Blaber Family Genealogy

Fifth Generation


24. Henry James BLABER was born in 1839 in Pimlico, London, England.282,283,284,285,286,287,288 He lived at 13 Draycott Terrace in Chelsea, London, England between 1841 and 1851.49,53,56 He was educated between 1 May 1848 and 6 September 1852 at St Paul's School in Westminster, London, England.53 He was suspended due to absences. Between 1861 and 1869 Henry was an Upholsterer.61,78,289,290 He lived at Polegate in Hailsham, East Sussex, England in 1861.78 At the 1861 census, all children of the family were living with William as the head. There were no parents present at the census. In 1866 he was a Porter.291 In 1867 Henry was an Upholsterer.292 Between 1881 and 1901 he was a French Polisher.293,294,295,296 He lived at 30 Princes Street in Dorchester, Dorset, England between 1891 and 1901.293,297 Henry died in 1902 at the age of 63 in Dorchester, Dorset, England.298

Henry James BLABER and Jane CLARKE were married in 1872 in Hastings, East Sussex, England.299,300 They299,300 lived at 2 Malden Road in St Pancras, London, England in 1881.295 Jane CLARKE was born about 1840 in Dunchideock, Devon, England.301,302,303,304,305,306 There is uncertainty about the exact year of Jane's birth. Most records suggest it was 1840. Her death record and the 1881 Census suggests it was 1838.
She lived at 5 Lewes Crescent in Brighton, East Sussex, England in 1871.307 At the 1871 census, Jane was a live-in servant/nurse (one of five servants) at the home of Lewis Cubith (71, Retired Architect) and family. In 1871 she was a Nurse (Servant).307 Jane lived at Princes Street in Dorchester, Dorset, England in 1891.299 She lived at South Lodge in Dorchester, Dorset, England in 1901.308 In 1901 she was a Sick Nurse (Domestic).308 She was living in the home of her employer, Amyatt Ernlé Amyatt (70), retired Chief Constable of Dorset, his wife and daughter. She was one of three servants. Jane lived at 34 Boulter Street at St Clements in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England in 1911.309 At the 1911 Census, Jane was living with her daughter Emily and family.
She died in 1921 at the age of 81 in Headington, Oxfordshire, England.305

Henry James BLABER-5354 and Jane CLARKE-5355 had the following children:

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Charlotte Annie BLABER-6053.

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Thomas William BLABER-5356.

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Emily Elizabeth BLABER-5357.

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George BLABER was born in 1879 in Southampton, Hampshire, England.310,311,312 He lived at 2 Malden Road in St Pancras, London, England in 1881.295 He lived at Princes Street in Dorchester, Dorset, England in 1891.293

Henry James BLABER and Margaretta Maria HAMMOND were married on 18 April 1864 in St Luke's Church, Chelsea, London, England.61,313 Their marriage was witnessed by Samuel WISDOM and Sarah Ann RUST. They61,313 lived at 6 John Street, Roupel(?) Street in Lambeth, London, England in 1866.291 They291 lived at at 93 Marlborough Road in Chelsea, London, England between 1867 and 1868.290,292 Henry and Margaretta290,292 lived at 2 Burnus? Street in Pimlico, London, England in 1869.289 Margaretta Maria HAMMOND, daughter of Thomas James HAMMOND, was born about 1832.314 She died in 1869 at the age of 37 in St George, Hanover Square, Westminster, London, England.315

Henry James BLABER-5354 and Margaretta Maria HAMMOND-9719 had the following children:

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Eleanor Mary BLABER was born on 29 August 1866 at the General Lying-in Hospital in Lambeth, London, England.291,316,317 She was christened on 7 September 1866 at the General Lying-in Hospital in Lambeth, London, England.317 She died on 10 October 1866 at the age of 0 in Chelsea, London, England.318,319 Eleanor was buried on 10 October 1866 at Union Workhouse in Chelsea, London, England.320 She was also known as Ellen Mary Blaber.320

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Norah BLABER101 was born on 27 October 1867 at 93 Marlborough Road in Chelsea, London, England.292,321,322 She was christened on 5 January 1868 in St Luke's Church, Chelsea, London, England.290 She lived at The Orphanage in Ditchingham, Norfolk, England in April 1871.323 The Orphanage was run by Sisters of Mercy.
Norah lived at Surrey Villa, Lennard Road in Croydon, Surrey, England in 1881.101 This appears to have been a boarding school, although in the 1881 census Norah is recorded as staying with the head of the house, her aunt, Harriet J Burton.

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Harry BLABER was born on 8 June 1869 in St Giles South, Middlesex, England.289,324