Blaber Family Genealogy

Third Generation

18. Charlotte BLABER^4,201 was born about 1828 in Westham, East Sussex, England.^202,203 She was christened on 11 May 1828 in Westham, East Sussex, England.²⁰⁴ She lived at Glynley Cottages in Westham, East Sussex, England in 1841.²⁰⁵ Charlotte lived at Priest House in Westham, East Sussex, England in 1851.⁵⁶ At the 1851 census, Charlotte was lodging with her father, with her two daughters. She was recorded as a widow, so she had not yet married her late husband's brother, George WEYMARK. Charlotte was described as a Pauper.
She lived at Milton Street Farm in Arlington, East Sussex, England in 1861.⁶⁵ She lived at the Lunatic Asylum in Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1875.²⁰⁶ Charlotte was committed to the Lunatic Asylum after her husband, George, ran off in 1875.
Charlotte died of disease of the heart and brain on 19 March 1878 at the age of 50 in Woodsfield, East Sussex, England.^8,207 Medical: It seems that poor Charlotte finally cracked. Having lost one husband at an early age and being saddled with two young children, she took up with her brother-in-law.
Charlotte was admitted as a pauper patient to the Sussex Lunatic Asylum in Haywards Heath on 21 June 1875. She had previously been at the Eastbourne Union Workhouse. She was suffering from Melancholia due to domestic trouble. She died almost three years later of "disease of the heart and brain" aged 49.
What really caused her break down and later death at a relatively early age? Times were hard in those days in rural Sussex. Labourers' wages were low where they could find work, food prices were kept artificially high by the Corn Laws until they were repealed. Charlotte had already lost one husband, being left with two young daughters. She took up with George, her brother-in-law, but they could not marry because of the law at that time. They had several children, the first born dying at he young age of 22, of TB, in the Workhouse. George seemed to have disappeared. What made Charlotte crack? Sheer mental exhaustion as well as physical? Years of work and want? The menopause? Her "husband" ?

Charlotte BLABER and George WEYMARK were married about 1851.^4,204 Charlotte was still a widow at the 1851 census. Charlotte and George may not actually have officially married as it was possibly illegal at that time to marry one's brother-in-law.
They^{^4,204} lived at Clay Hill Barn Cottage in Westham, East Sussex, England in 1871.²⁰⁸ George WEYMARK⁴, son of William WEYMARK and Rebecca MILTON, was born about 1826 in Westham, East Sussex, England.^16,209 He was christened on 18 June 1826 in Westham, East Sussex, England.²¹⁰ In 1871 he was an Agricultural Labourer.²⁰⁸ George died in 1896 at the age of 70 in Lewes, East Sussex, England.²⁰⁶

Charlotte BLABER-5184 and George WEYMARK-5185 had the following children:

52	i.	William WEYMARK was born about 1852 in Westham, East Sussex, England.²¹¹ He lived at Clay Hill Barn Cottage in Westham, East Sussex, England in 1871.²⁰⁸ In 1871 he was an Agricultural Labourer.²⁰⁸ William died TB on 9 November 1874 at the age of 22 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England.^8,23 He died in the Union Workhouse. Informant was Matron Elizabeth Ann Goddard. He was buried on 14 November 1874 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England.²³
+53	ii.	George WEYMARK-5189.
54	iii.	Sarah WEYMARK was born on 8 February 1855 in Blacknest, Westham, East Sussex, England.²³
55	iv.	Ellen WEYMARK was born on 4 September 1857 in Arlington, East Sussex, England.^23,212 She lived at Clay Hill Barn Cottage in Westham, East Sussex, England in 1871.²⁰⁸
56	v.	Harriett WEYMARK was born on 11 March 1860 in Arlington, East Sussex, England.^23,213 She lived at Clay Hill Barn Cottage in Westham, East Sussex, England in 1871.²⁰⁸
+57	vi.	Samuel WEYMARK-5805.
58	vii.	Thomas WEYMARK was born about 1865 in Arlington, East Sussex, England.²¹⁴ He lived at Clay Hill Barn Cottage in Westham, East Sussex, England in 1871.²⁰⁸
+59	viii.	James Albert WEYMARK-5807.
60	ix.	Albert WEYMARK was born on 23 April 1869 in Hailsham, East Sussex, England.^23,215 1871 census has birth place as Hailsham; Lisa Dixon has it as Wilmington. (They are about 5 miles apart.) He lived at Clay Hill Barn Cottage in Westham, East Sussex, England in 1871.²⁰⁸ In 1884 he was an Apprenticed to Mr Plum, a Baker in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England.⁸ In 1887 Albert was a Farm Labourer.⁸
61	x.	Charlotte Lucy WEYMARK was born on 19 January 1872 in Willingdon, East Sussex, England.²³ She was born at Norway Cottages. She was christened on 28 April 1878 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England.²³ She lived at the Industrial Training Home in Leamington in 1884.⁸ She was placed here by the Authorities, she was only 12 years of age.

Charlotte BLABER and John WEYMARK were married on 20 February 1847 in Westham, East Sussex, England.^4,23,216,217 John WEYMARK⁴, son of William WEYMARK and Rebecca MILTON, was born about 1822 in Westham, East Sussex, England.^54,206 He was christened on 13 October 1822 in Westham, East Sussex, England.^23,216 He died in July 1849 at the age of 27 in Westham, East Sussex, England.^4,23 John was buried on 25 July 1849 in Westham, East Sussex, England.^23,54

Charlotte BLABER-5184 and John WEYMARK-5188 had the following children:

+62	i.	Ann WEYMARK-5200.
63	ii.	Rebecca WEYMARK was born on 19 January 1849 in Westham, East Sussex, England.^23,218 She was christened on 4 March 1849 in Westham, East Sussex, England.^23,219 She lived at Priest House in Westham, East Sussex, England in 1851.⁵⁶