eastport Lane in Lewes, East Sussex, England between 1861 and 1864.¹⁵⁶ He died on 14 September 1864 at the age of 3 in Lewes, East Sussex, England.^156,172
69	v.	Emma BLABER^4,166 was born on 29 December 1866 at Priory Street in Lewes, East Sussex, England.^{158,173,174,175,176,177,178} She lived at Priory Street in Lewes, East Sussex, England between 29 December 1866 and 1871.^157,158 She was christened on 20 January 1867 in Wesleyan Methodist Church, St Mary's Lane, Lewes, East Sussex, England.⁷⁶ In 1881 Emma was a Draper's Apprentice.¹⁷⁹ She lived at 248/250 Roman Road in Bow, London, England in 1881.¹⁷⁹ At the 1881 Census, Emma is residing at the home of George Gristwood, (Draper) and family. Possibly Emma's employer as Emma's relation to George is 'servant'. In 1891–1901 she was a Draper's Assistant.^180,181 Emma lived at 58 & 60 Montague Street in Broadwater, Worthing, West Sussex, England in 1891.¹⁸¹ Another large Draper's establishment. She lived at 6, 4 and 2 South Street in Worthing, West Sussex, England in 1901.¹⁸⁰ Strangely, at the 1901 Census, this address does not have a 'Head'. There are 6 x Draper's Assistants and 3 x Draper's Apprentices and 1 x Domestic Housekeeper. It is possibly a boarding house owned by their employer. South Street today is a street of shops with two storeys of rooms above each shop. 2, 4 and 6 indicates a very large draper's shop. She lived at 171 High Street in Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1911.¹⁸² In 1911 Emma was a Draper Dealer.¹⁸² She died about June 1946 at the age of 79 in Cuckfield, West Sussex, England.¹⁸³ Probably sister or wife to Thomas Blaber #3784. Both lodging at same address in London (although both born in Lewes) at 1881 census, and both in the Drapery trade.
70	vi.	Elizabeth Sarah BLABER¹⁶⁶ was born in 1868 in Lewes, East Sussex, England.^{184,185,186,187,188} She lived at Priory Street in Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1871.¹⁵⁷ In 1881 she was a Dressmaker Apprentice.¹⁶⁶ Elizabeth lived at 64 Priory Street in Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1881.¹⁶⁶ She was living with her brother and mother in 1881. Between 1901 and 1911 she was a Dressmaker in Lewes, East Sussex, England.^182,189 At the 1901 census, Elizabeth was working on her own account, from home, with her partner Annie Earl (32), who also live with Elizabeth. She lived at 3 Keere Street in Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1901.¹⁸⁹ Elizabeth lived at 171 High Street in Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1911.¹⁸²