William BLAKE b. 1835 Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 1901 Derby, Derbyshire, England: Our Family History

1835 - 1901 (66 years)

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Name William BLAKE

Relationship with Ronald MILLWARD

Birth 1835 Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Christening 24 Jan 1835 St. Michael's Church, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Baptism Record (1834-1835)
St. Michael's Church, Shirley

St. Michael's Church
Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire

Gender Male

Census 1841 Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Occupation	Comments
Image									Transcript
13	205	William	Blake	1801	Derbyshire	40	Male	Publican
14	205	Elizabeth	Blake	1752	Derbyshire	89	Female
15	205	William	Blake	1835	Derbyshire	6	Male

PRO Class: HO107 Piece: 182 Folio: 9 Page: 12 Enumerated: 1841 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=z032_5209
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Census 1851 Derby Lane, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
1	22	William	Blake	Head	1798	Shirley	53	Male	Widower	Shop Keeper
2	22	William	Blake	Son	1835	Shirley	16	Male	Single

PRO Class: HO107 Piece: 2146 Folio: 90 Page: 8 Enumerated: 1851 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=hj21_5847
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Census 1861 4 Stanhope Street, St Peters, Derby, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
11	4	William	Blake	Head	1835	Shirley	26	Male	Married	Locomotive Fireman
12	4	Elizabeth	Blake	Wife	1830	Stoke	31	Female	Married	Dressmaker

PRO Class: RG09 Piece: 2499 Folio: 45 Page: 1 Enumerated: 1861 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=943f_5850
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Census 1871 58 Carrington Street, St Peters, Derby, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
6	71	William	Blake	Head	1835	Shirley	36	Male	Married	Railway Engine Driver
7	71	Elizabeth	Blake	Wife	1830	Stoke	41	Female	Married
8	71	William G	Blake	Son	1862	Derby	9	Male		Scholar
9	71	Frank	Blake	Son	1863	Derby	8	Male		Scholar
10	71	Arthur E	Blake	Son	1866	Derby	5	Male		Scholar
11	71	Annie E	Blake	Daughter	1868	Derby	3	Female		Scholar
12	71	Mary	Rickman	Boarder	1835	Dover	36	Female	Single	Dressmaker

PRO Class: RG10 Piece: 3565 Folio: 47 Page: 11 Enumerated: 1871 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=q6gt_5851
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Census 1881 11 Regent Street, Litchurch, Derby, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
19	12	William	Blake	Head	1835	Shirley	46	Male	Married	Engine Driver
20	12	Elizabeth	Blake	Wife	1830	Stoke Golding	51	Female	Married
21	12	William Goodall	Blake	Son	1862	Derby	19	Male	Single	Engine Builder's Apprentice
22	12	Frank	Blake	Son	1863	Derby	18	Male	Single	Engine Builder's Apprentice
23	12	Arthur Edward	Blake	Son	1866	Derby	15	Male	Single	Railway Clerk
24	12	Annie Elizabeth	Blake	Daughter	1868	Derby	13	Female	Single	Scholar
25	12	Ernest	Blake	Son	1873	Derby	8	Male	Single	Scholar

PRO Class: RG11 Piece: 3403 Folio: 120 Page: 2 Enumerated: 1881 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=312j_5852
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Census 1891 85 Chetwynd Road, St Pancras, London Borough of Camden, Middlesex, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
1	73	William	Blake	Head	1835	Shirley	56	Male	Married	Locomotive Foreman
2	73	Elizabeth	Blake	Wife	1830	Stoke Golding	61	Female	Married
3	73	William Goodall	Blake	Son	1862	St Peters	29	Male	Single	Locomotive Engineer Fitter
4	73	Annie Elizabeth	Blake	Daughter	1868	St Peters	23	Female	Single
5	73	Ernest	Blake	Son	1873	St Peters	18	Male	Single	Draughtsman
6	73	William Henry	Blake	Grandson	1887	St Peters	4	Male	Single
7	73	William	Lawson	Boarder	1863	Liverpool	28	Male	Single	Lithographic Artist

PRO Class: RG12 Piece: 138 Folio: 85 Page: 10 Enumerated: 1891 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=128s_5848
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Occupation Locomotive Engine Driver

Death 1901 Derby, Derbyshire, England

Burial 9 Mar 1901 Nottingham Road Cemetery, Chaddesden, Derby, Derbyshire, England

FindAGrave Memorial 256463210
Plot: A16; 52406

Nottingham Road Cemetery
Chaddesden, Derby, Derbyshire

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

Francis BLAKE, b. 1721 d. 1786, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

(Age 65 years) (Great Grandfather)

Hannah WARTON, b. 1776, Linton, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England

d. 1865, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

(Age 89 years) (Grandmother)

Person ID I53144 Rolfe Family Tree

Last Modified 25 Jul 2026

Father	William BLAKE, b. 1797, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 19 Jul 1864, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 67 years)
Mother	Ann GOODALL, b. 1803, Edlaston, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 21 Sep 1839, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 36 years)
Marriage	16 Mar 1830	St. Michael's Church, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
		Marriage Record (1830-1831) St. Michael's Church, Shirley
		St. Michael's Church Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire
		Marriage Banns (1828-1830) St. Michael's Church, Shirley
Family ID	F9732	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth KING, b. Nov 1829, Stoke Golding, Hinckley and Bosworth, Leicestershire, England d. 10 Jul 1915, Seven Kings, London Borough of Redbridge, Essex, England (Age 85 years)

Marriage 21 Jun 1860 St. Peter's Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England

Marriage Record (1860 Jun 20-21)
St. Peter's Church, Derby

St. Peter's Church
Derby, Derbyshire

Children

+	1. William Goodall BLAKE, b. 1861, St Peters, Derby, Derbyshire, England d. 1908, Barton upon Irwell, Salford, Lancashire, England (Age 47 years) ▻ Florence BUNGAY m. 1895
+	2. Frank BLAKE, b. 1863, St Peters, Derby, Derbyshire, England d. Feb 1947, Derby, Derbyshire, England (Age 84 years) ▻ Eliza BERRISFORD m. 24 Apr 1886; Ann Elizabeth THOMPSON m. 5 Aug 1903
	3. Arthur Edward BLAKE, b. 1865, Derby, Derbyshire, England d. Mar 1917, Derby, Derbyshire, England (Age 52 years) ▻ Kate Latham BARKER m. 1888
+	4. Annie Elizabeth BLAKE, b. 1868, St Peters, Derby, Derbyshire, England d. 20 Jan 1919, 31 Endsleigh Gardens, Ilford, London Borough of Redbridge, Essex, England (Age 51 years) ▻ William LAWSON m. 1891
	5. Ernest BLAKE, b. 1872, Derby, Derbyshire, England

Family ID F19723 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 25 Jul 2026

Event Map

	Birth - 1835 - Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Christening - 24 Jan 1835 - St. Michael's Church, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1841 - Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1851 - Derby Lane, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Marriage - 21 Jun 1860 - St. Peter's Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1861 - 4 Stanhope Street, St Peters, Derby, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1871 - 58 Carrington Street, St Peters, Derby, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1881 - 11 Regent Street, Litchurch, Derby, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1891 - 85 Chetwynd Road, St Pancras, London Borough of Camden, Middlesex, England
	Death - 1901 - Derby, Derbyshire, England
	Burial - 9 Mar 1901 - Nottingham Road Cemetery, Chaddesden, Derby, Derbyshire, England

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