See also

Family of William George BLAKE and Rebecca Ann HYLAND

Husband: William George BLAKE (1868-1957)
Wife: Rebecca Ann HYLAND (1866-1902)
Children: Emily Florence BLAKE (1893-1972)
George BLAKE (c. 1894-1918)
Elizabeth Anne BLAKE (1896-1971)
Ruby Amelia BLAKE (1900-1911)
Myrtle Grace BLAKE (1902-1983)
Marriage 1892 Pukekohe, Franklin, Auckland, New Zealand

Husband: William George BLAKE

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William George BLAKE, W Blake in Kilkardy Scotland

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William George BLAKE

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William George BLAKE, William and Annie Blake Grave

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William George BLAKE

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William George BLAKE, SS Ionic

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William George BLAKE

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William George BLAKE, Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 250, 13 February 1917

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William George BLAKE, W Blakes house, Edinburough Street Pukekohe 1908 First House built in street

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William George BLAKE, Letter from Wilie Blake

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William George BLAKE, Letter to Willie

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William George BLAKE, Blake Brothers Horse shoeing and General Smithing along side John Blake Wheelwright, Previously operating by Luke Wilson

Name: William George BLAKE
Sex: Male
Father: George BLAKE (1836-1892)
Mother: Elizabeth WILLIAMSON (1849-1926)
Note: https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/71488194/person/422134644801/facts
https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/78283740/person/422087875240/facts
Birth 18 Nov 1868 Templehall Cottar House, Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
Residence 2 Apr 1871 (age 2) Templehall Cottar House, Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
1871 Scotland Census
Father is a MASTER BLACKSMITH, employing one man and 2 Apprentices.

Name: William Blake
Age: 2
Estimated birth year: abt 1869
Relationship: Son
Father's name: George Blake
Mother's name: Elizabeth Blake
Gender: Male
Where born: Abbotshall, fifeshire
Registration Number: 399
Registration district: Abbotshall
Civil Parish: Abbotshall
County: Fife
Address: Templehall
ED: 3
Household schedule number: 34
Line: 18
Roll: CSSCT1871_69
Household Members:
Name Age
George Blake 35
Elizabeth Blake 22
Amelia Blake 5
William Blake 2
David Morelock 18
Residence 3 Apr 1881 (age 12) Templehall Cottar House, Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
1881 Scotland Census
Father is a MASTER BLACKSMITH, employing one man. Mother Elizabeth and 5 siblings in the house.

Name: William Blake
Age: 12
Estimated birth year: abt 1869
Relationship: Son
Father's name: George Blake
Mother's name: Elizabeth Blake
Gender: Male
Where born: Abbotshall, Fife
Registration Number: 442
Registration district: Kirkcaldy
Civil Parish: Abbotshall
County: Fife
Address: Templehall Cottar House
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 42
Household schedule number: 64
Line: 2
Roll: cssct1881_122
Household Members:
Name Age
George Blake 45
Elizabeth Blake 32
Amelia Blake 15
William Blake 12
John Blake 9
George W Blake 7
Jane Anne Blake 5
James A Blake 1
Immigration 4 Aug 1884 (age 15) to Auckland, New Zealand from London, England
On the S.S. Ionic, having left London 18/6/1884. Father, mother and 6 siblings
Residence 1911 (age 42-43) Edinburgh Street, Pukekohe, Franklin, New Zealand
NZ Electoral Rolls 1853 - 1981
BLACKSMITH. Wife Elizabeth
Residence 1914 (age 45-46) Edinburgh Street, Pukekohe, Franklin, New Zealand
NZ Electoral Rolls 1853 - 1981
BLACKSMITH. Wife Elizabeth
Residence 1919 (age 50-51) Edinburgh Street, Pukekohe, Franklin, New Zealand
NZ Electoral Rolls 1853 - 1981
BLACKSMITH. wife Elizabeth
Residence 1935 (age 66-67) Edinburgh Street, Pukekohe, Franklin, New Zealand
NZ Electoral Rolls 1853 - 1981
BLACKSMITH
Residence 20 Oct 1954 (age 85) 58 Edinburgh Street, Pukekohe, Franklin, New Zealand
Letter to Shirley & Ian Clews regarding Invitation to wedding
Death 11 Nov 1957 (age 89) Pukekohe, Franklin, Auckland, New Zealand
Burial Nov 1957 Pukekohe Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand
Plot PKPRS-E-099

Wife: Rebecca Ann HYLAND

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Rebecca Ann HYLAND, 1902 d Annie Blake

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Rebecca Ann HYLAND, William and Annie Blake Grave

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Rebecca Ann HYLAND

Name: Rebecca Ann HYLAND
Sex: Female
Nickname: Annie
Father: Thomas John HYLAND (1824-1889)
Mother: Ann BUNTING (c. 1822-1909)
Note: https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/71488194/person/422134644802/facts
https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/78283740/person/30392971215/facts
Birth 1866 New Zealand
Death 14 Nov 1902 (age 36) Pukekohe, Franklin, Auckland, New Zealand
Burial Nov 1902 Pukekohe Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand
PLOT PKPRS-E-099

Child 1: Emily Florence BLAKE

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Emily Florence BLAKE

Name: Emily Florence BLAKE
Sex: Male
Nickname: Florence
Spouse: R SPANHAKE ( - )
Children: Kathleen BLAKE ( - )
Henry BLAKE ( - )
Ruby BLAKE ( - )
Georgina BLAKE ( - )
Muriel BLAKE ( - )
Note: https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/71488194/person/422134644805/facts
Birth 9 Apr 1893 Pukekohe, Franklin, Auckland, New Zealand
Death 19 Jun 1972 (age 79) Auckland, New Zealand

Child 2: George BLAKE

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George BLAKE, George Blake (Myrtle Clews Brother) Killed in First world war 1918

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George BLAKE, George Blake Memorial Card

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George BLAKE, Corporal George Blake - Auckland Star 11 Nov 1916

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George BLAKE, George Blake Grave BAGNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY, GEZAINCOURT France

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George BLAKE, George Blake Buried BAGNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY, GEZAINCOURT France

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George BLAKE, George & Ruby Amelia Blake

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George BLAKE

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George BLAKE, George Blake Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 27) Page 1

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George BLAKE, Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel Blake G

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George BLAKE, Pukekohe Intermediate School, WW1, Memorial stones long view 1

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George BLAKE, George Blake, Pukekohe Intermediate School, WW1, Memorial stones

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George BLAKE, George Blake war casualty Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 213, 29 September 1916, Page 2

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George BLAKE, BLAKE, George - WW1 232152 - ArmyFL10388775

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George BLAKE, BLAKE, George - WW1 232152 - ArmyFL10388777

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George BLAKE, BLAKE, George - WW1 232152 - ArmyFL10388766

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George BLAKE, BLAKE, George - WW1 232152 - ArmyFL10388767

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George BLAKE, BLAKE, George - WW1 232152 - ArmyFL10388772

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George BLAKE, BLAKE, George - WW1 232152 - ArmyFL10388773

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George BLAKE, BLAKE, George - WW1 232152 - ArmyFL10388774

Name: George BLAKE
Sex: Male
Note 1: https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/71488194/person/422134644804/facts
Note 2: https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/george-blake
Casualty
Service Number: 23/2152
Name:George Blake
Rank: Private
Date of Birth:Not known
Next of Kin: W.M. Blake (father), Pukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:Blacksmith
Armed Force: Army
Unit:NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details
Cause of Death:Died of wounds
Date of Death:24 August 1918
Day of Death:Saturday
Age at Death: 23
Conflict: WW1

Embarkation Details
Embarkation Body:New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:01 April 1916
Transport:HMNZT 49 , HMNZT 50
Vessel:Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:Suez, Egypt

Cemetery
Cemetery: Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt
Cemetery Reference: VI. C. 17.
Cemetery Location: France
Birth c. 1894 Pukekohe, Franklin, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation WW1 Soldier
Death 24 Aug 1918 (age 24) Somme, Picardie, France

Child 3: Elizabeth Anne BLAKE

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Elizabeth Anne BLAKE, Papers Past _ Newspapers _ NZ Truth _ 13 May 1916 _ WIRE BABY WAS BURIED_1

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Elizabeth Anne BLAKE, Papers Past _ Newspapers _ NZ Truth _ 13 May 1916 _ WIRE BABY WAS BURIED_2

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Elizabeth Anne BLAKE, Papers Past _ Newspapers _ NZ Truth _ 13 May 1916 _ WIRE BABY WAS BURIED_3

Name: Elizabeth Anne BLAKE
Sex: Female
Spouse: A WRIGHT ( - )
Children: Ray WRIGHT ( - )
Jean WRIGHT ( - )
Eunice A WRIGHT ( - )
Earl WRIGHT ( - )
Note: https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/71488194/person/422134644807/facts
Birth 1896 Pukekohe, Franklin, Auckland, New Zealand
Residence 28 Oct 1954 (age 57-58) Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Letter to Shirley & Ian Clews regarding Invitation to wedding
Death 1971 (age 74-75) New Zealand

Child 4: Ruby Amelia BLAKE

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Ruby Amelia BLAKE, George & Ruby Amelia Blake

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Ruby Amelia BLAKE

Name: Ruby Amelia BLAKE
Sex: Female
Note: https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/71488194/person/422134644806/facts
Birth 1900 Pukekohe, Franklin, Auckland, New Zealand
Death 21 Nov 1911 (age 11) Pukekohe, Franklin, Auckland, New Zealand

Child 5: Myrtle Grace BLAKE

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Myrtle Grace BLAKE, 1915, age 13

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Myrtle Grace BLAKE, 1921, age 18

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Myrtle Grace BLAKE

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Myrtle Grace BLAKE

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Myrtle Grace BLAKE, Myrtle Grace Blake

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Myrtle Grace BLAKE

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Myrtle Grace BLAKE, Myrlte Clews and Family at her 60th Birthday

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Myrtle Grace BLAKE, Ron Lily & Myrtle Blake with families at Glenbrook beach

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Myrtle Grace BLAKE, Myrtle & Girls Clews

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Myrtle Grace BLAKE, Myrtle Clews Death Notice

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Myrtle Grace BLAKE, Sydney & Myrtle Clews grave

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Myrtle Grace BLAKE

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Myrtle Grace BLAKE, Myrtle Blake

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Myrtle Grace BLAKE, Well found

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Myrtle Grace BLAKE, Myrtle Blake Piano Cert

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Myrtle Grace BLAKE, Myrtle at School

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Myrtle Grace BLAKE

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Myrtle Grace BLAKE, 1903, age 1, Myrtle Grace Black Baptism

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Myrtle Grace BLAKE, 1917, age 15, Blake Girls Piano exams Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 315, 2 October 1917, Page 2

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Myrtle Grace BLAKE, Myrtle Clews and Kids at Glenbrook Beach bach

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Spouse: Sydney CLEWS, Sydney Clews 1

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Spouse: Sydney CLEWS, 1925, age 28, Sydney Clews Wedding Day

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Spouse: Sydney CLEWS, Sydney & Myrtle Clews grave

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Spouse: Sydney CLEWS, Sydney Clews

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Spouse: Sydney CLEWS

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Spouse: Sydney CLEWS, Sydney Clews1

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Spouse: Sydney CLEWS, Sydney Clews at Firemans Conference in Rotorua

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Spouse: Sydney CLEWS

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Spouse: Sydney CLEWS, Sydney Clews Inquest

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Spouse: Sydney CLEWS, Injuries to Electric Linesman Prove Fatal Sydney Clews

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Spouse: Sydney CLEWS, 1938, age 41, Papers Past _ Newspapers _ Franklin Times _ 16 December 1938 _ FINAL TRIBUTE_1

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Spouse: Sydney CLEWS, 1946, age 49, Papers Past _ Newspapers _ Franklin Tim...Power Board Linesman Seriously Injured_2

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Spouse: Sydney CLEWS, Sydney Clews Wedding Day

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Spouse: Sydney CLEWS, Sydney Clews with his dogs

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Spouse: Sydney CLEWS, Sydney Clews Pukekohe Football 1919-21

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Spouse: Sydney CLEWS, Sydney Clews in his Firemans Uniform

Name: Myrtle Grace BLAKE
Sex: Female
Spouse: Sydney CLEWS (1897-1938)
Children: Ian Sydney CLEWS (1926-1982)
Yvonne Joy CLEWS (1930-2013)
Margaret Grace CLEWS (1932- )
Maureen Elaine CLEWS (1934- )
George Ross CLEWS (1935-2014)
Note: https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/71488194/person/422134644650/facts
Birth 28 May 1902 Pukekohe, Franklin, Auckland, New Zealand
Death 13 Jan 1983 (age 80) Auckland, New Zealand
Burial 13 Jan 1983 Pukekohe Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand
Presbyterian Section Row 3-2 Plot 48 (Ashes)
https://www.ancestry.com.au/interactive/60547/43391_344194-00126/410455
Cremation 17 Jan 1983 Purewa Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand

Note on Husband: William George BLAKE

https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/71488194/person/422134644801/facts

https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/78283740/person/422087875240/facts

Note on Wife: Rebecca Ann HYLAND

https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/71488194/person/422134644802/facts

https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/78283740/person/30392971215/facts

Note on Child 1: Emily Florence BLAKE

https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/71488194/person/422134644805/facts

Note on Child 2: George BLAKE (1)

https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/71488194/person/422134644804/facts

Note on Child 2: George BLAKE (2)

https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/george-blake

Casualty

Service Number: 23/2152

Name:George Blake

Rank: Private

Date of Birth:Not known

Next of Kin: W.M. Blake (father), Pukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:Not known

Occupation on Enlistment:Blacksmith

Armed Force: Army

Unit:NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion

 

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:Died of wounds

Date of Death:24 August 1918

Day of Death:Saturday

Age at Death: 23

Conflict: WW1

 

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:New Zealand Rifle Brigade

Embarkation Place:Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:01 April 1916

Transport:HMNZT 49 , HMNZT 50

Vessel:Maunganui or Tahiti

Destination:Suez, Egypt

 

Cemetery

Cemetery: Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt

Cemetery Reference: VI. C. 17.

Cemetery Location: France

Note on Child 3: Elizabeth Anne BLAKE

https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/71488194/person/422134644807/facts

Note on Child 4: Ruby Amelia BLAKE

https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/71488194/person/422134644806/facts

Note on Child 5: Myrtle Grace BLAKE

https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/71488194/person/422134644650/facts