Robert Edward Blake, son of Robert Blake and Mary Bowden.

• Birth: 20 October 1847, Bothwell. [1]

• Baptism: 2 January 1848, Bothwell. [1]

• Marriage (1): 1 September 1879. As a 31-year-old bachelor and labourer, he married Sarah Ann Triffett, a 27-year-old spinster, at St Paul's Church, Glenorchy; witnessed by Laura Savage, W Taylor and W Sealy. [2]

• Marriage (2): As a 48-year-old widower and labourer, he married Mary Ann Elizabeth (Arnett) Hallett, a 38-year-old widow in Hobart; witnessed by George W Ife and Annie Ife. [3]

• Death: 29 May 1928, Bothwell, aged 80 [4]

• Burial: 31 May 1928, Bothwell Public Cemetery [5]

• BLAKE - On May 29, 1928, at his residence, Bothwell, Robert, the dearly beloved husband of Annie Blake, in the 81st year of his age. [4]

Spouse (1): Sarah Ann Triffett, daughter of Edward Triffett and Mary Taylor.

• Birth: 3 October 1851, Bothwell; reported by Humphrey Thomas Savage, friend of the family. [6]

• Baptism: 16 November 1851, Bothwell. [7]

• Death: 22 March 1889, Bothwell; liver abscess and consumption, aged 37. [8]

• Burial: 24 March 1889, Bothwell Public Cemetery. [9]

Children of Robert Edward Blake and Sarah Ann Triffett:

Robert Oswald Blake, son of Robert Edward Blake and Sarah Ann Triffett.

• Birth: 4 March 1880, Bothwell; reported by his father Robert Blake, a labourer. [10]

• Baptism: 25 April 1880, Bothwell. [11]

• Marriage: Aged 34, he married Cornelia Geraldine Campbell, aged 23, in Queenstown. [12]

• Death: 25 June 1943, Canterbury, Victoria; aged 63. [13]

• Burial: Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria. [13]

• Spouse: Cornelia Geraldine Campbell, daughter of William Campbell and Caroline Woodford.

  • Birth: 3 January 1891, Brighton. [14]

  • Death: 2 October 1926, Melbourne, Victoria. [15]

  • Burial: Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria. [15]

Sydney Claude Blake, son of Robert Edward Blake and Sarah Ann Triffett.

• Birth: 3 October 1881, Bothwell; reported by his father Robert Blake, a labourer. [16]

• Baptism: 2 November 1881, Bothwell. [17]

• Marriage: 28 October 1911, aged 30, he married Catherine Ellenor Griffiths, aged 27, at St John’s Church, New Town. [18]

• Death: 15 November 1951, Tasmania, aged 70. [19]

• Burial: 17 November 1951, Bothwell Public Cemetery. [20]

• BLAKE - Suddenly, on November 15, 1951, Sydney Claude (Dick), dearly beloved husband of Eleanor Blake, of 31 Carlton St, New Town, and loving father of Tom, June, Molly, and Ruth, in his 71st year. [19]

  • Spouse: Catherine Ellenor Griffiths, daughter of Thomas Griffiths and Sarah Jones.

  • Birth: 1884, Talbot, Victoria. [21]

  • Death: Apr 1962, Tasmania, aged 78. [22]

  • Cremation: 21 April 1962, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart. [22]

Elodie Mary Blake, daughter of Robert Edward Blake and Sarah Ann Triffett.

• Birth: 17 September 1883, Bothwell, as reported by her father, Robert Blake, a labourer. [23]

• Baptism: 3 February 1884, Bothwell. [24]

• Marriage: 10 July 1909, aged 25, she married John Richard Clark, aged 24, in Hobart. [25]

• Death: August 1965, Tasmania, aged 81. [26]

• Cremation: 9 August 1965, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart. [26]

  • Spouse: John Richard Clark, son of John Clark and Mari Skinner.

  • Birth: 23 August 1884, Port Cygnet. [27]

  • Death: March 1970, Tasmania, aged 85. [28]

  • Cremation: 1 April 1970, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart. [28]

Spouse (2) - Mary Ann Elizabeth Arnett, daughter of Simon Arnett and Mary Ann Whiteway.

• Birth: 17 June 1858, Bothwell, as reported by her father, Simon Arnett, a storekeeper. [29]

• Baptised: 22 August 1858, Bothwell. [30]

• Marriage (1): 26 July 1883, as a 24-year-old spinster, she married George Frederick Hallett, a 24-year-old bachelor and carpenter; witnessed by Mary Ann Arnett and John George Arnett. [31]

• Death: 28 August 1935, Hobart; aged 77. [32]

• Burial: 29 August 1935, Bothwell Public Cemetery. [33]

• BLAKE - On August 28, 1935, at private hospital, Hobart, Mary Ann, relict of the late Robert Blake, of Bothwell, aged 77 years. [32]

Children of Robert Edward Blake and Mary Ann Elizabeth Arnett:

Phyllis May Blake, daughter of Robert Edward Blake and Mary Ann Elizabeth Arnett.

• Birth: 2 March 1898, Bothwell, as reported by her mother, Mary Blake. [34]

• Baptism: 19 March 1898, Bothwell. [35]

• Marriage: 1944, aged 46, she married Arthur John Wells, aged 53, in Victoria. [36]

• Death: 16 January 1974, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, aged 75. [37]

• Burial: Maddingley General Cemetery, Victoria. [38]

  • Spouse: Arthur John Wells, son of John Gray Wells and Annie McIntosh.

  • Birth: 1891, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria. [39]

  • Death: 15 October 1956, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, aged 65. [40]

  • Burial: Maddingley General Cemetery, Victoria. [41]

Darrell Wilfred Blake, of Robert Edward Blake and Mary Ann Elizabeth Arnett.

• Birth: 28 May 1900, Bothwell.

• Death: 30 December 1982, Bothwell, aged 82.

• Burial: Bothwell Public Cemetery.