Page 91 - ‘A Blaker Family History’ The family history of Joseph Blaker (1916-2007; ‘Joe’)

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Married: 11 July 1926, aged 22 years, married John James Hart, St. Giles
Parish Church, Camberwell, London
Died: 26 October 1990, aged 86 years, Northgate Hospital, Great
Yarmouth, Norfolk

Mary Ann was the first child born to ‘Alf’ and Mary Ann Blaker. She was
captured in the 1911 Census as a 7 year-old girl, living with her parents
and 2 siblings at 4a Eaton Cottages, Ernest Street, West Norwood. Mary
took a lead role in helping her mother, Mary Ann, to raise her siblings.

My father recalled that his sister, Mary, worked in a flour mill in
Camberwell and it was at this factory that she met John James Hart, who
was a fellow worker. In 1926, Mary married John James Hart.

6.25.1.1 John James Hart (1903-1964)
Born: 30 January 1903, Old Kent Road, Camberwell, London
Married: 11 July 1926, aged 23 years, married Mary Ann Blaker; St. Giles
Parish Church, Camberwell, London
Died: 15 January 1964, aged 60 years; Croydon General Hospital, Surrey

John James was known as ‘Jack’. He was the eldest of 5 children born to
John James Hart (1876- ) and Sophia Ann Payne (1882-1922). John
James was a ‘Carman’ (i.e. a delivery man), who was born in Camberwell,
London.

He was recorded in the 1911 Census as an 8 year-old boy, living with his
parents and younger siblings at 48 Westmocott Street, Camberwell.

6.25.1.2 Mary Ann Blaker and John James Hart
At the time of their marriage, Mary was living with her parents at
Auckland Place, West Norwood, whilst ‘Jack’ was living at 20 Camberwell
Green. ‘Jack’ was then working as a ‘Labourer’.

St. Giles Church, Camberwell, London

Mary and ‘Jack’ had 5 children:
• John James: b. 1932, West Norwood, London
• Mary: b. 1933, West Norwood, London
• Joan: b. 1935, West Norwood, London
• Alfred: b. 1939, West Norwood, London
• Yvonne: b. 1945, West Norwood, London
Further information about their children is given in section 6.28.

During their married life, Mary and ‘Jack’ lived at various addresses in
Norwood, including:
• 107 High Street, West Norwood: 1932
• 28 High Street, West Norwood: 1933
• 2 East Place, West Norwood: 1935