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James Blake 1722–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1722

Birth Location: Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Death Date: 4 Jul 1784

Death Location: Bunhill Fields Burial Ground, Islington, London, England

Father: James Blake

Mother: Elizabeth Baker

Spouse(s):

Children(s): William Blake

In 1722, James Blake entered the world in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England, born to James Blake And Elizabeth Baker. In 1753, James Blake resided in London, England. James Blake had children including William Blake. James Blake passed away in 1784 in Bunhill Fields Burial Ground, Islington, London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1722, James Blake entered the world in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England, born to James Blake And Elizabeth Baker.
  • In 1753, James Blake resided in London, England.
  • James Blake had children including William Blake.
  • James Blake passed away in 1784 in Bunhill Fields Burial Ground, Islington, London, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Blake's Ancestors

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James Blake
1722–1784
Birth Place: Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
Parents
James Blake
1697–1730
Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
Elizabeth Baker
1702–1782
Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Elizabeth Perry
1683–1763
Great-Grandparents
Obadiah Perry
1640–1691
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Perry
1606–1683

James Blake's Descendants

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James Blake (1722–4 Jul 1784)
  1. 1. William Blake 1757–1827

James Blake's Timeline

5 Records

1722
1722
Birth of James Blake in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
1722
12 Apr 1722
James Blake was baptized in St Mary, Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
St Mary, Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
1753
8 Dec 1753
Age 31
James Blake resided here in London, England
London, England
1784
1784
Age 62
Death of James Blake in London, England
London, England
1784
4 Jul 1784
Age 62
Burial of James Blake in Bunhill Fields Burial Ground, Islington, London, England
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground, Islington, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1722
    Event Place: Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
    Record Source: London Metropolitan Archives, St Mary, Rotherhithe, Composite register: baptisms, marriages, burials, Apr 1722-Jul 1733, P71MRY010

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes
    [2] The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 3986

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1753
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: Class: IR 1; Piece: 19

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1784
    Event Place: Bunhill Fields Burial Ground, Islington, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes
    [2] The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 3986

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1722
    Event Place: St Mary, Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
    Record Source: London Metropolitan Archives, St Mary, Rotherhithe, Composite register: baptisms, marriages, burials, Apr 1722-Jul 1733, P71MRY010

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event

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