GB-2014-WSA-03366
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Persona
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1776-1854
BLAIR, CHARLES, brother of Henry Charles Blair (qv); b. 12 Nov. 1776; adm. 18 Jun. 1787; officer, 4th Dragoon Guards; collector of customs, Cape of Good Hope, 1808-c.1826; m. 1796 Miss Dawson; great-grandfather of Eric Blair (George Orwell); d. 30 Sept. 1854.