Blaber Family Genealogy

Second Generation

2. Joseph BLABER^4,16,26 was born in 1790 in Lewes, East Sussex, England.^27,28 He was christened on 19 April 1790 in St John the Baptist's Church, Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England.^15,17,29 He lived at his home in Chichester, West Sussex, England between 1812 and 1818.^30,31,32 Joseph lived at home in Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England between 1822 and 1841.^27,33 Between 1824 and 1861 he was a Tanner.^34,35,36 He lived at Eastport Lane in Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England on 30 March 1851.³⁶ Joseph lived at All Saints' Workhouse, St Nicholas Lane in Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1861.³⁵ He was buried on 12 July 1861 in St John the Baptist's Church, Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England.²⁴

Joseph BLABER and Sarah WINTER were married on 20 May 1811 in St Nicholas' Church, Brighton, East Sussex, England.³⁷ They^³⁷ lived at Priory Street in Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1841.³⁸ Sarah WINTER^4,39,40, daughter of Henry WINTER and Ann VALENTINE, was born about 1788 in Seaford, East Sussex, England.^29,41 She was christened on 31 October 1788 in Seaford, East Sussex, England.⁴² She lived at home in Chichester, West Sussex, England in 1815.³¹ Sarah lived at Eastport Lane in Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1851.⁴³ She died in 1857 at the age of 69 in Lewes, East Sussex, England.⁴⁴ Husband Joseph was stated as a widower in 1861 census.

Joseph BLABER-932 and Sarah WINTER-933 had the following children:

6	i.	Joseph BLABER⁴ was born on 10 June 1812 in Chichester, West Sussex, England.³⁰ He was christened on 21 June 1812 in Wesleyan Methodist Church, St Mary's Lane, Lewes, East Sussex, England.³⁴ In 1833 he was a Labourer at Catt and Vallance Brewery in Brighton, East Sussex, England.⁴⁵ Joseph died on 2 June 1833 at the age of 20 in Brighton, East Sussex, England.⁴⁵ From Sussex Advertiser, 10th June 1833: "Inquest taken before Coroner F H Gell Esq. At the King's Head Inn, Brighton, on Sunday the 2d inst., on view of the body of Joseph BLABER, a labourer, in the employ of Messrs Catt and Vallance, brewers. Deceased had drawn up a cask of beer from the cellar by a sling - he had placed the front of a dray close by, and was moving it back to its place in the hinder parts - in cutting it over he overswayed it, and fell down the hatchway upon his feet, and then fell backwards. The cast followed him and fell about the centre of his body, which caused almost immediate death. The deceased fell from a height of from 10 to 12 feet. Verdict - Accidental Death." He was buried on 3 June 1833 at St John the Baptist's Church in Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England.⁴⁶
+7	ii.	Eden BLABER-12550.
+8	iii.	Sarah BLABER-3584.
9	iv.	Jesse BLABER was born about 1818 in Chichester, West Sussex, England.³² He was christened on 20 May 1818 in Wesleyan Chapel, Chichester, Sussex, England.³² He was baptised by Rev James Lancaster.
+10	v.	Naomi BLABER-935.
+11	vi.	Rhoda "Rodie" BLABER-936.
+12	vii.	Jabez BLABER-820.
13	viii.	Sarah BLABER⁴⁷ was born about 1829 in Sussex, England.^48,49 She lived at Priory Street in Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1841.³⁸ It is thought that this Sarah Blaber is NOT the daughter of Joseph and Sarah. She appears only in the 1841 census, but is living next door to Joseph's family in an 'uninhabited' dwelling.