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BLAKE, ROBERT DUDLEY, second son of Sir Francis Blake, Bart. (adm. 1751, qv); b.; adm. 16 Jan 1788; left 7 Jun 1790; Ensign, 68th Foot, 8 Mar 1793; Lieut., 57th Foot, 7 Nov 1793; Capt., 103rd Foot, 21 May 1794; Maj., 18 Sep 1794; Lieut. -Col., Northumberland Fencible Infantry (with permanent rank in Army), 28 Feb 1795; Brevet Col., 29 Apr 1802; Col., 8th Garrison Battalion, 9 Jul 1803; half-pay; Maj. -Gen., 25 Oct 1809; Lieut. -Gen., 4 Jun 1814; Gen., 10 Jan 1837; m. 27 Sep 1819 (IGI) Helen Sheridan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire; d. 16 Feb 1850, aged 74.

BLAKE, ROBERT, eldest son of Sir Francis Blake, Bart. (adm. 1725, qv); b.; adm. (aged 10) Jun 1744 (Gibson's); left 1751; Hertford Coll. Oxford, matr. 13 Dec 1751; d. 25 Jan 1754; buried in North Cloister, Westminster Abbey.

BLAKE, WILLIAM; b.; KS 1641.

BLAKENEY, EDWARD HENRY, elder son of William Blakeney, Royal Crescent, Bath, Somerset, Paymaster in Chief, Royal Navy, and Lilian, dau. of John Reid, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; b. 15 Aug 1869; adm. 31 Mar 1879; left Dec 1882; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 21 May 1888, matr. Mich. 1888; BA 1891; MA 1895; Head Master, Sandwich GS 1895-1901; Head Master, Sir William Borlase’s Sch., Marlow, 1901-4; King’s Sch., Ely, 1904-18; Assistant Master, Winchester Coll., 1918-30; edited school books and author, volumes of poetry; m. 15 Aug 1895 Amy Eliza Scott, youngest dau. of Rev. Samuel Hope Unwin, Rector of Cheddon Fitzpaine, Somerset; d. 1 Aug 1955.

BLAKENEY, EDWARD HUGH, eldest son of Maj. William Augustus Blakeney, and Sarah O’Dell; nephew of Field Marshal Right Hon. Sir Edward Blakeney PC (I) GCB GCH; b. 4 Jun 1809; adm. 14 Jan 1822; Westminster Hosp.; a surgeon; MRCS 1832, FRCS 1859; MD Aberdeen 1860; entered Army Medical Department; Assist. Surgeon, Staff 17 Oct 1834; 67th Foot, 13 Mar 1835; Royal Canadian Rifle Regt., 13 Oct 1843; Staff Surgeon, 2nd class, 19 Dec 1845; Royal Hibernian Sch., 4 Nov 1853; Surgeon-Maj., 1 Oct 1858; retired on half-pay, with hon. rank Deputy Inspector-Gen. of Hospitals, 18 Nov 1859; m. 1st, Caroline Miller, Hasfield, Gloucs.; m. 2nd, 20 Feb 1851 Charlotte Maria, sister of Thomas William Weare (qv); d. 27 May 1885.

BLAKENEY, JOHN, eldest son of John Henry Blakeney, Abbert, Castle Blakeney, co. Galway, and Charlotte, third dau. of Sir Ross Mahon, Bart., MP; b. 28 Mar 1814; adm. 13 Jan 1823; High Sheriff, co. Galway 1873; m. 1st, 1854, Fanny Maria, dau. of James Hardiman Burke, St. Clerans, co. Galway; m. 2nd, 1873 Johanna Isabella, widow of Croasdaile Molony, Kilneeramdie and Granahar, co. Clare, and dau. of Henry Martin Blake, The Heath, co. Mayo; d. 1901.

BLAKENEY, ROBERT BYRON DRURY, brother of Edward Henry Blakeney (qv); b. 18 Apr 1872; adm. (H) 8 Jun 1882; left Dec 1882; Kingsley Coll., Westward Ho 1883-5, United Services Coll., Westward Ho, 1886-9; 2nd Lieut., Royal Engineers, 24 Jul 1891; Lieut., 24 Jul 1894; Capt., 1 Jul 1902; reserve list, 12 Sep 1907; Maj., 24 Jul 1911; retd. 4 Feb 1914; served in expedition to Dongola 1896 (despatches LG 3 Nov 1896), Nile expeditions of 1897 and 1898 (despatches LG 30 Sep 1898, DSO 15 Nov 1898), South African War 1899-1901; Traffic Manager, Egyptian State Railways, 1902-6, Deputy General Manager, 1906-13; re-employed in Army at outbreak of 1914-18 war; despatches LG 21 Jun and 25 Sep 1916, 6 Jul 1917, 14 Jun 1918, CMG 3 Jun 1918; retd. with hon. rank Brig. -Gen. 1920; General Manager, Egyptian State Railways, 1919-23; President, British Fascisti, 1924; Officer, Legion of Honour; Commander, Order of Crown of Belgium; Order of the Nile, 2nd class; Medjidie, 3rd class 1903, 2nd class 1912, Osmanieh, 3rd class 1905; m. 1st, 6 May 1903, Frances Dorothy, dau. of Maj. Nelson Ellis, Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill, London; m. 2nd, 21 Sep 1921 Clara Isabel, dau. of Dr E. Henderson, Onslow Gardens, South Kensington; d. 13 Feb 1952.

BLAKER, ERNEST HENRY, youngest son of Edgar Blaker, Lewes, Sussex, and Amelia, dau. of Henry Grundy Renshaw, Chelsea; b. 17 Apr 1855; adm. (G) 21 Jan 1870; left Dec 1871; adm. solicitor Nov 1877; practised successively at Worthing and Chichester; Registrar, Chichester County Court, 1901; m. 10 Jul 1883 Harriet Marianne, third dau. of Rev. Henry George Nicholls, Perpetual Curate of Holy Trinity, Forest of Dean, Gloucs.

Blaker, Guy Stewart, son of Harry Rowsell Blaker (q.v.); b. March 29, 1904; adm. Sept. 26, 1918 (R); left Aug. 1922; Jesus Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1922; B.A. 1925; adm. a solicitor March 1929; in practice at Henley-on-Thames; 2nd Lieut. R. A. Oct. 25, 1941; m. Nov. 18, 1933, Dawn Lretitia Prudence, daughter of Major J. H. Watson, of Henley-on­Thames.

Blaker, Harry Rowsell, elder son of Harry Campbell Blaker, of Bexhill, Sussex, solicitor, by Edith, daughter of the Rev. Thomas James Rowsell, Canon of Westminster; b. Oct. 31, 1872; adm. Jan. 14, 1886 (R); left July 1891; adm. a solicitor April 1898, practised at Henley-on­Thames, co. Oxon.; President of the Law Society 1934-5; m. April 25, 1901, Leila Beatrice, youngest daughter of Col. Arthur Ford, C. B., of St. Peter's, Thanet; d. March 30, 1953.