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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.

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.

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.

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.

BLAND, EDWARD, brother of Sir John Bland, Bart. (qv); bapt. 14 Oct 1727; adm. (aged 8) Jun 1736 (Hawkins'); left 1744.

BLAND, SIR HUNGERFORD, BART., brother of Sir John Bland, Bart. (qv); bap 7 Sep 1726; adm. (aged 9) Jun 1736 (Hawkins'); left 1740; adm. Inner Temple 18 Jul 1746; Cornet, Royal Horse Guards, 5 Apr 1748; Lieut., 27 Aug 1753; succ. his brother as 7th baronet 3 Sep 1755; d. unm. 16 Oct 1756.

Bland, James Edward, son of Edward Franklin Bland BS MD, of Chestnut Mill, MA, USA, and Frances, d. of Paul Davenport Poinier of Boston, MA; b. 31 May 1940; adm. from Milton Acad., MA, USA, May 1957 (L); left July 1957; Harvard Univ., grad. multa cum laude June 1962, PhD 1970; asst. Prof, of History, Bowdoin Coll., USA; m. 21 June 1962 Sherrell, d. of Jonathan Brewster Bingham of New York; d. 30 Aug. 1974.