Page 105 - ‘A Blaker Family History’ The family history of Joseph Blaker (1916-2007; ‘Joe’)

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In addition to game fishing, ‘Joe’ tries to play guitar and Irish tenor banjo.

Gordon Giltrap with ‘Joe’ Blaker; 2002, Beaconsfield

6.27.2 Anne Dolorosa Blaker (1953- )
Born: 4 May 1953, Lewisham Hospital, London
Married: 30 October 1976, aged 23 years, married Kenneth Leonard
Cooper; St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church, Shelly Road, Hove, East Sussex

Anne was born in Lewisham Hospital some 10 minutes before her
nd
identical twin sister, Christina. She was the 2 of 3 children born to
Joseph Blaker and Margaret Marie Jackson.

Christina (left) & Anne (right), 1969

In 1976, Anne married Kenneth Leonard Cooper.

6.27.2.1 Kenneth Leonard Cooper (1951- )
Born: 24 September 1951,
Married: 30 October 1976, aged 25 years, married Anne Dolorosa Blaker;
St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church, Shelly Road, Hove, East Sussex

Kenneth was known as ‘Ken’. He was one of X children born to Leonard
Cooper and Kathleen X.

In 1976, ‘Ken’ married Anne Dolorosa Blaker. It was a double marriage
ceremony, in which Anne’s twin sister, Christina, married Maxwell John
Hunter.

A ‘Double Wedding’: St. Peter’s Church, Hove: October 1976

6.27.2.2 Anne Dolorosa Blaker and Kenneth Leonard Cooper
After their marriage, Anne and ‘Ken’ established their home in Shoreham-
by-Sea, West Sussex. Anne and ‘Ken’ had 2 children:
• Andrew Stewart: b. 9 August 1977, Worthing, West Sussex
• Sarah Anne: b. 28 February 1982, Worthing, West Sussex

Anne works as a ‘Carer’ at a local Hospital, whereas ‘Ken’ works as a self-
employed ‘Domestic Appliance Repairer’. They live in Shoreham-by-Sea,
West Sussex.

6.27.3 Christina Mary Blaker (1953- )
Born: 4 May 1953, Lewisham Hospital, London
Married: 30 October 1976, aged 23 years, married Maxwell John Hunter;
St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church, Shelly Road, Hove, East Sussex