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BLAIR, HENRY CHARLES, son of Charles Blair, Fulbeck, Lincs., and Lady Mary Fane, sister of John Fane, 9th Earl of Westmorland (qv); b. 26 Apr. 1775; adm. 25 Feb. 1785; mentioned in the Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey, 1849, i, 152-3; 2nd Lieut., 23rd Foot, 30 Jun 1790; Lieut., Independent Company, 24 Jan 1791; 105th Foot, half-pay, 1791; 22nd Foot, 11 May 1791; Capt., 89th Foot, 3 Dec 1793; 23rd Foot, 31 Dec 1793; d. of fever in West Indies, 6 Oct 1794.

Blair, John Herbert, son of Rev. Arthur Austin Blair, Rector of Saxlingham, Norfolk, and Agnes Sarah, d. of Orlando Edmonds of Stamford, Lincs; b. 3 May 1904; adm. Sept. 1918 (KS); left July 1923; Keble Coll. Oxf., matric. 1923, BA 1926, MA 1963·, Superintendent of Education, Nige­ria, 1926-8; Nigerian Admin. Service 1928, asst District Officer 1929, DO 1936, sen. DO 1945; Resident 1947; member House of Assembly, W. Nigeria 1947-9; Legislative Council of Nigeria 1948-9; The Nigeria Regt WAF 1942 (Maj.), MEF 1942-5; ED 1942; farming at Torbay, W. Aus­tralia 1951-60; classics master Scotch Coll. Perth, W. Australia 196I -9; m. 14 July 1934 Mary Geraldine, d. of F. J. Stanes of Coimbatore, S. India; d. 24 Sept. 1998.

BLAIR, JOHN, eldest son of Rev. John Blair LLD FRS FSA, Rector of St. John’s, Westminster, and Prebendary of Westminster, and Ann Persode, dau. of Col. John Darby; b. 23 Mar 1774; adm. 14 Jan 1782; Cadet, EICS Madras 1788; Lieut., Madras Engineers, 23 Feb 1793; Capt., 14 Oct 1802; Maj., 25 Apr 1808; served at Pondicherry 1793, Seringapatam 1799, and in Mysore 1800; d. on board ship Europe during his passage home from India, 24 Mar 1812.

BLAIR, JOHN; b.; adm. (aged 11) Jun 1722; in school list 1727/8.

BLAIR, WILLIAM ROBERT; b. 29 May 1811; adm. 25 Sep 1822 (Singleton's).

BLAKE, CHARLES; b.; adm. 21 Nov 1774.

Blake, Edmund Vernon Brodie, son of Edward Blake, M. D., of Hampstead, by A. Madeleine Hanson; b. Sept. 22, 1875; adm. from Univ. Coll. School Sept. 1889 (G); left Nov. 1889; King's Coll. and Univ. Coll. London; studied art in Paris; painter and sculptor; author of Relation in Art (1925) and other works; m. Marie Bonnin; d. at Avignon April 19, 1920.

BLAKE, FASHAM; b.; adm. 26 Jan 1775.

BLAKE, SIR FRANCIS, BART., second son of Sir Francis Blake, Bart. (adm. 1725, qv); bap 1 Jun 1737; adm. (aged 13) Apr 1751; in school list 1752; Trinity Hall, Cambridge, adm. pens. 15 Jan 1756, matr. Easter 1757; LLB 1763; adm. Middle Temple 23 Jun 1755; succ. father as 2nd baronet 29 Mar 1780; High Sheriff Northumberland 1784-5; raised a regiment of infantry called the “Golden Spinks”, and expended £80, 000 on building a castle on the river Till, never finished; author, Political Tracts, 1788; m. 15 Apr 1772 Elizabeth, only dau. of Alexander Douglas, head of British settlement at Bussorah, Persia; d. 2 Jun [22 May ?] 1818. DNB.