Samuel Blake (abt. 1879)

Born about 1879 in Acton Bridge, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Pat Reynolds [send private message]

Biography

In 1891 Samuel (14, born Bradford Wood, Cheshire) was a servant in the household of John Cross at Gorstage Lane, Weaverham, Cheshire. His sister Sarah Blake (1872-abt.1930) and her future husband John Royle (1872-1920) were servants in the same household ^[1].

Samuel (son of Thomas Blake) married Eliza Cliffe, daughter of Peter Cliffe, at Stretton (near Warrington) Cheshire on 10th October 1900 ^[2]

In 1901 Samuel (23, a Chemical Labourer) and Eliza (22) were visiting his sister Sarah Blake (1872-abt.1930), and her family at Little Leigh, Cheshire ^[3].

In 1911 Samuel (born Acton Bridge) was a Waggoner on a farm, aged 32, living at Millington, Cheshire with His wife, Eliza (31, born Whitley), his children Gertrude (9, born Little Leigh, Cheshire), Percy (7, also born Little Leigh), Leslie (4, born Barnton, Cheshire), Margaret Noreen, 2, born Millington, Cheshire and Martha Eliza, (0, also born Millington). Also in the household was his mother's half-brother, James Blake (1889-1960) ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:49DW-22M : 5 May 2019), Samuel Blake in household of John Cross, Weaverham, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Cheshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. Original viewed on Ancestry.com
2. ↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3FY-N6W : 10 February 2018), Samuel Blake and Eliza Cliffe, 10 Oct 1900, Marriage; citing item 1 p 161, , Stretton (near Warrington), Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 1,656,723.
3. ↑ Source Citation Class: RG13; Piece: 3338; Folio: 135; Page: 5 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1901 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW3Q-WZX : 3 July 2019), Samuel Blake, Millington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.