Page 93 - ‘A Blaker Family History’ The family history of Joseph Blaker (1916-2007; ‘Joe’)

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Alfred John was the eldest son born to Alfred John Blaker and Mary Ann
Martin. In the 1911 Census, he was recorded as a 4 year-old boy, living
with his parents and siblings at 4a Eaton Cottages, Ernest Street, West
Norwood. My father recalls that his brother, Alfred, initially worked
selling newspapers at Norwood railway station, until he was able to train
as a lorry driver. No further information has emerged about Alfred until
his marriage to Ellen Grace Leslie.

6.25.2.1 Ellen Grace Leslie (1915- )
Born:4 January 1915, 261 Railton Road, Herne Hill, Brixton, London
Married: 18 June 1932, aged 17 years, married Alfred John Blaker; The
Register Office, Lambeth, London
Died: September 1980, aged 90 years; Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne &
Wear

Ellen was born to Wilfred Arnold Leslie and Elsie Grace Parrington (1889-
1980). Wilfred was a ‘Tailor’. Wilfred had died before Ellen’s marriage to
Alfred John Blaker.

6.25.2.2 Alfred John Blaker and Ellen Grace Leslie
At the time of their marriage, both Alfred and Ellen were living together at
57 Brailsford Road, Brixton, sharing the rented property with Ellen’s
mother.

Alfred John and Ellen Grace had 3 children:
• Alfred Arnold: b. 1933, East Dulwich
• Maureen Ruth: b. 1935, East Dulwich
• Josephine Lesley: b. 1949, Dulwich
Further information about their children is given in section 6.29.

Alfred worked as a lorry driver – for ‘Tillings’ and later as a ‘Private
Chauffeur’.

During their married life, Alfred and Ellen lived at least 5 properties in the
area of Norwood and Brixton:
• 184a Camberwell Grove, Southwark: c. 1933-1934
• 13 Bloom Grove, West Norwood, London: c.1935-1938
• 38 Neuchatel Road, Lewisham, London: 1939-?
• 98 Thurlow Park Road, Norwood, London: c.1945-1959
• Flat 61, Crownstone Court, St. Matthews Road, Brixton:
c.1962-1978
The dates above are not contiguous, since the surviving Electoral Lists are
incomplete.

Although Alfred and Ellen lived close to his parents and siblings, there
appears to have been relatively little contact between them – the reason
for this has been lost in the mists of time!