Fourth Generation

83. Sidney John BLABER^4,5,561 was born on 21 September 1878 in Paddington, London, England.^{5,314,317,562,563,564,565,566,567} His name was registered at birth as Sidney James BLABER. He lived at 2 Woodfield Crescent in Paddington, London, England in 1881.²⁶⁵ He lived at 50 Chippenham Terrace in Paddington, London, England in 1885.³¹⁴ Sidney was educated on 29 June 1885 at Moberley School in Westminster, London, England.³¹⁴ He lived at 8a Walterton Road in Paddington, London, England in 1887.³¹⁵ He was educated on 24 January 1887 at Harrow Road Public School in Westminster, London, England.³¹⁵ Sidney lived at 2A Barnsdale Road in Paddington, London, England between 1891 and 1892.^308,317 He was educated on 1 February 1892 at Beethoven Street School in Westminster, London, England.³¹⁷ He lived at 53 Walterton Road in Paddington, London, England in 1901.³⁰⁷ Between 1901 and 1915 Sidney was a Plumber's Mate/Labourer.^{307,309,568,569} He served in the Army from 23 November 1915 to 6 April 1919.^570,571 He was attested 23 November 1915 as a Private in the Army Reserve, volunteered in February 1916, and mobilized 17 January 1917. He was sent to France 2 February 1917, where he was engaged on Special Duties at bases in Calais, Boulogne and Le Havre until the war was over. He was demobilised in April 1919. He holds the General Service, British War and Victory Medals. He was a Sapper in the Inland Water Transport Corps, Royal Engineers. His Service Number was 232761. He was described as 5' 6½" tall, 37¼" chest, weight 145 lbs. All of his Army papers give his name as Sydney/Sidney James BLABER, although he only actually signed his name a S J BLABER. In 1954 he was a Retired Plumber.⁵⁷² Sidney died on 16 September 1954 at the age of 75 in Lambeth, London, England.^566,573 He had his estate probated on 30 September 1955 in London, England.⁵⁷³ Sidney left £1586 1s. 7d. to his widow Lilian Marjorie BLABER. He was also known as Sidney James Blaber.⁵⁷³ Sidney left £1586 1s. 7d. to his widow Lilian Marjorie BLABER.

Sidney John BLABER and Lily Emily TAYLOR lived at 115 Albert Street in Kensal Green, Kensington, England in 1903.³⁰⁹ They³⁰⁹ were married on 31 May 1903 at St John's Church in Kensal Green, Kensington, England.^{309,574,575,576} Their marriage was witnessed by James TAYLOR and Daisy BLABER. They^{309,574,575,576} lived at 62 Hampden Street in Paddington, London, England between 1911 and 1915.^569,574 He filled in the 1911 Census as Sidney BLABER. Lily Emily TAYLOR³⁰⁹, daughter of James TAYLOR and Mary , was born about 1882 in Paddington, London, England.^577,578,579 She was christened on 2 November 1882 at St Peter's Church in Paddington, London, England.⁵⁸⁰ According to the St Peter's Church Baptism Register, she was baptised Emily Lily. Future records show that she preferred to reverse these names. She lived at 1 Tamplia Mews in Paddington, London, England in 1882.⁵⁸⁰ Lily died in 1927 at the age of 45 in Paddington, London, England.⁵⁷⁷

Sidney John BLABER-2702 and Lily Emily TAYLOR-8783 had the following children:

Sidney John BLABER and Lilian Marjorie A PENNY lived at 168 Knight's Hill in Lambeth, London, England in 1954.⁵⁷² They⁵⁷² were married on 28 January 1954 in Lambeth, London, England.^572,581 Their marriage was witnessed by David Henry PAGE and Reginald ROOTS. Lilian Marjorie A PENNY⁵⁷², daughter of William Richard PENNY and Annie E , was born in 1899 in West Ham, London, England.^582,583 In 1954 she was a Children's Nurse.⁵⁷² She died in 1977 at the age of 78 in Poole, Dorset, England.⁵⁸⁴