Fourth Generation

19. Frederick Robert BLABER^31,33,185 was born on 26 August 1901 in Fulham, Middlesex, England.^{33,117,185,186,187,188,189} He lived at 40 Sherbrooke Road in Fulham, Middlesex, England in 1901.¹¹⁷ He was christened on 13 October 1901 at St Luke's Church in Chelsea, London, England.¹¹⁷ Frederick lived at 7 Pursers Cross Road in Fulham, Middlesex, England in 1911.¹²⁰ He served in the Royal Navy from 26 August 1919 to 1945.^{188,190,191,192,193}
26 August 1919: Signed on for 12 years' service. His service number was M24926.
1924: On the 'Absent Voters' List' Frederick is recorded as able to vote due to residing at the qualifying address of 7 Pursers Cross Road, Fulham. He is described as being away on service: M/24926 E.R.A. App.H.M.S. 'Pembroke'.
1931: At his marriage to Doris he was an Engine Room Artificer on board HMS 'Titania'.
1943: 'Temporary Commissioned Engineers' list as 'Chief Engineer' 22 March 1943 on the 'Hannibal'. 28 May 1943 Frederick was listed on the 'Temporary Acting Warrant Engineer' On the 'Saladin'. He also still had that rank in March 1945. It appears that in 1943-45 he was staiones on HMS Seaborn, a land-based Naval Air Station in Dartmouth, Canada.
Amongst others, he served on the following: Victory II; Royal Oak; Pembroke II (Eastchurch Naval Air Station); Cambrian; Diligence; Sandhurst; Ark Royal and Cumberland.
In 1939 he was a member of RN CERA Chatham.¹⁸⁹ Frederick lived at 92 Tudor Avenue in Worcester Park, Surrey, England between 1946 and 1948.^194,195 He was living with his brother William and sister Lilian. He lived at Flat 2, 231 Richmond Road in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England in 1958.¹⁹⁶ He died on 25 December 1958 at the age of 57 in Worcester Park, Surrey, England.^196,197 He died at 95 Tudor Avenue, Worcester Park, Surrey, England. Frederick had his estate probated on 30 April 1959 in London, England.¹⁹⁶ Administration was granted to his spinster daughter Ann BLABER. Effects £277 13s 9d.

Frederick Robert BLABER and Doris Emily RICKARD were married on 3 January 1931 at St Andrew's Church in Ham, London, England.^187,198 Their marriage was witnessed by W BLABER, L A BLABER, A BLABER, another W BLABER and E COLLIER. Both Frederick and Doris gave their 'Residence at time of Marriage' as The Bungalow, Albany Park Road, Ham.
They^187,198 lived at 68 Wynn Road in Whitstable, Kent, England in 1939.¹⁸⁹ Doris Emily RICKARD, daughter of Charles Edward RICKARD, was born on 21 February 1907 in Droxford, Hampshire, England.^187,199,200 Some confusion regarding Doris' date of birth. Her Death Certificate gives it as 21 February 1906. Her GRO Birth Index is Q1 1907. Her Marriage Certificate dated 3 January 1931 gives her age as 23 making her birth year as 1907. Perhaps the DoB on her Death Certificate is incorrect by one year?
She died in 2000 at the age of 93 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England.¹⁹⁹

Frederick Robert BLABER-296 and Doris Emily RICKARD-548 had the following children: