William Henry BLAKE b. 2 Sep 1886 St Peters, Derby, Derbyshire, England d. 1972 Derby, Derbyshire, England: Our Family History

1886 - 1972 (85 years)

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Name William Henry BLAKE

Relationship with Ronald MILLWARD

Birth 2 Sep 1886 St Peters, Derby, Derbyshire, England

Christening 21 Mar 1887 St. Peter's Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England

Baptism Record (1887 Mar-Apr)
St. Peter's Church, Derby

St. Peter's Church
Derby, Derbyshire

Gender Male

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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Census 1901 62 Sacheverel Street, St Peters, Derby, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
22	39	Frank	Blake	Head	1865	Derby	36	Male	Married	Engineer (Fitter at Ironworks)
23	39	Eliza	Blake	Wife	1867	Derby	34	Female	Married
24	39	William H	Blake	Son	1887	Derby	14	Male		Apprentice Dentistry
25	39	Beatrice	Blake	Daughter	1891	Derby	10	Female

PRO Class: RG13 Piece: 3213 Folio: 125 Page: 5 Enumerated: 1901 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=y1br_5861
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Census 1911 16 Thorn Street, New Normanton, Derby, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Years Married	Children Born	Children Living	Occupation	Comments
Image														Transcript
1	359	William Henry	Blake	Head	1887	Derby	24	Male	Married				Assurance Agent
2	359	Edith	Blake	WIfe	1885	Derby	26	Female	Married	3	2	2
3	359	Edith	Blake	Daughter	1909	Derby	2	Female
4	359	Vera	Blake	Daughter	1911	Derby	4 Months	Female

PRO Class: RG14 Piece: 20934 RD: 435 SD: 2 ED: 63 SN: 359 Enumerated: 1911 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=hyw0_5863
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Census 1921 20 Leman Street, Derby, Derbyshire, England

UK 1921 Census 2nd page: click to display Page Two

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
1	64	William Henry	Blake	Head	1887	Derby	34	Male	Married	Carriage & Wagon Dept.	Midland Railway Co.
2	64	Edith	Blake	Wife	1885	Derby	36	Female	Married
3	64	Edith	Blake	Daughter	1909	Derby	12		Both Alive
4	64	Vera	Blake	Daughter	1911	Derby	10		Both Alive
5	64	Beatrice Annie	Blake	Daughter	1913	Derby	8		Both Alive

PRO Class: RG15 Piece: 16324 RD: 435 SD: 3 ED: 35 Enumerated: 19 Jun 1921 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=v93w_5864
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Census 1939 45 Mayfield Road, Chaddesden, Derby, Derbyshire, England

Cause: LMS Stores Isuues

Address:
https://rolfe.online/census/uk_register_1939/TNA_R39_5881_5881C_003.jpg

Death 1972 Derby, Derbyshire, England

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

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

(Age 65 years) (3 x Great Grandfather)

Eliza BERRISFORD, b. 1865, Derby, Derbyshire, England

d. 1902, Derby, Derbyshire, England

(Age 37 years) (Mother)

Person ID I63504 Rolfe Family Tree

Last Modified 26 Jul 2026

Father	Frank BLAKE, b. 1863, St Peters, Derby, Derbyshire, England d. Feb 1947, Derby, Derbyshire, England (Age 84 years) Other Partners: Ann Elizabeth THOMPSON m. 5 Aug 1903
Mother	Eliza BERRISFORD, b. 1865, Derby, Derbyshire, England d. 1902, Derby, Derbyshire, England (Age 37 years)
Marriage	24 Apr 1886	St. Peter's Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England
		Marriage Record (1886 Apr 24) St. Peter's Church, Derby
		St. Peter's Church Derby, Derbyshire
Association	Arthur Edward BLAKE (Relationship: Witness)
Family ID	F22893	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Edith CLARKE, b. 29 Sep 1884, Derby, Derbyshire, England d. 1972, Derby, Derbyshire, England (Age 87 years)

Marriage 27 Jun 1908 St. Chad's Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England

Marriage Record (1908 Jun 27)
St. Chad's Church, Derby

St. Chad's Church
Derby, Derbyshire

Children

	1. Edith BLAKE, b. 12 Dec 1908, Derby, Derbyshire, England d. 1998, Derby, Derbyshire, England (Age 89 years) ▻ Albert Ian DAWSON m. 26 Dec 1933
+	2. Vera BLAKE, b. 12 Nov 1910, Derby, Derbyshire, England d. 2006, Derby, Derbyshire, England (Age 95 years) ▻ David SEDGWICK m. 11 Aug 1934
	3. Beatrice Annie BLAKE, b. 8 Oct 1912, Derby, Derbyshire, England d. 1981, Derby, Derbyshire, England (Age 68 years) ▻ Leslie WEBSTER m. 1934

Family ID F23054 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 26 Jul 2026

Event Map

	Birth - 2 Sep 1886 - St Peters, Derby, Derbyshire, England
	Christening - 21 Mar 1887 - St. Peter's Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1891 - 85 Chetwynd Road, St Pancras, London Borough of Camden, Middlesex, England
	Census - 1901 - 62 Sacheverel Street, St Peters, Derby, Derbyshire, England
	Marriage - 27 Jun 1908 - St. Chad's Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1911 - 16 Thorn Street, New Normanton, Derby, Derbyshire, England
	Census - Cause: LMS Stores Isuues,Address: https://rolfe.online/census/uk_register_1939/TNA_R39_5881_5881C_003.jpg - 1939 - 45 Mayfield Road, Chaddesden, Derby, Derbyshire, England
	Death - 1972 - Derby, Derbyshire, England

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