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Herbert Blake 1888–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1888

Birth Location: Yeovil Somerset

Death Date: 25 dec 1916

Death Location: Meaulte, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France

Father: Elias Blake

Mother: Sarah Swaffield

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The story of Herbert Blake began in 1888 in Yeovil Somerset. Herbert Blake passed away in 1916 in Meaulte, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France.

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Biography

  • The story of Herbert Blake began in 1888 in Yeovil Somerset.
  • Herbert Blake passed away in 1916 in Meaulte, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Herbert Blake's Ancestors

Self
Herbert Blake
1888–1916
Birth Place: Yeovil Somerset
Parents
Elias William Blake
1859–1947
Ilchester Road Yeovil Somerset
Sarah Swaffield
1859–1905
Beaminster Dorset
Grandparents
Edwin Blake
1829–1907
Yeovil Somerset
Jane Gambling
1837–1916
Preston Plucknett, Somerset, England
Thomas Swaffield
1832–
Beaminster Dorset
Mary (Ann) Gear
1825–
Beaminster Dorset
Great-Grandparents
Elias Blake
1789–1855
Elizabeth Brook
1796–1836
William Gambling
1807–1866
Sarah Clement
1807–1886
William Swaffield
1795–
Martha Wakely
1811–1883
Joseph Gear
1778–
Hannah
1797–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Blake
1739–1831
Mary Barnard
1747–1831
Richard Brook
–1811
William Swaffield
1751–
Mary Gale
1755–

Herbert Blake's Timeline

8 Records

1887
abt 1887
Birth of Herbert Blake in Yeovil Somerset England
Yeovil Somerset England
1887
9 Oct 1887
Herbert Blake was baptized in Yeovil Holy Trinity, Somerset, England
Yeovil Holy Trinity, Somerset, England
1888
1888
Birth of Herbert Blake in Yeovil Somerset
Yeovil Somerset
1891
1891
Age 3
Herbert Blake appeared in census in Yeovil Somerset
Yeovil Somerset
1891
1891
Age 3
Herbert Blake resided here in Hendford, Yeovil, Somerset, England
Hendford, Yeovil, Somerset, England
1901
1901
Age 13
Herbert Blake resided here in Yeovil, Somerset, England
Yeovil, Somerset, England
1911
1911
Age 23
Herbert Blake resided here in Farnborough, England
Farnborough, England
1916
25 dec 1916
Age 28
Death of Herbert Blake in France and Flanders
France and Flanders

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1887
    Event Place: Yeovil Somerset England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1888
    Event Place: Yeovil Somerset
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2300; Folio: 111; Page: 36

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1887
    Event Place: Yeovil Holy Trinity, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Reference Number: D\P\yeo.ht21/2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Yeovil Somerset

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Hendford, Yeovil, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1899; Folio: 36; Page: 17; GSU roll: 6097009

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Yeovil, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2300; Folio: 111; Page: 36

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Farnborough, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 dec 1916
    Event Place: France and Flanders

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Meaulte, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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