Page 51 - ‘A Blaker Family History’ The family history of Joseph Blaker (1916-2007; ‘Joe’)

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In 1856, Mary died in Church Lane, Worth, leaving William as a widow.
Her death certificate records the cause of her death as ‘Diarrhea with
Hemorrhage’. By the time of his death in 1857, William was living in the
Poor House, Worth. The Worth Poor house was part of the East Grinstead
Poor Union, catering for the rural poor. It must have been a grim place,
and a sad location in which William’s life of hard work ended. His death
certificate records ‘Debility and Retention of Urine’ as the causes of his
death.

Both William and Mary were buried in the churchyard of St. Nicholas,
Worth. The location of their graves has not been established.

6.18 William Blaker (1823-1900): Child of William Blaker (1778-
1857) and Mary Funnel (1783-1856)
Born: 1823, Worth, Sussex
Christened: 16 March 1823, St. Nicholas, Worth, Sussex
Married: 31 March 1849, aged 26 years, married Caroline Box, St.
Nicholas, Worth, Sussex
Died: December 1900, aged 77 years; Cuckfield Union Workhouse, Sussex
Buried: 14 December 1900, Holy Trinity, Cuckfield, Sussex

William was the last child born to William and Mary Blaker. His early
years were spent in/near Worth, Sussex. By the time of the 1841 Census,
William was living together with his elder sister, Mary, as lodgers at
Copthorne Bank, Burstow, near Reigate, Surrey.

Location of Copthorne Bank, Burstow, Sussex

In 1849, William married Caroline Box.

6.18.1 Caroline Box (1827-1903)
Born: 1827, Worth, Sussex
Christened: 15 January 1827, St. Nicholas, Worth, Sussex
Married: 31 March 1849, aged years, married William Blaker, St. Nicholas,
Worth, Sussex
Died: 17 January 1904, aged 76 years; Cuckfield Union Workhouse,
Cuckfield, Sussex
Buried: ?

Caroline was the eldest of at least 3 children born to Peter Box (1797- )
and Ann Harber (1802- ). Her family lived in Worth, Sussex, where Peter
was an ‘Agricultural Labourer’. In the 1841 Census, Caroline was shown as
a 14 year-old girl, living with her parents and two siblings at Turners Hill,
Worth, Sussex.

6.18.2 William Blaker and Caroline Box