Page 63 - ‘A Blaker Family History’ The family history of Joseph Blaker (1916-2007; ‘Joe’)

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St. Mary, Balcombe, Sussex

Ann and Henry had nine children:
• William: b. 1880, Balcombe, Sussex
• Henry: b 1882, Balcombe, Sussex
• Joseph: b. 1884, Balcombe, Sussex
• George: b. 1886, Balcombe, Sussex
• Caroline Elizabeth: b. 1887, Cuckfield, Sussex; known as
‘Cary’
• Charles James: b. 1890, Ifield, Sussex; known as ‘Charley’
• Alfred: b. 1891, Crawley, Sussex
• Emily: b. 1893, Horley, Surrey
• Edith: b. 1897, Horley, Surrey

In the 1881 Census, Ann and Henry were captured living at 1 Guy’s
Cottage, Balcombe, together with their son, William, and Ann’s two
illegitimate children, both of whom retained the Blaker surname.

By 1891, Ann and Henry were living together with six of their children in
Ifield, Sussex close to Crawley. Henry was then working as a ‘General
Labourer’.

Ann and Henry then moved to Horley, Surrey, before moving to Shalford
Cottages, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, where they were recorded in the 1901
Census, living with six children. Henry was then working as a ‘Carter on a
Farm’.

In 1903, Ann died, leaving a young family. John was present when his wife
died. The cause of her death was certified as ‘Ulceration of the Bowels’. It is
not known when Henry died, as no definitive record of his death has been
traced.

6.22 Alfred John Blaker (1883-1965): Child of John Blaker (1852- )
and Emily Rump (1854-1938)
Born: 19 February 1883, 2 Beadman Street, Norwood, Surrey
Married: 2 June 1901, aged 19 years, married Mary Ann Martin; St.
Michael & All Angles, Bell Green, Lower Sydenham, Kent
Died: 4 April 1965, aged 82 years, Tooting Bec Hospital, Tooting, London
Cremated: 9 April 1965, West Norwood Cemetery, London

Alfred John was my paternal grandfather.

Alfred John was known as ‘Alf’. He was the third of nine children born to
John and Emily Blaker. He was initially educated at St. Leonard’s School in
Norwood, before moving to Eardley Road School, Streatham. He finally
left school in May 1894, at the age of 11 years.

In the 1891 Census, ‘Alf’ was shown living with his parents and siblings at
64 Wellfield Road, Sydenham. By the time of the next Census, ‘Alf’ was