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Still looking for new info. for death of George Blake born 1862 India. or his wife Mary Ann (nee Bartholomew) I have now seen a copy of the Baptism for his son Maurice born on 22nd January 1896. Baptised at St Johns Baptist Church Thayetmyo on 12 February 1901 . Thanks for any more help on where I could look for the death of his Father George . Pam

I dont have copy of will only seen probate record Thanks Pam

Pamela -
do you have a copy of the actual Will, to see who Henry William left his estate to?

Is George mentioned, does it say where he is?...

Chris :)

Charles Blake was born in 1865 three years after George

I have the probate entry above . George had a younger brother Charles born on 17th January Bengal India. He was married to Lydia Annie Aslan on 23rd June 1885 in Burma India. Charles died on 24th May 1912 and is buried in his hometown Rangoon Bengal India, Thanks Pam

Blake, Henry William, of Elgin Lodge, Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill, Middlesex, died 4 April 1908.
Probate London 27 May to Mary Jane Blake, widow, Alexander Thomas Caulfield and Arthur Mears retired captains, His Majesty's army.
Effects: £12227 14s 4d. Resworn £12422 12s


Henry William Blake
in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
Name: Henry William Blake
Death Date: 4 Apr 1908
Death Place: Middlesex, England
Probate Date: 27 May 1908
Probate Registry: London, England

Do you have a copy of the Will?

Is George mentioned in Probate of Henry William?...

Chris :)

Yes. I have everything except the deaths for George Blake and his wife Mary Ann Thanks Pam

Possible marriage of parents - after Mary Ann's birth?


Mah Koo Goon
in the India, Select Marriages, 1792-1948
Name: Mah Koo Goon
Gender: Female
Age: 29
Birth Date: 1840
Marriage Date: 24 Mar 1869
Marriage Place: Rangoon, Bengal, India
Father: Ho Shway Goon
Spouse: James Bartholomew [ age 32 ]
FHL Film Number: 499033

I expect you have this?

Mary Ann Bartholomew
in the India, Select Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947
Name: Mary Ann Bartholomew
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1867
Baptism Date: 3 Nov 1878
Baptism Age: 10
Baptism Place: Rangoon, Burma, Bengal, India
Father: James Bartholomew
Mother: Emma Makho
Reference ID: Vol 290
FHL Film Number: 527498

Thanks I also don't think its the Durham death. Its a hard one to crack, and as mentioned Mary Ann his wife is just as hard to find Pam

George was apparently still living in1930 - not stated as deceased on Maurice's marriage cert.

If he had returned to the UK, I can see only one death after 1930 of a George Blake, without middle initials, born c1862.

Deaths Dec 1950 (>99%)
Blake George 88 Durham C. 1a 311

However, the only way to find out if that's him is to buy a copy of the cert.
Personally, I don't think that's your George.

I strongly suspect, though can't prove a thing, that he did not return to the UK.
He was born in India and married and lived his life in India and Burma, so likely also died there
I don't see his death in India or Burma, however. (Nor Mary Ann.)

I don't see any record of him travelling to the UK - not that that proves anything.

More Info needed. I started a new post for this but it was suggested I add it to this thread. I am having no luck finding a death record for George Blake born on 17th March 1862 in Bengal India. His son is Maurice Blake from this thread who was born on 22nd January 1896 Thayetmo Burma India. I don't know where George died or in what country. George's Father Henry William Blake died in London on 4th April 1908. I also cant find a death for George's wife Mary Ann (Bartholomew) who he married on 8th August 1888 in India . Any help with finding any death information would be much appreciated Thank you Pam

I am posting this only because I have found the info - I can't see that we will need it but if it becomes relevant later it is here:

This is the Patrick who we had on 1939 and his later death detailed above.
I can't see that it is connected to the one we have in 1911 or to the Maurice we are trying to follow:

PATRICK Blake
Born Cork. Lying in hospital.
23rd March 1894
Father Michael Blake (Cooper)
mother Margaret Dineen.
Birth date same as on 1939 in Cheshire.....


Marriage:
Party 1 Name PATRICK BLAKE
Party 2 Name MARY OMAHONY
Date of Event 28 February 1918F
Group Registration ID 1783924
SR District/Reg Area Cork

His parents marriage:
Marriage of MICHAEL BLAKE and MARGARET DINNEEN
on 06 April 1891

fathers for the above:
Edward Blake (Cooper)
Patrick Dineen (Plasterer).

Dea x

Because I didn't know. Maurice was at Ealing Grammar School in 1911 . that is a fact. Thanks Pam

But you didn't tell us about Kathleen, or his Parents earlier...

Chris :)

So - forgive me but 'if' the 1911 census is 'your' Maurice then Patrick is back in there ??? - Personally, I am not sure that the 1911 'Maurice' is yours - perhaps they were all related and therefore went along to the same schools when they came to England ?

Dea x

The accurate facts for my Maurice Blake are that he was born on 22nd January 1896 Burma, India. He died in 1978 Cuckfield West Sussex England. He attended the Ealing Grammar School in 1911. His occupation was Clerk in Civil Service. He married Doris Ethel Taylor on 19 April 1930. His Parents are George Blake and Mary Ann Bartholomew married 8th August 1888. His Sister Kathleen Blake was born 30th November 1889. India. There is also another Brother Frederick born 5th July 1894 Rangoon India and baptised 26th August 1896. Kathleen did not marry .
I have taken Patrick Blake out of the equation for the time being . Thank you all Pam

That 1958 Death, looking good...(Maurice Blake, civil servant)

Chris :)

https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=blake&yearOfDeath=1958&page=5#calendar

(bit slow moving on above!)


Blake FG 1894 — 1923 Passenger Lists Leaving Uk 1890-1960 Rangoon, Burma
(occ. Clerk) Ship Name, Pegu)


Edits (just seen)

Blake Kathleen 1889 — 1889 British India Office Births & Baptisms Bengal
(parents, George and Mary)