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Blaker, Richard Kenyon Godby, son of Richard Norman Rowsell Blaker (qv); b. 25 Sept. 1909; adm. Sept. 1923 (R); left Dec. 1925; asst export man. Standard Tel. & Cables Ltd; m. 18 Nov. 1939 Irene Grace. d. of Wilfred Noel Skey of Beckenham, Kent; d. 7 Apr. 1967.

Blaker, Richard Norman Rowsell, brother of Harry Rowsell Blaker (q.v.); b. Oct. 24, 1879; adm. Sept. 28, 1893; left July 1989; Jesus Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1890; B.A. 1902; played football (Association) against Oxford 1899-1901; played cricket Oxford 1900-2, and for Kent 1898-1908;a clerk in the Chancery Registrar's Office April 1908; served in the Great War; 2nd Lieut. 6th Batt. Rifle Brigade Nov. 22, 1916; Lieut. May 22, 1918; M.C. April 2, 1919; m. Aug. 10, 1908, Mary Kenyon, daughter of Alexander Godby, of Eltham, Kent; d. Sept. 11 1950.

BLAKEWAY, JOHN BRICKDALE, eldest son of Joshua Blakeway, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, and Elizabeth, dau. of John Brickdale, Bristol, draper, and sister of Matthew Brickdale MP; b. 4 Jun 1765; adm. from Shrewsbury Sch. 10 Apr 1775; left Mar 1782; Oriel Coll. Oxford, matr. 6 Mar 1782; BA 1786; MA 1795; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 18 May 1784, called to bar 23 May 1789; migrated to Inner Temple 16 Jun 1790, tenant chambers there 18 Jun 1790 - 25 Nov 1795; ordained 1793 [check]; Vicar of St. Mary’s, Shrewsbury, from 1794; Vicar of Neen, Shropshire, from 2 Apr 1795; Vicar of Felton, Somerset, 1795-1816; Vicar of Kinlet, Shropshire, 8 Dec 1800 - res by Dec 1816; FSA 1807; author, A History of Shrewsbury, 1825, and other works; m. 7 Dec 1797 Mary Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Wilkinson [or Wilkieson ?], Amsterdam; d. 10 Mar 1826. DNB.

BLAKEWAY, RICHARD, son of Thomas Blakeway, Withington, Shropshire, and Margaret, dau. of Richard Allestree, Uppington, Shropshire; b.; adm.; KS 1672; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1676, matr. 20 Oct 1676, aged 16, Westminster Student 26 Mar 1677-91 (void), Tutor 1683-8, Junior Censor 1688; BA 1680; MA 1683; ordained; Vicar of High Ercall, Shropshire, from 1689; official of St. Mary’s, Shrewsbury, 1713; d. 1717.

BLAKISTON, GEORGE; b.; adm. (aged 8) Jun 1734; left 1735.

Blaksley, John Owen, son of John Hoffham Blaksley MC TD, of Blandford, Dorset, and Daphne, d. of Edmund Owen FRCS; b. 6 July 1921; adm. Jan. 1934 (H), KS 1935; left July 1940; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1940, BA MA 1946; RAFVR 1941-5 (Sqdn Ldr); a racing driver for Jaguar and MG in the 1950s; sales man. ICI Ltd; m. 1st 9 Oct. 1954 Norah Mary, d. of George Evan Evans of Maidenhead, Berks; 2nd 1 May 1958 Mary Dora Finucane, d. of Col. Tristram Grayson OBE, Irish Guards; d. 22 June 1982.

Blakstad, Erik Clark, son of Bjorn Blakstad of West Hartlepool; b. 28 Jan. 1909; adm. Jan. 1923 (R); left Dec. 1925; comm. dir. FPT Industries Ltd (Westland Group); m. 3 Oct. 1939 Kathleen, d. of Capt. T. C. Tose of West Hartlepool, Co. Durham·, d. 11 Mar. 1978.

BLAMIRE, WILLIAM, only son of William Blamire, Dalston, Cumberland, naval surgeon, and Jane, third dau. of John Christian, Milntown, Isle of Man; b. 13 Apr 1790; adm. 1805; left Midsummer 1808; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 21 Oct 1808; resided to 1811 but did not take a degree; became a farmer and made many experiments in breeding of stock; of Thackwood Nook, Cumberland; High Sheriff, Cumberland 1828; MP (Whig) Cumberland 1831-2, Cumberland East 1832-6; Chief Tithe Commissioner 22 Aug 1836-41, Copyhold and Tithe Commissioner 22 Jun 1841-5, Tithe, Copyhold and Inclosure Commissioner Aug 1845 - retd. Sep 1860; m. 3 Apr 1834 his cousin Dora, widow of Col. Mark Wilks, Governor of St. Helena, and youngest dau. of John Taubman, The Nunnery, Isle of Man; d. 12 Jan 1862. DNB.

BLANCKLEY, - --; b.; in school lists 1727/8 and 1729.