Page 50 - ‘A Blaker Family History’ The family history of Joseph Blaker (1916-2007; ‘Joe’)

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• William: b. 1789, Bolney, Sussex

In 1817, Thomas sadly died, leaving Elizabeth as a widow. She died the
following year in 1818.

6.17 William Blaker (1778-1857): Child of James Blaker (1738-
1779) and Elizabeth Easton (1749- )
Born: 1778, Worth, Sussex
Christened: 26 July 1778, St. Nicholas, Worth, Sussex
Married: 13 October 1805, aged 27 years, married Mary Funnel; St.
Nicholas, Worth, Sussex
Died: 3 October 1857, aged 79 years, Poor House, Worth, Sussex
Buried: 7 October 1857, St. Nicholas, Worth, Sussex

William was the last of six children born to James Blaker and Elizabeth
Easton. Very little is known about William until his marriage to Mary
Funnel in 1805.

6.17.1 Mary Funnel (1783-1856)
Born: 16 June 1783, Ifield, near Crawley, Sussex
Christened: 21 August 1783, Crawley, Sussex
Married: 13 October 1805, aged 22 years, married William Blaker; St.
Nicholas, Worth, Sussex
Died: 21 August 1856, aged 73 years; Church Lane, Worth, Sussex
Buried: 25 August 1856, St. Nicholas, Worth, Sussex

Mary’s parents were Henry and Polly Funnel. They lived in Ifield, near
Crawley, Sussex.

6.17.2 William Blaker and Mary Funnel
After their marriage, William and Mary lived in Crawley, Sussex, before
moving to Worth. William and Mary had seven children:
• James: b. 1805, Crawley, Sussex
• Hannah: b. 1808, Crawley, Sussex
• Mary: b. 1810, Crawley, Sussex
• Henry: b. 1813, Worth, Sussex
• Sarah: b. 1817, Worth, Sussex
• Elizabeth: b. 1820, Worth, Sussex
• William: b. 1823, Worth, Sussex

The next record for William and Elizabeth is from the 1841 Census when
they were living with their married daughter, Sarah Rice and her family in
Brook Log, Worth, Sussex. William was then working as an ‘Agricultural
Labourer’.

In the 1851 Census, William is captured as a 75 year-old ‘Agricultural
Labourer’ living with Mary and two lodgers in Copthorne Common,
Worth, Sussex.