Blaber Family Genealogy

Second Generation

2. William BLABER^1,2,31,32,33 was born about 1833 in Lewes, East Sussex, England.^{34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41} He was christened on 24 May 1833 in All Saints' Church, Lewes, East Sussex, England.²⁹ He lived at Green Wall in Lewes, East Sussex, England in 1841.⁹ In 1861 William was a Greengrocer's Assistant.⁷ He lived at 70 New England Street in Brighton, East Sussex, England in 1861.⁷ Between 1865 and 1891 he was a Labourer.^{36,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49} In the 1871 Census he was described as a Mason's Labourer. William lived at in Little Randolph Street, St. Pancras, Marylebone, Middlesex, England in 1865.^33,42 He lived at 91 Onslow Dwellings in Chelsea, London, England in 1901.⁵⁰ In 1901 he was a Railway Labourer.^50,51 William died in 1902 at the age of 69 in Chelsea, London, England.^41,51

William BLABER and Eliza BROOKER were married on 19 February 1865 at the St Peter's District Parish Church, Regent Square in St Pancras, London, England.^42,52 The marriage was witnessed by a Phylis Blaber and Thomas Brooker. They^{^42,52} lived at 4 Stewarts Grove in Chelsea, London, England on 15 April 1866.⁵³ They^⁵³ lived at 3 Stewarts Grove in Chelsea, London, England between 1868 and 1871.^43,54 William and Eliza^{^43,54} lived at 95 Keppel Street in Chelsea, London, England between 1872 and 1875.⁵⁵ They^⁵⁵ lived at 52 Godfrey Street in Chelsea, London, England between 1875 and 1881.^{36,44,45,46,47} They^{^{36,44,45,46,47}} lived at 27 Onslow Dwellings in Chelsea, London, England between 1887 and 1891.^48,49 Eliza BROOKER^31,32,33, daughter of Humphrey BROOKER and Isabella Ann BROOKER, was born about 1842 in Uckfield, East Sussex, England.^{56,57,58,59,60,61} Eliza's age seems to vary throughout her life:
GRO Birth Index: Q1 1842: Estimated DoB 1841/2
1851 Census: Aged 9: Estimated DoB 1842
1861 Census: Aged 21: Estimated DoB 1840
1871 Census: Aged 33: Estimated DoB 1838
1881 Census: Aged 43: Estimated DoB 1838
1891 Census: Aged 52: Estimated DoB 1839
1900 Death: Aged 63: Estimated DoB 1837

She lived at Northrow in Uckfield, East Sussex, England in 1851.⁶² In 1861 she was a Cook in St Pancras, London, England.^33,58 Eliza lived at in 45 Camden Square, St. Pancras, Marylebone, Middlesex, England in 1861.^32,33 She lived at 45 Camden Square in St Pancras, London, England between 1861 and 1865.^33,42,58,63 At the 1861 census, Eliza was a live-in cook at the residence of Henry & Caroline Browne and family. In 1881 she was a Laundress.³⁶ Eliza died in 1900 at the age of 58 in Chelsea, London, England.⁶⁴

William BLABER-1355 and Eliza BROOKER-1356 had the following children:

7	i.	Louisa Phillis BLABER was born on 22 March 1866 in Chelsea, London, England.^65,66 She was christened on 15 April 1866 in St Luke's Church, Chelsea, London, England.⁶⁶ She lived at 4 Stewarts Grove in Chelsea, London, England in 1866.⁵³ Louisa died in 1866 at the age of 0 in Chelsea, London, England.⁶⁷
8	ii.	William Henry BLABER was born on 2 September 1867 in Chelsea, London, England.⁵⁴ He lived at 3 Stewarts Grove in Chelsea, London, England in 1868.⁵⁴ He was christened on 20 July 1868 in St Luke's Church, Chelsea, London, England.⁵⁴ William died about August 1868 at the age of 0 in Chelsea, London, England.⁶⁸
9	iii.	George BLABER⁶⁹ was born on 23 December 1869 in Chelsea, London, England.^{33,70,71,72,73} He lived at 3 Stewarts Grove in Chelsea, London, England between 1870 and 1871.^43,73 He was christened on 23 January 1870 in St Luke's Church, Chelsea, London, England.⁷³ George lived at 52 Godfrey Street in Chelsea, London, England in 1881.³⁶ He died in 1884 at the age of 15 in Chelsea, London, England.⁷⁴
+10	iv.	William BLABER-293.
+11	v.	Alice BLABER-3758.
+12	vi.	Thomas BLABER-3759.
13	vii.	Emily BLABER⁶⁹ was born on 20 October 1879 in Chelsea, London, England.^{46,75,76,77,78,79,80,81} She lived at 52 Godfrey Street in Chelsea, London, England between 1880 and 1881.^36,46 She was christened on 18 May 1880 in St Luke's Church, Chelsea, London, England.⁴⁶ It is interesting to note that there were 114 baptism's at St Luke's Church on that day. Emily lived at 27 Onslow Dwellings in Chelsea, London, England in 1891.⁴⁹ She lived at Albert Road at Church Army Home for Inebriates in Mottingham, Kent, England in 1911.⁸² In 1911 she was a Mission Sister in Charge of the Laundry.⁸² Emily lived at Church Road at St Katherine's Church of England Children's Home in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England in 1939.⁷⁹ In 1939 she was a Matron in the Children's Home.⁷⁹ She died in 1969 at the age of 90 in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.⁷⁸
14	viii.	Albert BLABER was born on 28 January 1885 in Chelsea, London, England.^48,83 He was christened on 5 June 1887 at Markham Square Congregational Church in Chelsea, London, England.⁴⁸ He died in December 1887 at the age of 2 in Chelsea, London, England.⁸⁴ Albert was buried on 4 January 1888 at Hanwell Cemetery in Hanwell, London, England.⁸⁵