Alfred James Blake (1853-1940)
Born: 3 November 1853, Cove Point, Tasmania
Died: 26 January 1940, Bothwell, Tasmania
Parents: Robert Blake and Mary Bowden
Spouse: Ellen Harriett Hughes (1854-1931)
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Alfred James Blake (3 Nov 1853-26 Jan 1940)
+Ellen Harriet Hughes (23 Apr 1854-8 Aug 1931)
1-Ivy Marion Blake (1 Nov 1885-14 Nov 1971)
2-Keith Norman Blake (6 Jul 1889-8 Nov 1953)
+Valera Kazia Triffett (5 Apr 1889-?)
3-Sydney William Blake (26 Jun 1892-11 Nov 1896)
Unless otherwise stated, all events took place in Tasmania.
ALFRED JAMES BLAKE
3 November 1853: Born in Cove Point; son of Robert Blake and Mary Bowden.
20 April 1854: Baptised in Hobart.
26 August 1870: Named in the newspaper article Narrow Escape at Bothwell.
29 June 1881: Witness at the marriage of Charles Brown Knowles and his sister, Eliza Harriet Blake, in Campbell Town.
5 September 1883: Alfred James Blake, a 29-year-old contractor, married Ellen Harriet Hughes, aged 29, at the residence of her father, [B4] Dalrymple Street, Bothwell; witnesses: William Henry Hughes and Sarah Louisa Hughes.
BLAKE-HUGHES - On September 5, 1883, at the residence of the bride's parents, Bothwell, by the Rev. H. T. Hull, Alfred J. Blake to Ellen H. Hughes. [TROVE]
16 February 1886: [C5] Dalrymple Street; Alfred Blake (occupier), Humphrey Thomas Savage (owner); house; annual rateable value £14.
7 June 1887: Police Office, Bothwell; juror at the inquest of Ellen Maria Branch, who came to her death from a rupture of the small intestine caused by constipation.
16 November 1888: [6] Elizabeth Street; conveyed from William Smedley for £105.
14 January 1890: [6] Elizabeth Street; Alfred Blake (owner, occupier); house; annual rateable value £20.
28 March 1899: [6] Elizabeth Street; Alfred Blake (owner, occupier); house; capital value £300; annual rateable value £16.
21 November 1905: [6] Elizabeth Street; Alfred Blake (owner, occupier); house; capital value £300; annual rateable value £16.
3 April 1919: [6] Elizabeth Street; Alfred Blake (owner, occupier); house; annual rateable value £16.
26 January 1940: Died at [6] Elizabeth Street, Bothwell; aged 85.
28 January 1940: Buried in Bothwell Public Cemetery.
BLAKE - On January 26, 1940, at his late residence, Ivy Cottage, Bothwell, Alfred James Blake, in the 86th year of his age. [TROVE]
Spouse: ELLEN HARRIET HUGHES
23 April 1854: Born in Bothwell; daughter of William Wood Hughes and Emma Harriet Cunningham.
21 May 1854: Baptised in Bothwell.
7 December 1875: Witness at the marriage of James Gill McDowall and her sister, Emma Hughes, at the residence of their father, [B4] Dalrymple Street, Bothwell.
5 September 1883: Alfred James Blake, a 29-year-old contractor, married Ellen Harriet Hughes, aged 29, at the residence of her father, [B4] Dalrymple Street, Bothwell; witnesses: William Henry Hughes and Sarah Louisa Hughes.
BLAKE-HUGHES - On September 5, 1883, at the residence of the bride's parents, Bothwell, by the Rev. H. T. Hull, Alfred J. Blake to Ellen H. Hughes. [TROVE]
8 August 1931: Died in Bothwell; aged 77.
11 August 1931: Buried in Bothwell Public Cemetery.
BLAKE - On August 8, 1931, at her residence, Ivy Cottage, Bothwell, Ellen, beloved wife of Alfred Blake. [TROVE]
1-IVY MARION BLAKE
1 November 1885: Born in Bothwell; informant: her father, Alfred, a labourer.
14 November 1971: Died in Hobart; aged 86.
16 November 1971: Cremated at Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart.
2-KEITH NORMAN BLAKE
Libraries Tasmania: Weekly Courier, 1916, Sep 28,
Photographic Inserts - p22-23, no 5, Keith Blake, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/weeklycourier/WC1916092804
6 July 1889: Born in Bothwell; informant: his father, Alfred, a contractor.
20 August 1889: Baptised in Bothwell.
1 June 1916: Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force; assigned as a Private in the 12th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement; aged 26. Named on the Bothwell War Memorial Avenue Plaque.
24 August 1916: Embarked on board the HMAT A59 Botanist in Melbourne, Victoria.
19 February 1919: Embarked on board the HT Orca, as a Private in the Machine Gun Battalion Details, to return to Australia.
7 June 1919: Discharged from the Australian Imperial Force.
30 June 1921: Keith Norman Blake, aged 31, married Valera Kazia Triffett, aged 32, at St John's Church, New Town.
8 November 1953: Died in St Leonards, New South Wales; aged 64.
10 November 1953: Cremated at Woronora Memorial Park, Woronora, New South Wales.
Spouse: VALERA KAZIA TRIFFETT
5 April 1889: Born in Ouse; daughter of Clement Triffett and Barbara Teagle; informant: her father, Clement, a farmer.
30 June 1921: Keith Norman Blake, aged 31, married Valera Kazia Triffett, aged 32, at St John's Church, New Town.
No further research carried out at this time.
3-SYDNEY WILLIAM BLAKE
26 June 1892: Born in Bothwell; informant: his father, Alfred, a labourer.
24 October 1892: Baptised in Bothwell.
11 November 1896: Died in Bothwell; aged 4; cause: drowned in the River Clyde.
12 November 1896: Inquest held at Police Office, Bothwell; came to his death drowning in the River Clyde, but there was not sufficient evidence to prove how he came into the water.
14 November 1896: Buried in Bothwell Public Cemetery.
Residences and Properties
Residence (1886)
Conveyed from William Smedley (1888)
Complete maps located on the Property History page. Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)
Resources Used:
Australia: National Archives of Australia: Defence and War Service Records. The AIF Project: Australian Anzacs in the Great War 1914-1918.
FamilySearch: Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925.
Find A Grave.
Libraries Tasmania: Copies of Wills Recording Granting of Probate, 1825-1989 (AD960). Findings relating to Coroner's Inquests (SC195). Registers of Baptisms (RGD32). Registers of Births (RGD33). Registers of Deaths (RGD35). Registers of Marriages (RGD37). Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930.
New South Wales: Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages.
Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records. Central Highlands Council. Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries. The List: Properties & Titles. Historic Deeds, Grants & Titles.
Tasmanian Archives: Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854). Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592).
TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954).