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David BLAKEY
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Name David BLAKEY Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Jun Q 1895 Marsden, Whitburn, Co. Durham, England
- GRO ref: Blakey, David q2 1895 South Shields RD 10a 846; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Robinson
Gender Male Military Service West Yorkshire Regiment - WW1 - During WW1 served with the West Yorkshire Regiment until his death.
Extra information (from Ancestry): this confirms that D stands for David, and that he was born in Whitburn and a resident of Marsden - so linking him to the D. Blakey on the "men of Marsden" on Whitburn War Memorial.
He enlisted at Sunderland, and died in "France & Flanders" of wounds. (Western Europe Theatre of War)
Occupation 1911 Marsden, Whitburn, Co. Durham, England
Coal miner braker Died 27 Dec 1917 France or Flanders
Siblings3 brothers and 3 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch
James BLAKEY, b. Abt 1860, Windy Nook, Co. Durham, England
, d. Mar Q 1906, Gateshead Reg Dist, Co. Durham, England
(Age ~ 46 years) (Father) 
Barbara HUTCHINSON, b. Abt 1782, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England
, d. 12 Feb 1858, Smith’s Court, Prudhoe Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England
(Age ~ 76 years) (2 x Great Grandmother) 
Notes - With sister Margaret in 1911, back in Marsden.
Person ID I4638 All | henryAdorbailey Last Modified 26 Feb 2022
Father James BLAKEY, b. Abt 1860, Windy Nook, Co. Durham, England
, d. Mar Q 1906, Gateshead Reg Dist, Co. Durham, England
(Age ~ 46 years) Mother Ruth ROBINSON, b. Dec Q 1860, Washington, Co. Durham, England
, d. Sep Q 1908, South Shields Reg Dist, Co. Durham, England
(Age ~ 48 years) Married 22 Jan 1881 St. Matthew’s Church, Newbottle, Co. Durham, England
- GRO ref: BLAKEY, James to ROBINSON, Ruth q1 1881 Houghton-Le-Spring RD 10a 519
Not sure about church - I've seen it said to be at St. Matthias, Newbottle - but there isn't a St. Matthias, though there is a St. Matthew's.
Family ID F1203 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Born - Jun Q 1895 - Marsden, Whitburn, Co. Durham, England 


Occupation - Coal miner braker - 1911 - Marsden, Whitburn, Co. Durham, England 

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