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The Blaker Society © Richard Blaker of Blakers
CUCKFIELD B

Richard Blaker married Eleanor Dumbrell at Cuckfield in 1607, and so

was probably born about 1585:
1607. Jun. 22 Richard Blaker & Elinor Dumbrell.
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The marriage registers at this period do not indicate whether weddings
were by licence or after banns. There is no licence for this marriage in the
surviving Chichester or Lewes archives. These children of Richard and Eleanor
Blaker of Blakers were baptized at Cuckfield parish church:

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1608. Dec. 11 Anna d. of Richard & Elnor Blaker of Blakers.
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1611/12. Mar. 22 Marie d. of Richard & Elnor Blaker of Blakers.
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1615. Jul. 23 Richard s. of Richard & Elnor Blaker.
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1617. Oct. 19 Edmond s. of Richard & Ellinor Blaker.
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1619. Apr. 11 Elizabeth d. of Richard Blaker.
1620. Jul. 23 Henry s. of Richard Blaker.
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1623. Apr. 13 John s. of Richard Blaker.
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of whom were buried in infancy:

1608. Dec. 13 Anna d. & Infant of Richard & Elnor Blaker of Blakers.
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1617. Nov. 14 Edmond s. of Richard and Ellinor Blaker.

Eleanor died in 1626, being buried at Cuckfield:

1625/6. Feb. 11 Elenor wife of Richard Blaker.

Richard may have remarried, for we also have:

23 p. 102 of the printed transcript
24 p. 12 of the printed transcript
25 It is possible that an earlier son John was baptized at Bolney (printed parish registers, Sussex Record Society
xv, London, 1912, p. 25):
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John Blaker the sonne of Richard Blaker chrystened the vi of Januarie.
Bolney registers survive from 1541 onwards: no other child appears for this Richard Blaker, nor does he seem to
have been baptized, married or buried there. Bolney is two miles southwest of Cuckfield.
26 p. 16 of the printed transcript
27 p. 19 of the printed transcript
28 p. 22 of the printed transcript
29 p. 23 of the printed transcript
30 p. 25 of the printed transcript
31 p. 28 of the printed transcript
32 p. 136 of the printed transcript
33 p. 146 of the printed transcript
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