EIGHTH GENERATION

563. Blanche Harper BLYTH was born in 1860 in Ealing, Middlesex. She died in 1934. 1881 Census: Blanche, 21 and unmarried, is living at 2 Eastbourne Terrace, Lewisham, Kent with her mother, one brother and two sisters.
1901 Census: Blanche, 41, is living with her husband and 3 children at 87 Queens Road, Camberwell, Surrey.

She was married to Charles Arthur BLYTH (son of William Wilson BLYTH and Mary Elizabeth MAYHEW) between 1 Jan 1894 and 31 Mar 1894 in Greenwich District. Charles Arthur BLYTH was born between 1 Oct 1861 and 31 Dec 1861 in St Osyth, Essex. He was baptized on 4 Mar 1862 in St Osyth, Essex. He was made Executor to the will of Mary Elizabeth Blyth, his mother, on 7 Dec 1900. He inherited several items from his mother on 27 Apr 1906. The items left to Charles, by his mother, were: a silver tea and coffee service; electro claret jug; one plated bedroom candlestick; four silver gravy ladles; a soup ladle; six large dinner table spoons; six dessert spoons; one dozen silver tea spoons; a brooch set with Brilliants and a pair of earrings to match; a gentlemans cravat pin set with brillients; one gold bracelet; one ring; one gold Geneva watch. Any other items of jewellery, silver and plate not already listed were to be split equally between her 3 sons.
Henry and Charles were to divide between them all the remainder of their mothers belongings. Her savings were to be split equally between the 3 sons.
In a codicil to her will, dated 7th Dec 1900, Charles mother revoked all bequests to her son and left them to Charles wife, Blanche. He died in 1936. He was a Miller. 1881 Census: Charles is shown as an Engineers Pupil.
Charles ran a corn merchant and bakery business at 87 Queen's Rd, Peckham, London with older brother Henry Percy. They bought flour from the Witham Mills run by their brothers William and Edward.
1901 Census: Charles was a Corn and Flour Dealer. He was an employer and worked from home. 1881 Census: Charles, 19, single, was boarding in Museum Street, Ipswich (St Mary At Elms).
1901 Census: Charles, 39, was living with his wife and 3 children at 87 Queens Road, Camberwell. The family had a mothers helper with them. Blanche Harper BLYTH and Charles Arthur BLYTH had the following children:

730 i. Charles Frederick D'Arcy BLYTH was born between 1 Oct 1894 and 31 Dec 1894 in Peckham, Surrey. He died in 1970. 1901 Census: Charles, 6, was living with his parents at 87 Queens Road, Camberwell, Surrey.
+731 ii. Blanche Alice Gladys BLYTH.
732 iii. Doris Ida BLYTH was born between 1 Jan 1898 and 31 Mar 1898 in Peckham, Surrey. She died in 1930. 1901 Census: Doris, 3, was living with her parents at 87 Queens Road, Camberwell, Surrey.