Letitia Blaker (buried 1906)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Blaker
First name: 
Letitia
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
498
Born: 
1/4/1826
Died: 
16/04/1906
Buried: 
20/04/1906
Occupation: 
Private means
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Image of headstone for Richard Blaker
Cemetery area: 
NWS
Cemetery row: 
4
Cemetery plot: 
19
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Endowed grave: 
No
Headstone inscription: 
Richard Nathaniel Blaker entered into rest April 16 1894 aged 72 R.I.P. and Letitia Blaker died April 16th 1906 aged 80 R.I.P.
Grave location map

Life story

Life story

Letitia was born in Clapham, Surrey, the daughter of John and Constant nee Crole. She was baptised at St Mark, Kennington on 18th July 1826. The family were wealthy and had moved to Brighton by 1837. For a while they lived in Brunswick Square before moving to Montpelier Road. John died in 1849 and his widow continued to lived in Montpelier Road until her death in 1878.

Letitia married Rev. Richard Nathaniel Blaker BA MA at St Andrew's church, Hove on  the 2 April 1846 and lived at Ifield Vicarage, near Horsham, where Richard was Vicar from 1850 until 1887.

They had six children and only one of them was a daughter.

They retired to St Margaret's, in Lansdowne Road, Heene and after Richard died Letitia continued to live there but she died in Clapham Common, Surrey, on 16 April 1906 leaving her Will to be administered by her two eldest sons, Harry Campbell Blaker , a solicitor, and William Campbell Blaker ,a surgeon, like his  father's father.

Burial researcher: 
Angela Levy

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
01/04/1826
Marriage
Maiden name: 
King
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Richard Nathaniel
Spouse one last name: 
Blaker
Marriage one date: 
02/04/1846
Marriage one address: 
Hove, Sussex, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
16/04/1906
Age (at time of death): 
80
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
89 South Side, Clapham, Surrey, England
Personal effects
Probate pounds: 
£1,429

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1841 census: 

Lansdowne Place, Hove, Sussex.

Letitia King aged 15, pupil. Madeline King aged 11, pupil. At school run by Mary George aged 45.

1851 census: 

Ifield Vicarage, Ifield, near Horsham

Richard N Blaker, 29, head, Vicar of Ifield; Letitia Blaker, 24, wife; Harry C Blaker, 4, son; Walter C Blaker, 3, son; Madeline C Blaker,1, daughter; Horace C Blaker, 4 months, son;

plus cook, upper nurse, under nurse and housemaid

1861 census: 

Ifield Street, ifield

Richard N Blaker, 39, head, Vicar of Ifield; Letitia Blaker, 35, wife; Madeline c Blaker, 11, daughter, scholar; Horace C Blaker, 10, son; Aubrey C Blaker,5, son, scholar;  Reginald C Blaker,  2 months, son; Harry Blaker, 12, nephew, scholar; Douglas, 10, nephew, scholar;Arthur W Verrall, 10, boarder, scholar;

plus cook, 2 housemaids and a nurse

1871 census: 

The Vicarage, Ifield

Richard N Blaker, 49, head, Vicar of Ifield; Letitia Blaker, 45, wife; Harry C Blaker, 24, son, scholar; Walter C Blaker, 23, son,scholar; Madeline C Blaker, 21, daughter; Aubrey C Blaker, 15, son; Reginad C Blaker, 10, son;  Henry E Giffards, 16, pupils; Ernest Ellman, 16, pupil; Francis E Baker, 12, pupil;

plus cook, 2 housemaid and Ladys Maid

1881 census: 

The Vicarage, Ifield Street, Ifield

Rich, Nath, Blaker, 59,head, Vicar of Ifield; Letitia Blaker, 55, wife; Louisa Inglis King, 56, sister-in-law, annuitant;

plus cook, parlourmaid, housemaid and under housemaid

1891 census: 

St Margarets, Lansdowne Road, Heene

Richard N Blaker, 69, head, Clerk in Holy Orders; Letitia Blaker; 65, wife; Louisa I King, 66, sister-in-law, living on own means;

plus parlourmaid, cook, housemaid and under housemaid