Cornwall Blake continuing

I am continuing with the extraction of information and insertion of that information  into my Legacy software for the Cornwall Blake family. A number of family lines have emerged and eventually I hope to share all of that. I must admit that I do find it very very difficult as I do not know any family lore for the Blake families in Cornwall. I am basically looking at the records and trying to see if they fit together in a meaningful way.

Were there two distinct Blake families in Cornwall and that thought continues to plague me. Has the Blake family in Devon drifted over into Cornwall? Indeed there are several cases where agricultural workers in particular have moved into Cornwall and stayed there through a generation or more. Is the Blake family centered on Bodmin different from the Blake family at Landrake. With my latest extraction I have the Landrake Blake family moving further west in Cornwall and into Menheniot.

I do hope if anyone spots errors in my logic that they will write to me and say so. That would help to clarify the Blake lines. Should one think of the Blake who came to Cornwall in the early part of the 1500s as an Emigrant? He is in the Emigrant database (newly released) but is he an emigrant as we think of emigrants these days.? I actually do not think so. I suspect there was a lot of movement between various places as younger sons in particular moved further afield in search of property.

I am working on St Enoder these days and the list becomes shorter and shorter. Then I will need to go in and extract the rest of the parishes but what to choose as a centre point. Eventually I will simply check to make sure that I have all the parishes and then move on to the Census.

Blake family at St Erney near Landrake, Cornwall

The first Blake family to look at in Cornwall will be the family at St E[a]rney and Landrake. The property which they owned there became the property of Francis O’Dogherty, Esquire and he inherited the property from his Blake ancestors. This will be in three parts with this first section being a look at the information that I found on the Blake family at St Erney.This represents the lion's share of my work this past month although I haven't worked away at it for very much of that time.

Thomazin Blake daughter of Philip Blake and Joan Palmer (d/o of John Palmer) baptized 17 Jul 1806; Philip Blake O’Dogherty, 25, of St Erney, bachelor, yeoman, son of Francis Blake O’Dogherty (will probated in 1828 and found online as a transcription: http://www.cornwall-opc.org/Par_new/l_m/pdfs/landrake_will_odogherty.pdf ), gentleman and Thomazine Blake, 35, of Landrake, spinster, daughter of Philip Blake, Gentleman married 2 Aug 1842; witnesses: Betsy Trewens and T Blake.

One item I have not yet resolved is the parentage of Francis Blake O’Dogherty who left his will in 1828. He was married to Catherine Johns according to his will. His children were named Mary O’Dogherty, Nicholas Blake O’Dogherty, Philip Blake O’Dogherty, William Blake O’Dogherty and Bernard John Blake O’Dogherty. In “A Complete Parochial History of the County of Cornwall: Compiled from the Best Authorities and Corrected and Improved from Actual Survey; Illustrated, edited by Joseph Polsue, Volume 1: Truro: William Lake, Boscawen Street, London: John Camden Hotten, Piccadilly. 1867.

On page 355 is recounted “ in the north aisle is a funeral hatchment dated 1770, bearing the arms of Blake impaling, azure, a saltire argent between four birds or [this particular designation belonged to Smith of Tregonack, with this discovery presumably it is a misunderstanding that these arms refer to Richard Blake and Elizabeth Blake. There was a Blake Smyth marriage 15 Sep 1710 at Sheviock]. The Blakes of S. Erney are by family lore said to be of the same family as Robert Blake, the celebrated admiral under the Parliament, during the Commonwealth.” On page 356 is found “The manor of Trelugan or Treluggan …….the barton became the property of the family of Blake [during or after the reign of Henry VII]. The heiress of Mr. Francis Blake carried it in marriage to one of the O’Dogherty family, and it was afterwards inherited by Francis O’Dogherty, Esquire.”

For future use, the website: http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/arms/cornwallfull.html
lists the particular coats of arms by blazon for Cornwall which is where I found the answer to "azure, a saltire argent between four birds or." The Blake arms for the Calne family are also attributed to the Blake family of Comb and mentioned on this Cornwall website. Is Richard Blake married to Elizabeth Blake descendant of the Comb Blake family? I do not know how the Blake family at Comb, Devon connect back to the Calne Blake family yet either as mentioned.

The information above from A complete parochial History of the County of Cornwall etc  implies that the Blake family were at Trelugan during the early part of the 1500s. In the latter part of the 1300s (1371) There was a John Blake and an Adam Blake at Lostwythiel near Penryn. In 1406 there was a John Blake at Senecote. Of interest it is just 1 mile to Penquite (one of the properties for the Blake family of St Erney) from Lostwithiel. Landrake is 17 miles from Lostwithiel as is St Erney. I could not locate Senecote.

Francis Blake O’Dogherty (son of Philip Blake O’Dogherty and Thomazin Blake) married Mary Kegwin Geake daughter of Thomas Geake and Elizabeth Blake. Is this Elizabeth Blake the daughter of Henry Blake and Elizabeth Worth? The marriage took place 15 Feb 1828 at Landrake with St Erney with the groom being of St Germans and a bachelor and tanner, the bride of Landrake, spinster (father not named), with witnesses Edward Geake, and Mary Blake). With other witnesses Henry Blake, Charles North [Worth?] Blake, and Edward Geake. Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Blake and Elizabeth Worth, has brothers named Charles Worth Blake and Henry Blake according to the parish registers for St Erney (Find My Past).

Who would Francis Blake of Trelogan in the 1500s have been? The Blake Pedigree Chart at the Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office does have a Francis Blake in that time period that isn’t already connected into another line (he receives only a line entry but is shown as using the Blake crest normally associated with the Calne Blake family). It is Francis the son of Thomas Blake and Edith Ivey. He is the fourth son in this family with Roger the eldest brother (married to Wraxed Gastrill) and his estimated birth would be in the mid 1500s but I haven’t really looked into these records beyond a blog post earlier which includes the will of  Thomas Blake of Burbage:
http://kippeeb.blogspot.ca/2013/12/will-of-thomas-blake-yeoman-burbage.html

Could this Francis be the father of the wife of (unknown) O’Dogherty who inherited the property which then passed back into the Blake family at a later date only to pass back to the O’Dogherty family in the 1800s? Interesting these thoughts on the origin of this line at St Erney that it could be related to the Calne Blake line or the Admiral Robert Blake line. Perhaps I will locate a family tree for the O’Dogherty family which will be helpful.

Could the Blake family at St Erney share ancestry with Admiral Robert Blake as mentioned in the book above? Remembering he was one of the most famous Blake members during the 1600s, there would likely have been a desire to be connected to his line. This was not something that was mentioned in the online tree at the Portbury website: http://www.portbury-hundred.co.uk/admiralreport.htm with my again warning that I did find errors in this website and one needs to check the individual entries. I did enter this entire tree into Legacy and offered it to the creator of this particular website but did not hear back. Once I reach the trees for Somerset I will put up a descendant list but I am still adding to the tree. Looking at this tree for a Richard Blake married to an Elizabeth Blake in 28 Sep 1732 at Landrake, neither Richard nor Elizabeth appear on this chart on the Portbury website. The greatest number of the descendants at St Erney near Landrake appear to be descendants of Philip Blake (son of Richard and Elizabeth it would appear) baptized 1 Jan 1734. Richard and Elizabeth appear to have baptized only the one child at Landrake but the will of Richard mentions daughters Elizabeth and Grace married to John Dade and later Rokeby Scott. Grace was baptized 15 Jul 1739 at St Earney. There is a separate registry for St Erney dating from 1555 – 1812  which has been transcribed by Find My Past and the other four baptisms of their children were located.

"On the 5th May 1764 "Rokeby Scott of parish of St. Andrew's, Plymouth, Lieutenant in ye 68th Company of Marines," was married at Landrake, co. Cornwall, by licence, to "Grace Dade, widow." She was widow of John Dade, Esq., and daughter of Richard Blake of Trelogan alias Treluggan, Co. Cornwall, Esq., to whom she is also stated to have been coheir. In the Registers of St. Erney's, which adjoins Landrake, the baptism of "Grace da. Of Mr Richard Blake and Elizabeth his wife privately May 22, Received publick baptism July 15, 1739," and the same Registers record the marriage of "Mr Richard Blake and Mrs Elizabeth Blake," 28 Sept 1732 and the burials of "Richard Blake of Trelogan, Esquire," 3 Jan 1770, "Elizabeth Blake, widow," 2 June 1772, and "Mary Dade daughter of Grace Scott," 25 Apr 1767; also the baptisms of "Philip," "Elizabeth," and "Richard," children of "Mr Richard Blake and Elizabeth his wife."

Source: Miscellanea Genealogica Et Heraldica, edited by Joseph Jackson Howard, LLD, FSA, Volume II, second series and published at London: 1888 by Mitchell and Hughes, 140 Wardour Street W. page 240

There is a tree online at World Connect

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cspeed&id=I170

that is thinking along the lines that I am in some instances although I differ on a number of items. For instance there isn’t any proof for putting Henry Blake into the family of Henry Blake and Margery Bake located in the next blog under parish records for St Erney and they are the earliest marriage recorded 22 Jun 1605. The person has correctly put Urcilla Blake, Dorathy Blake, Bridgett Blake and Philip Blake into their family but has missed the baptisms of Mary in 1606, Nicholas in 1608, and Anne in 1611. There could be a son Henry between Nicholas and Anne but this does not show up in the registers on the OPC Cornwall database. But he could have been baptized at St Erney although not found on Find My Past.

Then Henry Blake (the son added by the other researcher) is said to have married a Johan 19 Jan 1636 in Maker and had sons John baptized 10 Mar 1636 in Maker and Henry baptized 10 Mar 1640 in St Germans and a daughter Creswell. This son John could match up with a Mr. John Blake married to Mrs Grace Smyth and the son Henry could match up with a Mr Henry Blake married to Mrs Ursula Wallis. Mr. John Blake married Mrs. Grace Smyth at Sheviock 30 Sep 1663 and Mr. Henry Blake married Mrs. Ursula Wallis at St Germans 26 Dec 1677. All of these places are closeby. Both families baptized their children at Sheviock. But I hesitate to put these families together at the moment but the proximity is interesting.I will begin the St Erney family with these two families.

Continuing with the online tree John’s son Thomas was said to have married Judith Martyn 10 Mar 1696 in Maker and their children being John 1697, Martyn, 1698, Thomas 1700, Judith 1701, and Richard 1703 all baptized at Maker. I found on Find My past the marriage between Thomas Blake and Judith Martyn to be 10 Mar 1695/96 at Maker, son Martyn baptized 5 Aug 1698, son Thomas baptized 19 Jul 1700, daughter Judith baptized 5 Dec 1701, son Richard baptized 9 Apr 1703 and daughter Elizabeth baptized 23 Jul 1706 all at Maker. This Richard (1703) is then said to be married to Elizabeth Blake 28 Sep 1732 at St Erney (his daughter Grace's marriage has him at Treluggan which is just seven miles from Maker). No parents noted for Elizabeth in this online tree. However, Find my past has a couple of possibilities. Elizabeth Blake daughter of Philip Blake was baptized at St Erney 8 Feb 1698.  Elizabeth Blake daughter of Thomas Blake was baptized 23 Jul 1706 at Maker but she would have been Richard's sister so excluded. There is a Philip Blake, son of John and Grace Blake who could be the father of Elizabeth at St Erney. This would have made Richard and Elizabeth first cousins.

The online tree does marry an Elizabeth Blake (said to be a daughter of Richard Blake and Elizabeth Blake and I am unable to verify that) to Francis B O’Dogherty with their marriage 8 Sep 1770 at Stoke Damerel, Plymouth with children Elizabeth Conyngham O’Dogherty baptized 8 Sep 1771, Francis Blake O’Dogherty baptized 28 Jul 1772 at St Erney, Elizabeth O’Dogherty baptized 28 Aug 1773 at St Erney and Wilhelmina O’Dogherty baptized 13 Mar 1776 at St Erney and Mary O’Dogherty baptized 30 May 1778 at St Erney. This son Francis is then said to be married to Catherine Fortus Blake daughter of Philip Blake and Elizabeth Drewston [should be Denstowe] which is incorrect as their daughter Catherine died unmarried which fits with the will of Philip and the burial records. Francis Blake O’Dogherty identifies his wife as Catherine Johns in his will of 1828 mentioned above. So an interesting online tree but has errors. The census for the Philip O'Dogherty family follows (he married Thomasine daughter of Philip and Joan Blake and this couple actually married at Plymouth).

The census for this O’Dogherty family denoted as Family 24 follows.
1851 Census
Family 24, St Erney
Philip O’Dogherty, head, married, 32 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Thomasin O’Dogherty, wife, married, 42 years, born at Landrake
Francis O’Dogherty, son, 7 years, born at Landrake
Betsey O’Dogherty, daughter, 5 years, born at Landrake
Philip O’Dogherty, son, 3 years, born at Landrake
Joan Blake, mother in law, widow, 80 years, born at Landrake; buried 20 Jul 1860, aged 89 years of Treluggan, St Erney (this is Joan Palmer married to Philip Blake and the mother of Thomasin)

1861 Census
Family 24, Treluggan, St Erney
Thomasin O’Dogherty, head, widow, 53 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Fraqncis B O’Dogherty, son, unmarried, 17 years, , born at St Erney
Elizabeth B O’Dogherty, daughter, , 15 years, , born at St Erney
Philip B Blake, son, , 13 years, , born at St Erney

1871 Census
Family 24, Wootton, Landrake cum St Erney
Francis B O’Dogherty, head, unmarried, 27 years, farmer, born at St Erney
Thomasin O’Dogherty, mother, widow, 63 years, , born at Landrake

1881 Census
Family 24, Wootton, Landrake cum St Erney
Francis B O’Dogherty, head, married, 38 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Mary Kegwin O’Dogherty, wife, married, 41 years, , born at St Germans
Catherine Worth O’Dogherty, daughter, 7 years, , born at Landrake
Francis B O’Dogherty, son, 5 years, , born at Landrake
Elizabeth B O’Dogherty, daughter, 3 years, , born at Landrake
Henry Blake O’Dogherty, son, 1 year, , born at Landrake
Catherine K Geake, sister in law, unmarried, 45 years, retired farmer, born at St Germans

1891 Census
Family 24, Wootton, Landrake with St Erney
Francis Blake O’Dogherty, head, married, 47 years, farmer, born at St Erney
Mary Kegwin Blake, wife, married, 50 years, , born at St Germans
Francis Blake O’Dogherty, son, 15 years, , born at Landrake
Henry Blake O’Dogherty, son, 11 years, , born at Landrake
Charles Blake O’Dogherty, son, 9 years, , born at Landrake
Catherine Kempthorne Geake, visitor, unmarried, 56 years, living on her own means, born at St Germans

1901 Census
Family 24, 6 Harbour View, Saltash
Francis B O’Dogherty, head, widower, 56 years, retired farmer, born at St Erney
Elizabeth B O’Dogherty, daughter, single, 23 years, governess private school, born at Landrake
Catherine K Geake, sister in law, single, 66 years, living own means, born at St Germans

1911 Census
Family 24, 4 Windsor Terrace, Saltash
Francis Blake O’Dogherty, head, 67 years, widower, retired farmer, born at Landrake
Elizabeth Blake O’Dogherty, daughter, 33 years, single, , born at Landrake

Initially I took on the task of looking at all the Cornwall wills but decided this was not working well for me. I then extracted all the baptisms, marriages, banns and burials at Landrake and Landrake with St Erney and I collected the census (1911 to 1841). I numbered the different families and attempted to keep them together through the census. I debated going from 1841 to 1911 but did do the reverse. I may rethink that for the next place in Cornwall. It is difficult I find as I do not have any knowledge of the Blake family in Cornwall other than the medieval presence and what I have collected.

Cornwall Blake family at Landrake - Accumulated data

The first Blake family to look at in Cornwall will be the family at St E[a]rney and Landrake. The property which they owned there became the property of Francis O’Dogherty, Esquire and he inherited the property from his Blake ancestors.

Initially I took on the task of looking at all the Cornwall wills but decided this was not working well for me. I then extracted all the baptisms, marriages, banns and burials at Landrake and Landrake with St Erney and I am now in the process of collecting the census (1911, 1901, 1891 and 1881 are completed thus far). I am naming the different families and attempting to keep them together through the census. I debated going from 1841 to 1911 but did do the reverse. I may rethink that for the next place in Cornwall. Eventually I will separate out the family lines where I can in a new blog posting and in that way attempt to put together the first Cornwall line. It is more difficult I find as I do not have any knowledge of the Blake family in Cornwall other than the medieval presence and what I have collected.

Parish Registers at Landrake with St Erney
Baptisms
Ursula Blake daughter of Philip and Elizabeth Blake baptized 29 Feb 1760
Elizabeth Blake daughter of Philip and Elizabeth Blake baptized 16 Apr 1762
Henry Blake son of Philip and Elizabeth Blake baptized 20 Jul 1767
Grace Blake daughter of Philip and Elizabeth Blake baptized 7 Aug 1769
Richard Blake son of Philip and Elizabeth Blake baptized 26 Jul 1771
Catharine Blake daughter of Philip and Elizabeth Blake baptized 6 Aug 1773
George Blake son of Philip and Elizabeth Blake baptized 19 Nov 1775
Thomas Blake son of Philip and Elizabeth Blake baptized 1 Mar 1778
Betsey Blake daughter of Philip and Joan Blake baptized 1 Oct 1792
Henry Blake son of Philip and Joan Blake baptized 29 Jul 1795
Philip Blake son of Philip and Joan Blake baptized 2 Jul 1798
John Blake son of Philip and Joan Blake baptized 1 Jun 1801
Elizabeth Blake daughter of Thomas and Maria Blake baptized 7 Sep 1801
Maria Elizabeth daughter of Thomas and Maria Blake baptized 15 Aug 1803
George Blake son of Philip and Joan Blake baptized 4 Oct 1803
Mary Blake son of Thomas Blake and Maria Palmer (d/o of John Palmer) baptized 28 Nov 1805
Philip Blake son of Richard Blake and Philadelphia Lang (d/o William Lang of St Stephens) baptized 10 Mar 1806
Thomazin Blake daughter of Philip Blake and Joan Palmer (d/o of John Palmer) baptized 17 Jul 1806
Thomas Blake son of Thomas and Maria Palmer Blake baptized 27 Apr 1808
William Blake son of Richard and Philadelphia Lang Blake baptized 9 Mar 1808
Richard Blake son of Philip and Joan Blake baptized 14 Jun 1810
John Palmer Blake son of Thomas and Maria Blake baptized 28 Jun 1810
Richard Blake son of Richard and Philadelphia Blake baptized 16 Nov 1810
John Blake son of Richard and Philadelphia Blake baptized 8 Dec 1812
Thomas Blake son of Philip and Jane Blake baptized 22 Jul 1812
Mary Elizabeth Lang Blake daughter of Richard and Philadelphia Blake baptized 12 Jul 1814, farmer at Penquite
Thomas Biddick Blake son of Thomas and Maria Blake baptized 12 May 1814, farmer at Penquite
John Blake son of John and Betty Blake baptized 2 Apr 1815, farmer at Trebeana
William Cornish Blake son of John and Betty Gilbard Blake baptized 26 Dec 1816, farmer at Trebigian
Grace Rebecca Blake daughter of Philip and Joan Blake baptized 11 Nov 1816, Gent Farmer at Brighter
Peter Blake son of Thomas and Maria Blake baptized 2 Apr 1816, farmer at Penquite
Francis Blake son of Richard and Philadelphia Blake baptized 3 Dec 1818, farmer at Penquite
Philip Blake son of Thomas and Maria Blake baptized 19 Feb 1818, farmer at Penquite
Grace Catherine Blake daughter of Richard and Philadelphia Blake baptized 3 Dec 1818, farmer at Penquite
Grace Blake daughter of John and Betty Blake baptized 10 Dec 1818, farmer at Trebigian
George Henry Blake son of Richard and Philadelphia Blake baptized 14 Dec 1820, farmer at Penquite
Henry Blake son of Thomas and Maria Blake baptized 10 Jan 1822, farmer at Penquite
Thomas Blake son of Richard and Philadelphia Blake baptized 18 Nov 1824, farmer at Penquite
George Blake son of Philip and Ann Blake baptized 10 Sep 1828, farmer at Brighter
William Maynard Blake son of Philip and Ann Blake baptized 16 Aug 1829, farmer at Brighter
Henry George Blake son of Philip and Ann Blake baptized 16 Aug 1829, farmer at Brighter
Charles Blake son of Philip and Ann Blake baptized 5 Jun 1832, farmer at Brighter
William Francis Blake son of Richard and Ann Blake baptized 4 Jun 1835, farmer at Coombe
Richard Blake son of Richard and Ann Blake baptized 29 Dec 1837, farmer at Coombe
Elizabeth O’Dogherty Blake daughter of George and Elizabeth Blake baptized 8 Mar  1838, farmer at Trewotton
Mary Catherine Blake daughter of George and Mary Blake baptized 1 Oct 1840, farmer at Landrake
Philip Blake son of Richard and Mary Blake baptized 31 Dec 1840, farmer at Landrake
Sidney Montgomery Blake son of George and Mary Blake baptized 24 Nov  1841, farmer at Landrake
Armand Maynard Blake daughter of Richard and Jemima Mary Blake baptized 25 Jan 1843, farmer at Landrake
George Frederick Blake son of George and Mary Blake baptized 1 Jan 1845, farmer at Landrake
Francis O’Dogherty Blake son of George and Mary Blake baptized 16 Dec 1847 yeoman living at Wootton Landrake
Mary O’Dogherty Blake daughter of William Maynard Blake and Elizabeth O’Dogherty baptized 21 Jul 1869 farmer living at Brightor, Landrake
Mary O’Dogherty Blake daughter of William Maynard Blake and Elizabeth O’Dogherty baptized 21 Jul 1869 farmer living at Brightor, Landrake
Hugh William Blake son of  William Maynard Blake and Elizabeth O’Dogherty baptized 18 Mar 1872 farmer living at Brightor, Landrake

Banns
Richard Blake of Landrake and Ann Popplestyle of Landrake, 16, 23, 30 1830s
William Magor Blake of Landrake, bachelor and Louisa Raby of St Germans, spinster, 8, 15, 22 Sep 1872
Marriages
Henry Blake and Margery Bake married 22 Jun 1605
Silvester Blake and Johan Wynacott married 25 Nov 1636
Zacharye Hensey and Mary Blake married 13 Oct 1640
Arthur Helland and Elizabeth Blake married 7 Aug 1675
Thomas Budge and Mary Blake married 28 Oct 1711
Philip Blake and Mary Rawe married 5 May 1712
William Edy and Jane Blake married 5 Nov 1713
Mr Richard Blake and Mrs Elizabeth Blake married 28 Sep 1732
Walter Blake and Mary Parsons married 25 Jul 1743
Nicholas Littleton of Landrake and Thomasin Blake of Landrake married 30 May 1782; witnesses: John Blake and Sarah Oram
Jonathan Palmer of Landrake, Bachelor, and Ursula Blake of Landrake, spinster married 1 Mar 1786; witnesses: C. Blake and Edward Bennett
Philip Blake of Landrake, Farmer, and Joan Palmer of Landrake, spinster married 14 Jul 1791; witnesses: C (Senr) Blake, Jonathan Palmer
Samson Rundle of St Mellion, farmer and Mary Blake of Landrake, spinster married 2 Aug 1791; witnesses: C (Senr) Blake and Philip (junior) Blake
Thomas Blake and Maria Elizabeth Palmer married 7 Aug 1800
William Peters of St Germans, B, Yeoman and Elizabeth Blake of Landrake, S, married 27 Nov 1820; witnesses: William Maynard, Maria Elizabeth Blake, Thomas Blake and Mary Ann Peters. With consent of Thomas Blake father.
Thomas Geake of St Germans, B, Tanner and Elizabeth Blake of Landrake, S, married 15 Feb 1828; witnesses: Edward Geake, Mary Blake, Henry Blake, Charles North Blake, Edward Geake
Henry Blake of St Erney, B, and Emma Palmer of Landrake, S, married 8 Jun 1831; witnesses Wm Palmer, C W Blake and T Keast
Richard Blake of Landrake, Yeoman, and Ann Popplestone of Landrake, S, married 7 May 1834; witnesses: Richard Popplestone and Richard Royal?
George Blake of Landrake and Mary O’Dogherty of Landrake married 23 Feb 1837; witnesses: Richard O’Dogherty and Joseph Nicholson
Philip Blake O’Dogherty, 25, of St Erney, bachelor, yeoman, son of Francis Blake, gentleman and Thomazine Blake, 35, of Landrake, spinster, daughter of Philip Blake, Gentleman married 2 Aug 1842; witnesses: Betsy Trewens and T Blake
William Edwards Brooking, full age, of St Stephens, bachelor, yeoman son of John Blake, yeoman and Catherine Grace Blake, full age, of Landrake, spinster, daughter of Richard Blake, yeoman married 17 Jun 1847; witnesses: Thomas Blake, ? Lang
Nicholas Rundle, full age of Stoke Climsland, bachelor, farmer, son of Thomas Blake, farmer and Grace Catherine Blake, full age, of Landrake, spinster, daughter of Philip Blake, farmer, married 1 Oct 1863; witnesses: William OUgh and Thomas Panter
William Maynard Blake of Brightor, bachelor, farmer son of Philip Blake and Elizabeth O’Dogherty Blake of Wiseandra, spinster, daughter of George Blake, farmer married 3 Apr 1866; witnesses: Mary Catherine Blake, Hugh N Littleton

Burials
Roberte Blake buried 30 Oct 1613
Alice Blake buried 16 Apr 1625, widow
Prisilla Blake buried 12 Apr 1637, daughter of Henry
Bridget Blake buried 20 Apr 1637, daughter of Henry
Henry Blake buried 21 Jan 1664
Margery Blake buried 29 Mar 1665, widow
Dorothy Blake buried 24 Feb 1689
Grace Blake buried 5 Dec 1701, daughter of Mr Philip Blake
John Blake buried 30 Nov 1707, son of Mr Philip Blake
Mr Henry Blake buried 14 Nov 1710
Katherin Blake buried 156 Aug 1716
Ursula Blake buried 7 Jun 1716, widow
Mary Blake buried 13 Dec 1719, wife of Philip Blake of Morva
Mrs Mary Blake buried 10 Mar 1733, widow
Thomazin Blake buried 3 Jan 1740 1740, wife of Henry Blake
Richard Blake buried 26 Oct 1752
Ja Blake buried 1 Jan 1755
James Blake buried 18 Jan 1755, son of Walter Blake
Phillip Blake buried 28 Jun 1764
Henry Blake buried 16 May 1765
George Blake buried 5 Nov 1776
George Blake buried 6 Nov 1776
John Blake buried 23 Jun 1783, 29 years
Elizabeth Blake buried 30 Jan 1794, 59 years
Mr Philip Blake buried  25 Feb 1808, 74 years of Penquite
Francis Blake buried 16 Jun 1810, 1 year
Thomas Blake buried 20 Jan 1811, 2 years 6 months
Grace Rebecca Blake buried 27 Nov 1816, infant of Brightor
John Blake buried 19 Jan 1819, 61 years of Trebigian
Grace Blake buried 17 Mar 1826, 56 years of Cutivet
Catharine Blake buried 24 Sep 1827, 54 years of Cutivet
Peter Blake buried 21 Nov 1827, 11 years of Penquite
George Blake buried 30 Jan 1829, 6 months of Brightor
Elizabeth Blake buried 2 Sep 1831, 65 years of St Earney
Philadelphia Blake buried25 Apr  1839, 59 years of Penquite
Richard Blake buried 2 Jan 1839, 28 years of Coombe
Philip Blake buried 15 Aug 1840, 76 years of Landrake
Philip Blake buried 2 May 1840, 22 years of Penquite
Henry Blake buried 4 Aug 1846, 79 years of Landrake
Francis O’Dougherty Blake buried 6 Apr 1849, 1 year 4 months of Wootton, Landrake
Richard Blake buried 20 Jun 1850, 79 years of Landrake
Elizabeth Philadelphia Lang Blake buried 31 Jul 1850, 8 months of St Stephens
Philip Blake buried 27 May 1851, 45 years of Landrake
John Blake buried 23 Mar 1853, 38 years of Landrake
Ann Blake buried 9 Mar 1853, 58 years of Landrake
Mary Blake buried 31 Jun 1859, 48 years of Wisewandra (error in date?)
Joan Blake buried 20 Jul 1860, 89 years of Treluggan, St Erney
Charles Worth Blake buried 20 Jul 1861, 53 years of Tregarrick in the Parish of Menheniot
Thomas Blake buried 8 Apr 1862, 84 years of Penquite, Landrake
George Richard Blake buried 21 Sep 1864, 8 years of Landrake
Henry Blake buried 14 Jun 1864, 42 years of Landrake
Bessie Blake buried 2 Nov 1864, 6 years of Landrake
Thomas Bedden Blake buried 15 Mar 1865, 50 years of Penquite, Landrake (Bedden on certificate but known as Biddick)
Thomas Blake buried 11 Feb 1869, 56 years of Oak Meadow Cottage, Landrake
Maria Elizabeth Blake buried 6 Nov 1871, 91 years of Penquite, Landrake
Philip Blake buried 30 Mar 1874, 75 years of Botus Fleming
Bertha Biddick Blake buried 18 Aug 1875, 12 years of Round, Landrake, Church Town
Hannah Blake buried 9 Sep 1875, 75 years, of Landrake, Church Town
John Palmer Blake buried 10 Jan 1877, 66 years of Penquite, Landrake
Henry Blake buried 17 Oct 1879, 76 years of St Erney
George Frederick Blake buried 23 Jun 1880, 35 years of Trewandra, Landrake
George Blake buried 29 Jan 1881, 77 years of Trewandra, Landrake
William Magar Blake buried 2 Mar 1886, 42 years of Lower Town, Landrake
Emma Blake buried 22 Mar 1890, 79 years of Flagstaff, Landrake
Janet Donan Blake buried 17 May 1892, 76 years of Landrake Church Town
Sydney Montgomery Blake buried 25 May 1892, 50 years of Tartan Down, Landrake
Mary Blake buried 22 Apr 1899, 93 years of Penquite, Landrake
Jane Blake buried 17 Jan 1905, 79 years of Pounds, Landrake
William Maynard Blake buried 27 Apr 1911, 81 years of Tartan Down, Landrake
Louisa Blake buried 27 Aug 1918, 68 years of Lowertown, Landrake
Mary Maria Palmer Blake buried 1 Sep 1919, 69 years of 1 Windsor Terrace, Saltash
Thomas Vigurs Blake buried 17 Feb 1922, 66 years of 7 Windsor Terrace, Saltash
Mary Catharine Blake buried 30 Jan 1924, 83 years of Tartan Down, Landrake
Elizabeth O’Dogherty Blake buried 6 Jul 1926, 88 years of Tartan Down, Landrake
Mary O’Dogherty Blake buried 17 Dec 1932, 63 years of Landrake

1911 Census Landrake and St Erney or born at Landrake/St Erney
Family 1 Tartan Down Tideford, St German
Mary Katherine Blake, head, 90, single, born at Landrake
Elizabeth O’Dogherty Blake, sister, 73, married, 45 years, 2 children, 2 living, retired farmer, born at Landrake
William Maynard Blake, 81 married, 45 years, 2 children, 2 living, retired farmer, born at Landrake

Family 2, 3 Windsor Terrace, Saltash
Mary M P Blake, head, 61, single, born at Landrake
Thomas Vigurs Blake, brother, 56, single, born at Landrake

Family 3, Landrake and St Erney
Emma Blake, visitor, 46, single, born at Landrake

Family 4, Morley House, Plymouth
Mary O’Dogherty Blake, servant, 40, single, born at Landrake (living at Wilcocks residence)

Family 5, Plymouth
Hugh W Blake, boarder, 38, single, gardener, born at Landrake (living at Clemo residence)

Family 6, West super Mare
Grace Blake, 33, Single, English Mistress, born at Landrake

1901 Census Landrake and St Erney or born at Landrake/St Erney

Family 1 and 5, Tartendown Cross Cottage, Landrake
Mary K Blake, head, single, 60, born at Landrake
William M Blake, brother in law, married, 71, retired farmer, born at Landrake
Elizabeth O.D. Blake, sister, married, 65, born at Landrake
Hugh W Blake, nephew, single, 28, farmer’s son, born at Landrake

Family 2, Pound Farm House, Landrake
Thomas V Blake, head, single, 46, farmer, born at Landrake
Jane Blake, mother, widow, 74, born at Looe
Mary M P Blake, sister, single, 50, born at Landrake

Family 3, Boroughbridge, Yorkshire
Emma D Blake, housekeeper, single, 37, born at Landrake (living with Thomas, MD, family)

Family 4, St Budeaux
Mary Blake, servant, single, 28, cook/dairywoman, born at Landrake

Family 7, Stoke Climsland
Richard Blake, head, married, 64, Farmer, born at Landrake
Mary J Blake, wife, married, 65, born at Stoke Climsland
Magor R Blake, son, married, 28, born at Stoke Climsland
Dolly K Blake, daughter in law, married, 25, born at Stoke Climsland

1891 Census at Landrake and St Erney or born at Landrake/St Erney
Family 1, Brightor
William M Blake, head, married, 61 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Elizabeth O D Blake, wife, married, 52 years, born at Landrake
Mary O’Dogherty Blake, daughter, single, 21 years, born at Landrake
Hugh William Blake, son, single, 19 years, born at Landrake

Family 1a, Tartendown Cross
Mary Catherine Blake, head, single, 50 years, born at Landrake
Sidney Montgomery Blake, sister, single, 49 years, born at Landrake

Family 2
Jane Blake, head, widow, 65 years, farmer, born at Looe
Thomas Vigur Blake, son, single, 36 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Emma D Blake, daughter, single, 30 years, born at Landrake

Family 2a, Penquite
Mary Blake, head, single, 85 years, born at Landrake
Mary Maria Palmer Blake, niece, single, 40 years, born at Landrake

Family 7, Islington, London (living with Paige family, William P (born Stokenham, Devon and Mary M.S. Paige (born St Martins Cornwall))
Magor R Blake, nephew, single, 17 years, tea broker, born at Landrake
Irene L Blake, niece, single, 6 years, born at Landrake

Family 7a, Stoke Climsland
Richard Blake, head, married, 54, farmer, born at Climsland
H Blake, son, single, 28 years, born at Climsland
Elizabeth Ann Blake, daughter, single, 25 years, born at Climsland
William Francis, son, single, 23 years, born at Climsland
Magor Percy Blake, son, 18 years, born at Climsland

Family 8, Liskeard
Wm Charles Blake, head, married, 74 years, born at Landrake
Elizabeth Blake, wife, married, 72 years, born at Liskeard
Annie Mary Hooper, grand daughter, single, 15 years, born at Pimlico, London

Family 9, Barnes, Surrey
George H Blake, head, married, 70 years, born at Landrake
Amelia Blake, wife, married, 69 years, born at Devonport, Devon
Georgina A Blake, daughter, single, 44 years, born at Devonport, Devon

Family 10, St German
Philip Blake, head, married, 50 years, coal and manure merchant, born at Landrake
Amelia Blake, wife, married, 50 years, born at Plympton, Devon
Simmons Blake, son, single, 21 years, born at St German
Armanel Blake, daughter, single, 18 years, born at St German
Amelia Blake, daughter, single, 16 years, born at St German
Richard Blake, son, single, 14 years, born at St German
Philip Blake, son, single, 11 years, born at St German

Family 11, Camberwell, London
Kate C Blake, wife(?), married, 32 years, born at Landrake

Family 12,
Janet Blake, head, widow, 75 years, retired schoolmistress, born at Redruth

1881 Census at Landrake and St Erney or born at Landrake/St Erney

Family 1
William M Blake, head, married, 51 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Elizabeth Blake, wife, married, 43 years, born at Landrake
Mary Blake, daughter, 11 years, born at Landrake
Hugh W Blake, son, 9 years, born at Landrake

Family 1a, Stoke Dameral, Devon
Mary C Blake, visitor, unmarried, 40 years, born at Landrake
Sidney M Blake visitor, unmarried, 39 years, born at Landrake (with the Nicholson family)

Family 1b
John Blake, head, widower, 70 years, farmer, born at Landrake
William M Blake, son, married, 40 years, born at Landrake
Louisa Blake, daughter in law, married, 32 years, born at Liskeard
Magor R Blake, grandson, 7 years, born at Landrake
Emma G Blake, grand daughter, 3 years, born at Landrake

Family 2a, Penquite
Mary Blake, head, single, 75 years, born at Landrake
Mary M P Blake, niece, single, 30 years, born at Landrake

Family 2
Jane Blake, head, widow, 54 years, born at Landrake?
Thomas V Blake, son, 20 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Emma D Blake, daughter, unmarried, 20 years, born at Landrake

Family 7a, Stoke Climsland
Richard Blake, head, married, 43 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Mary J Blake, wife, 44 years, born at Stoke Climsland
Frederick Blake, son, 21 years, born at Stoke Climsland
Richard Blake, son, 18 years, born at Stoke Climsland
Elizabeth Blake, daughter, 15 years, born at Stoke Climsland
William Francis Blake, son, 11 years, born at Stoke Climsland
Magor P Blake, son, 7 years, born at Stoke Climsland

Family 8, Liskeard
William C Blake, head, married, 60 years, cooper, born at Landrake
Elizabeth Blake, wife, married, 61 years, born at Liskeard
Emma I Hooper, daughter, widow, 35 years, born at Liskeard

Family 9, Coryton, Devon
George H Blake, head, married, 60 years,
Amelia Blake, wife, married, 58 years, born at Devonport, Devon
Georgina  P A A Blake, daughter, unmarried, 30 years, born at Awpyease, Devon

Family 10, St Germans
Philip Blake, head, married, 40 years, Manure Merchant, born at Landrake
Amelia Blake, wife, married, 40 years, born at Plympton St Mary, Devon
Amelia Blake, daughter, 6 years, born at Tideford
Richard Blake, son, 4 years, born at Tideford
Philip Blake, son, 1 years, born at Tideford
Elizabeth Vosper, visitor, unmarried, 35 years, born at Plympton St Mary

Family 12, Landrake
Janet Blake, housekeeper, widow, 62 years, born at Illogan (household of Richard O’Dogherty)

Family 13, Lezant
William Blake, head, widower, 73 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Olivia Blake, daughter, unmarried, 34 years, born at Stoke Climsland
Selina Blake, grand daughter, unmarried 19 years, born at Stoke Climsland
Jane Popplestone, sister in law, unmarried, 86 years, born at Landrake

Family 14
Emma Blake, head, widow, 70 years, born at Landrake
Anne P Natherwood, niece, unmarried, 46 years, born at Devonport, Devonshire

Family 15, St Mary Magdalene, Cornwall
John Blake, father in law, widower, 68 years, born at Landrake (living with Hartop family, Bridget M Hortop 27 years, born at Egg Buckland Devon))

Family 16, Lezant
Francis Blake, head, married, 63 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Clara Vinjeot, niece, unmarried, 34 years, born at Mather

Family 17, Kenwyn
Kate E Blake, visitor, unmarried, 28 years, born at Landrake (visiting Thomas family)

1871 Census at Landrake and St Erney or born at Landrake/St Erney

Family 1b
John Blake, head, widower, 69 years, farmer, born at Landrake
William M Blake, son unmarried, 30 years, born at Landrake

Family 1
George Blake, head, widower, 67 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Mary C Blake, daughter, unmarried, 30 years, born at Landrake
Sidney M Blake, daughter, unmarried, 29 years, born at Landrake
George F Blake, son, unmarried, 27 years, born at Landrake

Family 1
William M Blake, head, married, 41 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Elizabeth Blake, wife, married, 33 years, born at Landrake
Mary Blake, daughter, 1 year, born at Landrake

Family 2a, Penquite
John Palmer Blake, head, unmarried, 60 years, merchant and farmer, born at Landrake
Mary Blake, sister, unmarried, 64 years, born at Landrake
Mary M P Blake, niece, unmarried, 20 years, born at Landrake
Marie E Blake, mother, widow, 90 years, born at Landrake

Family 2
Jane Blake, head, widow, 45 years, farmer, born at Looe
Thomas V Blake, son, unmarried, 17 years, born at Landrake
Catherine E Blake, daughter, unmarried, 18 years, born at Landrake
Emma D Blake, unmarried, 10 years, born at Landrake
Bertha B Blake, daughter, 7 years, born at Landrake

Family 8, Liskeard
William C Blake, head, married, 50 years, cooper, born at Landrake
Elizabeth Blake, wife, married, 51 years, born at Liskeard
Emma J Blake, daughter, unmarried, 28 years, born at Liskeard
John P Sarjent, brother in law, unmarried, 53 yeears, born at Liskeard

Family 9, Willesden, Middlesex
George Henry Blake, head, married, 47 years, police Constable, born at Landrake
Amelia Blake, wife, married, 46 years, born at Devonport, Devon
Georgina P Blake, daughter, unmarried, 23 years, born at New passage, Devon
Rosina G Blake, daughter, unmarried, 20 years, born at Devonport
Alice F Blake, daughter, unmarried, 17 years, born at London
William Henry Blake, son, 14 years, born at London

Family 10, St German
Philip Blake, head, married, 30 years, Coal and Manure Merchant, born at Landrake
Amelia Blake, wife, married, 30 years, born at Plympton, Devon
Simmons Blake, son, 1 year, born at St German
Henry Blake, son, 2/12 year, born at St German

Family 12
Janet D Blake, head, widow, 52 years, schoolmistress, born at Illogan

Family 13, Lezant
William Blake, head, married, 63 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Ann Blake, wife, married, 65 years, born at Landrake
Olivia Blake, daughter, unmarried, 24 years, born at Stoke Climsland
Jane Blake, daughter, unmarried, 22 years, born at Stoke Climsland
Jane Popplestone, sister in law, unmarried, 77 years born at Landrake
Selina Blake, grand daughter, 9 years, born at Stock Climsland

Family 16, Lezant
John Blake, head, married 58 years, farm baliff, born at Landrake
Mary A Blake, wife, married, 49 years, born at Eggbuckland, Devon
Jane Blake, daughter, unmarried, 26 years, born at Eggbuckland, Devon

Family 16a, Lezant
Francis Blake, head, married, 55 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Ann Blake, wife, married, 63 years, born at Stoke derhall, Devon
Mary A Blake, daughter, unmarried, 25 years, born at Lezant
Eliz J Stephens, niece, unmarried, 23 years, born at Maker

Family 18, Liskeard
Henry Blake, head, married, 76 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Jane Blake, wife, married, 71 years, born at Liskeard
Jane Blake, daughter, unmarried, 48 years, born at St Keyne

Family 19, Botus Fleming
Philip Blake, head, married, 72 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Harriet Blake, wife, married, 71 years, born at Landulph
Mary Broad, niece, married, 43 years, housekeeper, born at Landulph
Nicholas May Broad, nephew, unmarried, 12 years, born at Botus Fleming

Family 20
Henry Blake, head, married, 68 years, landowner and farmer, born at St Erneys
Emma Blake, wife, married, 60 years, born at Landrake

Family 21, Menheniot
Richard Blake, head, married, 60 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Mary Blake, wife, married, 53 years, born at Menheniot
Arabella Blake, daughter, unmarried, 25 years, born at Menheniot
Mary J Blake, daughter, unmarried, 22 years, born at Menheniot
Richard Blake, son, unmarried, 20 years, farmer, born at Menheniot
Tamzine Blake, daughter, 15 years, born at Menheniot
Susan M Blake, daughter, 13 years, born at Menheniot

1861 Census at Landrake and St Erney or born at Landrake/St Erney
Family 2a, Penquite
John P Blake, head, unmarried, 50 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Thomas B Blake, brother, unmarried, 46 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Thomas Blake, father, married, 83 years, landowner, born at Landrake
Marie E Blake, mother, married, 81 years, born at Landrake

Family 1a
George Blake, head, widower, 56 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Elizabeth O’D Blake, daughter, unmarried, 22 years, born at Landrake
Mary C Blake, daughter, unmarried, 20 years, born at Landrake
Sidney M Blake, daughter, unmarried, 19 years, born at Landrake
George F Blake, son, unmarried, 16 years, born at Landrake

Family 1c, Penquite
Hannah Blake, head, widow, 60 years, farmer, born at Milton, Devon
Sarah Ryall, daughter, unmarried, 39 years, born at Stoke Climsland
Mary P Blake, daughter, unmarried, 24 years, born at Stoke Climsland
Hannah Blake, daughter, unmarried, 22 years, born at Stoke Climsland

Family 2
Henry Blake, head, married, 39 years, general merchant and farmer, born at Landrake
Jane Blake, wife, married, 35 years, born at Looe
Mary P Blake, daughter, unmarried, 10 years, born at Landrake
Catherine E Blake, daughter, 8 years, born at Landrake
Thomas V Blake, son, 6 years, born at Landrake
George R Blake, son, 5 years, born at Landrake
Bessi J Blake, 3 years, born at Landrake
Emma D Blake, 1 month, born at Landrake

Family 7, Stoke Climsland
Richard Blake, head, married, 23 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Mary Jane Blake, wife, 24 years, born at Stoke Climsland
Frederic Blake, son, 1 year, born at Stoke Climsland

Family 8, Liskeard
William C Blake, head, married, 40 years, master cooper, born at Landrake
Elizabeth Blake, wife, married, 41 years, born at Liskeard
Emma J Blake, daughter, unmarried, 18 years, born at Liskeard
Charles A Blake, son, unmarried, 15 years, born at Liskeard
Mary E Blake, daughter, unmarried, 14 years, born at Liskeard
John P Sargent, boarder, unmarried, 43 years, master builder, born at Liskeard

Family 9, Paddington, Middlesex
George Henry Blake, head, married, 37 years, Police constable, born at Landrake
Amelia Blake, wife, married, 37 years, born at Devonport, Devon
Georgiana Blake, daughter, 15 years, born at New Passage, Devon
Grace Blake, daughter, 13 years, born at Devonport, Devon
Jeanetta Blake, daughter, 11 years, born at Bridestow, Devon\
Rosina Blake, daughter, 9 years, born at Devonport, Devon
Alice Blake, daughter, 7 years, born at St Marylebone, Middlesex
William Blake, son, 5 years, born at Paddington, Middlesex

Family 12
Thomas Blake, head, married, 48 years, farmers assistant, born at Landrake
Janet D Blake, wife, married, 42 years, school mistress, born at Illogan

Family 13, Stoke Climsland
William Blake, head, married, 53 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Ann Blake, wife, married, 55 years, born at Landrake
Sally Blake, daughter, unmarried, 20 years, born at Stoke Climsland
George Th Blake, son, unmarried, 18 years, born at Stoke Climsland
Olivia Blake, daughter, 14 years, born at Stoke Climsland
Jane P Blake, daughter, 12 years, born at Stoke Climsland
Jane Popplestone, visitor, unmarried, 66 years, born at Landrake

Family 16a, Lezant
Francis Blake, head, married, 44 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Ann Blake, wife, married, 52 years, born at Morice Town, Devon
Mary A Blake, daughter, unmarried, 15 years, born at Lezant
William F Blake, son, 13 years, born at Lezant
Elizabeth J Curtis, niece, 12 years, born at Milton Abbot, Devon

Family 18, St Keyne
Henry Blake, head, married, 66 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Jane Blake, wife, married, 62 years, born at Liskeard
Jane Blake, daughter, unmarried, 38 years, born at St Keyne
Arminal Blake, daughter, unmarried, 29 years, born at St Keyne
Emma Blake, daughter, unmarried, 22 years, born at St Keyne
Philip Blake, son, unmarried, 27 years, born at St Keyne
Thomas E Blake, son, unmarried, 24 years, born at St Keyne

Family 19, Botus Fleming
Philip Blake, head, married, 62 years, yeoman, born at Landrake
Harriett Blake, wife, married, 61 years, born at Landulph
Mary Broad, niece, married, 33 years, born at Landulph
Nicholas M Broad, 2 years, born at Botus Fleming

Family 20, St Erney
Henry Blake, head, married, 58 years, farmer, born at St Erney
Emma P Blake, wife, married, 50 years, born at Landrake

Family 21, Menheniot
Richard Blake, head, married, 49 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Jemima M Blake wife, married, 43 years, born at Menheniot
Philip Blake, son, unmarried, 20 years, born at Landrake
Armand Maynard Blake, daughter, unmarried, 18 years, born at Landrake
Arrabella Palmer Blake, daughter, 15 years, born at Menheniot
Mary Jane Blake, daughter, 12 years, born at Menheniot
Richard Blake, son, 10 years, born at Menheniot
Tamzine Blake, daughter, 5 years, born at Menheniot
Susan Maynard Blake, daughter, 3 years, born at Menheniot
Susan Maynard, sister in law, unmarried, 58 years, born at Menheniot

Family 22
John Blake, head, married, 59 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Grace Blake, wife, married, 56 years, born at Kennoin
William M Blake, son, unmarried, 20 years, born at Landrake

Family 23
William Blake, head, unmarried, 31 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Henry Blake, brother, unmarried, 31 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Ellen Blake, cousin, unmarried, 21 years, born at St Keyne
Thomas Blake, cousin, unmarried, 23 years, born at St Keyne

1851 Census at Landrake and St Erney or born at Landrake/St Erney
Family 2a, Penquite
Thomas Blake, head, married, 73 years, yeoman, born at Landrake
Maria Elizabeth Blake, wife, married, 70 years, born at Landrake
Mary Blake, daughter, unmarried, 42 years, born at Landrake
John Palmer Blake, son, unmarried, 39 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Thomas Biddek Blake, son, unmarried, 35 years, farmer, born at Landrake
John Palmer, brother in law, married, 68 years, licenced victualler, born at Landrake

Family 1, Wisewandra
George Blake, head, married, 46 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Mary Blake, wife, married, 39 years, born at Landrake
Elizabeth Blake, daughter, 13 years, born at Landrake
Mary Catherine Blake, daughter, 10 years, born at Landrake
Sidney Montgomery Blake, daughter, 9 years, born at Landrake
George Frederic Blake, son, 6 years, born at Landrake
Janet Donan Withers, governess, unmarried, 30 years, governess, born at Illogan
Thomas Blake, brother, unmarried, 38 years, formerly draper, born at Landrake

Family 1c, Penquite
Philip Blake, head, married, 65 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Hannah Blake, wife, married, 51 years, born at Milton Abbott, Devon
Mary P Blake, daughter, 14 years, born at Stoke Climsland
Hannah Blake, daughter, 12 years, born at Stoke Climsland
Grace C Blake, daughter, 8 years, born at Stoke Climsland

Family 2, Pound Billy
Henry Blake, head, married, 28 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Jane Blake, wife, married, 25 years, born at Talland
Mary Maria Blake, daughter, 5 months, born at Landrake

Family 8, Barn Street, Liskeard
William Chas Blake, head, married, 33 years, master cooper, born at Landrake
Elizabeth Blake, wife, married, 31 years, born at Liskeard
Charles H Blake, son, 5 years, born at Liskeard
Mary E blake, daughter, 4 years, born at Liskeard
John Sargent, lodger, unmarried, 34 years, master carpenter, born at Liskeard

Family 13, Ringston, Stoke Climsland
William Blake, head, married, 43 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Ann Blake, wife, married, 45 years, born at Landrake
Rich Blake, son, 13 years, born at Landrake
Sally Blake, daughter, 10 years, born at Stoke
George Blake, son, 8 years, born at Stoke\
Olivia Blake, daughter, 4 years, born at Stoke
Jane P Blake, daughter, 2 years, born at Stoke

Family 16, Egg Buckland
John Blake, head, married, 38 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Mary A Blake, wife, married, 29 years, born at Egg Buckland
Mary J Blake, daughter, 6 years, born at Egg Buckland
Richard Blake, son, 1 month, born at Egg Buckland

Family 16a, Landell Farm, Lezant
Francis Blake, head, married, 33 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Ann Blake, wife, married, 42 years, born Morice Town, Devon
Mary Ann Blake, daughter, 5 years, born at Lezant
William Francis Blake, son, 3 years, born at Lezant
Emmeline Blake, daughter, 1 year, born at Lezant

Family 18, St Keyne
Henry Blake, head, married, 56 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Jane Blake, wife, married, 52 years, born at Liskeard
Jane Blake, unmarried, 29 years, born at St Keyne
Ann Blake, daughter, unmarried, 27 years, born at St Keyne
Susan Blake, daughter, unmarried, 26 years, born at St Keyne
Thomazine Blake, daughter, unmarried, 21 years, born at St Keyne
Arminal Blake, daughter, unmarried, 19 years, born at St Keyne
Emma Blake, daughter, 13 years, born at St Keyne
Ellen Blake, daughter, 11 years, born at St Keyne
Maria Blake, daughter, 7 years, born at St Keyne
William Blake, son, unmarried, 20 years, born at St Keyne
Philip Blake, son, unmarried, 17 years, born at St Keyne

Family 20, St German
Emma P Blake, visitor, married, 40 years, farmer’s wife, born at Landrake (visiting the Geake household)

Family 21, Trehawke, Menheniot
Richard Blake, head, married, 38, years, farmer, born at Landrake
Mary Blake, wife, 33 years, born at Menheniot
Armand May.. Blake, daughter, 8 years, born at Landrake
Arabella Palmer Blake, daughter, 5 years, born at Landrake
Mary Jane Blake, daughter, 2 years, born at Menheniot
Richard Blake, son, 5 months, born at Menheniot
Susan Maynard, lodger, unmarried, 48 years, retired schoolmistress, born at Menheniot

Family 22, Village
John Blake, head, married, 49 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Grace Blake, wife, married, 42 years, born at sea, Cornwall
William Magor Blake, son, 10 years, born at Landrake

Family 23, Lower Brightor
Philip Blake, head, married, 52 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Ann Blake, wife, married, 55 years, born at Landrake
William Blake, son, unmarried, 21 years, born at Landrake
Henry Blake, son, unmarried, 21 years, born at Landrake
Charles Blake, son, unmarried, 18 years, born at Landrake

Family 24, St Erney
Philip O’Dogherty, head, married, 32 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Thomasin O’Dogherty, wife, married, 42 years, born at Landrake
Francis O’Dogherty, son, 7 years, born at Landrake
Betsey O’Dogherty, daughter, 5 years, born at Landrake
Philip O’Dogherty, son, 3 years, born at Landrake
Joan Blake, mother in law, widow, 80 years, born at Landrake

Family 26, St Stephens by Saltash
John Blake, servant, unmarried, 32 years, born at Landrake (living with the Davey family)

Family 27, Much Estate, St Stephens by Saltash
Thomas Blake, head, married, 26 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Betey Blake, wife, married, 24 years, born at Landrake
Richard Blake, son, 3 years, born at Landrake

Family 28, Truvandra
Francis Steed, head, married, 46 years, farmer, born at Landrake
Sarah Steed, wife, married, 51 years, born at Landrake
Francis William Blake, nephew, unmarried, 16 years, born at Landrake

Family 29, Saltash
Thomazin Lyttleton (nee Blake), head, widow, 63 years, landed proprietor, born at Landrake
Eleanor Porter, sister, widow, 59 years, landed proprietor, born at Landrake

1841 Census at Landrake and St Erney or born at Landrake/St Erney

Family 1, Penquite
Richard Blake, 65 years, farmer, born in Cornwall
John Blake, 25 years, , born in Cornwall
Francis Blake, 25 years, , born in Cornwall
Grace Blake, 20 years, , born in Cornwall
Thomas Blake, 15 years, , born in Cornwall

Family 1b, Penquite
Thomas Blake, 60 years, farmer, born in Cornwall
Maria Blake, 60 years, , born in Cornwall
John Blake, 30 years, , born in Cornwall
Thomas Blake, 25 years, , born in Cornwall
Henry Blake, 15 years, , born in Cornwall
Mary Blake, 30 years, , born in Cornwall

Family 1c, Wottin
George Blake, 35 years, farmer, born in Cornwall
Mary Blake, 25 years, , born in Cornwall
Elizabeth Blake, 3 years, , born in Cornwall
Mary Blake, 1 year, , born in Cornwall

Family 20a, St Erney
Henry Blake, 70 years, farmer, born in Cornwall

Family 20b, Lantallock
Henry Blake, 35 years, farmer, born in Cornwall
Emma Blake, 30 years, , born in Cornwall

Family 21, Landrake Village
Joan Blake, 70 years, independent, born in Cornwall
Tamzine Blake, 30 years, independent, born in Cornwall

Family 21a, Landrake Village
Richard Blake, 30 years, farmer, born in Cornwall
Jemima Blake, 20 years, , born in Cornwall
Philip Blake, 5 months, , born in Cornwall

Family 21b, Landrake Village
John Blake, 40 years, farmer, born in Cornwall
Joan Blake, 35 years, , born in Cornwall
William Blake, 6 months, , born in Cornwall

Family 23, Brightor
Philip Blake, 40 years, farmer, born in Cornwall
Ann Blake, 40 years, , born in Cornwall
William Blake, 10 years, , born in Cornwall
Henry Blake, 10 years, , born in Cornwall
Charles Blake, 8 years, , born in Cornwall

Family 28, Truvandra
Francis Steed, 30 years, farmer, born in Cornwall
Sarah Steed, 35 years, , born in Cornwall
William Blake, 6 years, , born in Cornwall

Family 30, Landrake Village
John Blake, 25 years, shoemaker, born in Cornwall

Will of Richard Blake, Gentleman, St Earney, Cornwall - The National Archives PROB 11/982/21 Nov 1772

Richard Blake of St Earney Cornwall Gentleman is the testator of this will. He is the Mr Richard Blake who married Mrs Elizabeth Blake 28 Sep 1732 which is mentioned in the book which I refer to in the next paragraph. I blogged the will of Philip Blake, gentleman of Landrake and wondered if he was a son of this couple but he does not appear to be although he is named in the will as Executor. That leaves John Blake and Thomazin as possible parents although in the will Richard does not say what relationship Philip Blake is to him. He is older than both Elizabeth and Grace. I must admit I am still prone to thinking that Philip is the son of this testator and has already received land and property. It is surprising though not to see him mentioned as a relative to Richard.

Interesting information from Miscellanea Genealogica Et Heraldica, edited by Joseph Jackson Howard, LLD, FSA, Volume II, second series and published at London: 1888 by Mitchell and Hughes, 140 Wardour Street W. The following from page 240:

"On the 5th May 1764 “Rokeby Scott of parish of St. Andrew’s, Plymouth, Lieutenant in ye 68th Company of Marines,” was married at Landrake, co. Cornwall, by licence, to “Grace Dade, widow.” She was widow of John Dade, Esq., and daughter of Richard Blake of Trelogan alias Treluggan, Co. Cornwall, Esq., to whom she is also stated to have been coheir. In the Registers of St. Erney’s, which adjoins Landrake, the baptism of “Grace da. Of Mr Richard Blake and Elizabeth his wife privately May 22, Received publick baptism July 15, 1739,” and the same Registers record the marriage of “Mr Richard Blake and Mrs Elizabeth Blake,” 28 Sept 1732 and the burials of “Richard Blake of Trelogan, Esquire,” 3 Jan 1770, “Elizabeth Blake, widow,” 2 June 1772, and “Mary Dade daughter of Grace Scott,” 25 Apr 1767; also the baptisms of “Philip,” “Elizabeth,” and “Richard,” children of “Mr Richard Blake and Elizabeth his wife.”

Trelogan, or Treluggan, is in the parish of Landrake, but near the church of St. Erney’s parish. In the latter church is a hatchment on which is the date 1770 and the arms of Blake, viz.: Argent, a chevron between three garbs Sable, impaling “Azure, a saltire Argent between four martlets (or birds of some sort) Or:” Crest, “On a chapeau Or a martlet Argent.” Local tradition assigns this hatchment to the memory of Mr. Richard Blake of Trelogan, and as the date on it is that of the year of his burial there seems no reason to doubt it. Can any correspondent identify the arms impaled with Blake? If Elizabeth Blake, whom Mr. Richard Blake married, as above, in 1732, was his only wife, this coat must be intended for hers, and in that case she must, though his namesake, have been of a totally different family of Blake. Burke’s ‘Armory’ gives no coat like it to Blake.

To anyone who can give me any information about the family of Blake of Trelogan, or identify the “John Dade, Esq.,” who married Miss Grace Blake, as her first husband, I shall be very grateful. I may add that Lysons, in his “History of Cornwall,” states that “Dogherty inherits Trelogan from Blake, his wife having been Blake heiress.” Family tradition in her descendants makes Grace Blake a coheir to her father. "

This will bears out the information that Grace (and her sister Elizabeth) were coheirs of their father Richard Blake. Interesting that this Blake family carries the ancient arms of the Blake family namely Argent, a chevron between three garbs Sable.

If Philip who left his will in 1808 isn’t the son of this Richard and Elizabeth what happened to their son Philip? Is my one thought. Plus there was also a son Richard who is not mentioned either.

Another interesting tidbit from Notes and Queries: A medium of intercommunication for Literary Men, General Readers, Etc. Sixth Series, Volume Third, January-June 1881. London (by William White and query from Reginald Stewart Boddington) and found on Google Books on page 89 of this text:

"… Rev Rokeby Scott, Rector of Arthingworth, Northants (he was there buried 3 Oct 1767) and had issue, Rokeby Scott, Lieut. Of Marines (died 28 Oct 1773) having married at St Erney, co Cornwall), May, 1674, Grace daughter of Richard Blake of Trelogan, co Cornwall (relict of John Dade), and had a daughter Emma Anne who married at Holy Trinity, Chester, the Rev. Thomas Maddock, M.A., Prebendary of Chester and who was buried in Chester Cathedral, 19 Feb 1825, leaving issue."

Still the Blake families in Cornwall remain a nystery. Are they all related and do they descend from the Blake family at Comb, Devon?

Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 16 Jun 2013
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/982/317
Testator: Richard Blake, Gentleman
Place: St Earney, Cornwall, England
Type of Record: Will
Date of document: 26 Oct 1769, probated 21 Nov 1772
Condition: 18th century English, legible copy

[Margin]: Richard
[Margin]: Blake

1    In the Name of God Amen
2    I Richard Blake of the parish of St Earney in the County
3    of Cornwall Gentleman being of sound and disposing
4    Mind Memory and Understanding hereby revoking all former
5    and other Wills by me at any time heretofore made do make
6    and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner
7    and form following First I commit my Soul into the hands
8    of Almighty God hoping thro’ the Merits and Mediation
9    of my blessed Saviour Jesus Christ to obtain remission of
10    all my Sins and Everlastinge Life after Death and as for
11    that Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased Almighty
12    God to bless me I give and dispose of the same as
13    follows Imprimis I give and bequeath to my loving Wife
14    Elizabeth Blake all my Right and Interest in my
15    Copyhold Estate of Thornhill and also of my Copyhold
16    Estate of Trelogan both lying in the parish of St Earney
17    wherein I now live for and during her natural Life
18    also I give to my said Wife during her life the use of
19    all my Plate household Stuff Implements of husbandry
20    Lumber Etc[etr]a of what nature kind of quality soever Now
21    in my Dwelling house or on the premises of Trelogan
22    aforesaid and after my said Wife’s decease I give and
23    bequeath the same plate household Stuff Implements of
24    husbandry Lumber etc as aforesaid to my daughter Elizabeth
25    Blake as her sole property for ever Also I give and
26    bequeath unto my said daughter Elizabeth Blake the
27    Sum of Five hundred pounds to be raised and paid her
28    by my Executors hereinafter named out of my Lands in
29    the parish of Landrake and County of Cornwall in the
30    space of One year next after my Death Item I give to
31    the poor of the parishes of Landrake and St Earney
32    Forty Shillings each to be distributed at the discretion of my
33    Executors within one year after my decease Item I give
34    to Elizabeth Blake and Grace Blake daughters of Philip
35    Blake of Landrake Five pounds each to be paid them
36    in one year after my death Item all my Messuages
37    Lands and Tenements with their Appurtenances lying
38    within the parish of Lawanick and County of Cornwall
39    I give devise and bequeath unto Joseph Freeman of the
40    Borough of Plymouth in the County of Devon Gentleman
41    and unto Philip Blake of the parish of Landrake in
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42    the County of Cornwall Yeoman and to their heirs and
43    to the Survivor of them and his heirs In trust and
44    to and for the end and intent that they may with all
45    convenient speed after my decease sell and dispose of
46    the said Lands and premises and of the Fee Simple land
47    inheritance thereof for the best price that they shall be
48    able to get for the same and the Money arising by such
49    sale to apply in aid of my personal Estate for and
50    towards the payment of my just Debts All the rest
51    of my Messuages Lands and Tenements which I am
52    possessed of in Fee Simple in the parishes of Landrake
53    and St Earney in the County of Cornwall or in any other
54    part of the Kingdom of Great Britain I give devise
55    and bequeath unto them the said Joseph Freeman and
56    Philip Blake To hold to them the said Joseph Freeman and Philip Blake and the Survivor of them and the heirs
57    of such Survivor from the day of my death for ever
58    but in Trust Nevertheless and to and for the uses intents
59    and purposes hereinafter mentioned and to and for no
60    other Use Trust intent or purpose whatsoever that is to
61    say that they the said Joseph Freeman and Philip Blake
62    do permit and suffer my said daughter Elizabeth Blake
63    and her heirs and assigns to receive and take One
64    Moiety or half part of the Rents Issues and profits
65    of my said Lands to and for the sole use of her my said
66    daughter Elizabeth her heirs and assigns for ever and
67    as to the other Moiety of the Rents Issues and profits
68    of the said Lands In Trust that they my said Trustees
69    do permit and suffer my daughter Grace Scott the Wife
70    of Rokeby Scott to receive and take the said other
71    Moiety of the Rents Issues and profits of my said Lands
72    for and during her natural Life and after her decease
73    that they my said Trustees or the Survivor of them or the
74    heirs of such Survivor do during the Minority of such
75    child or children as my said daughter Grace Scott
76    shall leave behind her receive the Rents Issues and
77    profits of this last mentioned Moiety of my said Lands
78    and lay out the same to the best advantage they or the
79    Survivor of them or the heirs of such Survivor can
80    and from and after or as soon as my said Grand
81    Child or Grand Children arrive at the Age of Twenty
82    one Years That then I direct that my said Trustees or
83    the Survivor of them or the heirs of such Survivor
84    shall permit and suffer my said Grandchild or Grand
85    Children to receive and take the Rents Issues and profits
86    of this last mentioned Moiety of my said Lands to him
87    her or them him her or their heirs or assigns forever
88    as Tenants in common and not as joint Tenants I also
89    give devise and bequeath all my Messuages Lands and
90    Tenements which I hold by Lease or for a Term or
91    Terms of Years in the parishes of Landrake and St
92    Earney or in any other part of the County of Cornwall
93    unto the said Joseph Freeman and Philip Blake To hold
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94    to them or the Survivor of them or the Executors or
95    Administrators of such Survivor from the day of my Death
96    for and during the remainder of the Terms that shall be
97    then therein to come and unexpired But in Trust
98    Nevertheless that they my said Trustees do permit and suffer
99    my said daughter Elizabeth Blake her Executors Administrators
100    or assigns to receive and take the Moiety or half of the
101    Rents Issues and profits of my said last mentioned premises
102    for and during the Remainder of the said Terms And as to
103    the other Moiety of my said Estates which I hold by
104    Lease or for a Term or Terms of Years I do hereby
105    order and direct that they my said Trustees do permit
106    And suffer my daughter Grace Scott Wife of Rokeby Scott
107    aforesaid to receive and take the said other Moiety of
108    the Rents Issues and profits of my said Estates which
109    I holds by Lease or for a Term or Terms of Years for
110    and during her natural Life and after her Death that
111    they my said Trustees or the Survivor of them or the
112    heirs of such Survivor do during the Minority of such
113    Child or Children as my said daughter Grace Scott shall
114    leave behind her receive the Rents Issues and profits of
115    these last mentioned premises and lay out the same to
116    the best advantage and from and after or as soon as
117    my said Grand child or Grand children arrive at the age
118    of Twenty one Years that then I do hereby order and
119    direct that my said Trustees or the Survivor of them or
120    the heirs of such Survivor shall permit and suffer my
121    said Grandchild or Children to have hold and enjoy the
122    said last mentioned premises and to receive and take the
123    Rents Issues and profits thereof to him her or them him
124    her or their Executors Administrators or assigns for and
125    during the remainder of the several Terms which I
126    have therein as Tenants in common and not as joint
127    Tenants All the rest and residue of my Goods and
128    Chattels Rights and Credits of what nature kind or
129    quality the same are and wheresoever situate lying and
130    being and not hereinbefore given and bequeathed I give
131    devise and bequeath unto the said Joseph Freeman
132    and Philip Blake To hold to them the said Joseph
133    Freeman and Philip Blake and the Survivor of them
134    and Executors and Administrators of such Survivor for
135    ever But in Trust that they in the first place pay
136    off my just Debts Legacys and Funeral Charges and after
137    payment and satisfaction thereof that they my said
138    Trustees or the Survivor of them or the Executors or
139    Administrators of such Survivor do divide the same in
140    manner following (that is to say) that they give One
141    Moiety or half to my said daughter Elizabeth Blake
142    And the other Moiety to my daughter Grace Scott and
143    they the said Joseph Freeman and Philip Blake my
144    said Trustees I do hereby make and ordain and appoint
145    whole and sole Executors of this my last Will and
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146    Testament In Trust as aforesaid and to and for the
147    uses intents and purposes aforesaid and to and for
148    no other use intent or purpose whatsoever
149    In Witness whereof I the said Richard Blake
150    have to the first Sheet of this my last Will and
151    Testament containing two Sheets of paper set my hand
152    and to the last Sheet thereof my hand and Seal this
153    Twenty sixth day of October in the Year of our Lord
154    One Thousand seven hundred and sixty nine Rich[ar]d Blake
155    Signed sealed published and declared by the said
156    Richard Blake as and for his last Will and Testament
157    in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our
158    Names as Witnesses thereto in the presence of the said
159    Testator and in presence of each other J Wollcock Clk
160    John Kelse  John Lamerton
161    This Will was proved at London the Twenty first
162    day of November in the Year of our Lord One Thousand
163    seven hundred and seventy two before the Right Worshipful
164    George Hay Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commissary
165    of the prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted
166    by the Oaths of Joseph Freeman and Philip Blake the
167    Executors named in the said Will to whom Administration was
168    granted of all and singular the Goods Chattles and Credits
169    of the said deceased they having been first sworn by Commission
170    duly to administer.

Will of Philip Blake, Gentleman of Landrake, Cornwall - The National Archives PROB 11/1477/16, probated 2 Apr 1808

Philip Blake is the testator and he lived at Penquite in Landrake. He names his sons John, Henry, Philip, Richard and Thomas and his daughters Grace (unmarried), Catherine (unmarried) and Elizabeth Denham. Philip’s daughter Thomasine was married to Nicholas Littleton and perhaps deceased at the time of writing the will as not mentioned. Another daughter Mary (baptism not found) was married to Samson Rendle; Mary died in 1795. Ursula the only other daughter not mentioned in the will was married to Jonathan Palmer and grandchildren Elizabeth and Ursula Palmer are mentioned (and Ursula is perhaps deceased).

Looking at the marriage records for Landrake

Philip Blake married Joan Palmer 14 Jul 1791 with witnesses C (senior) Blake and Jonathan Palmer. This Philip is the son of the testator. Philip is listed as a farmer. And his condition has not been inserted (the bride was a spinster).

Philip Blake married Mary Raw 5 May 1712

Mr Richard Blake married Mrs Elizabeth Blake 28 Sep 1732

Walter Blake married Mary Parsons 25 Jul 1743

Nicholas Littleton married Thomasin Blake 30 May 1782

Jonathan Palmer married Ursula Blake 1 Mar 1786

Samson Rundle married Mary Blake 2 Aug 1791

Thomas Blake married Maria Elizabeth Palmer 7 Aug 1800

Henry Blake married Emma Palmer 8 Jun 1831

There are 67 baptisms at Landrake between 1606 and 1872

Henry Blake and his wife Margery baptized seven children between 1606 and 1625 namely: Mary, Nicholas, Anne Urcilla, Dorathy, Bridgett, and Phillipp.

Then a Henry, John, Richard, Walter and John are shown with baptisms for one child each between 1689 and 1743 with two Philip Blake baptisms one the son of John and Thomazin and the second the son of Mr Richard and Mrs. Elizabeth (8 Jul 1733 and 1 Jan 1734 respectively).

Followed by eight baptisms for the children of Philip and Elizabeth Blake at Landrake with St Erney namely:

Ursula 29 Feb 1760

Elizabeth 16 Apr 1762

Henry 20 Jul 1767

Grace 7 Aug1769 (buried 17 Mar 1826 at the age of 56 living at Cutivet, spinster)

Richard 26 Jul 1771

Catharine 6 Aug 1773 (buried 24 Sep 1827 at the age of 54 living at Cutivet, spinster)

George 19 Nov 1775 (buried as an infant in 1776)

Thomas 1 Mar 1778

This accounts for all the sons mentioned in the will except for John and Philip.

This is then followed by the baptisms for the grandchildren of Philip and Elizabeth likely and they number nine for Philip and Joan/Jane, nine for Thomas and Maria, nine for Richard and Philadelphia.

The testator Mr Philip Blake was buried at Landrake (living at Penquite) 25 Feb 1808 at the age of 74 giving him a likely year of birth of 1734 but having two baptisms one in 1733 and one in 1734 that doesn’t help to decide his parents although he is perhaps the son of Mr. Richard and Elizabeth Blake given his subsequent status. The testator Philip’s wife Elizabeth was buried 30 Jan 1794 at the age of 59 giving her a year of birth of 1735.

Looking at the LDS I found a couple more baptisms for children of Philip and Elizabeth Blake:

Thomazin 10 Jan 1755 at St Erney
John 4 Dec 1757 at Landrake

On Find My Past there was a marriage celebrated at Plymouth, Devon 21 Mar 1754 between Philip Blake and Elizabeth Denstowe.

World Connect has a partial family tree with Philip Blake having a year of birth circa 1768. I suspect this is fairly accurate as he was likely born after Henry (born 1767) as he is named after him in the will. Grace was born in 1769.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dalmanic&id=I79449


From “A Complete Parochial History of the County of Cornwall: Compiled    Volume 2 by Joseph Poisue (on Google Books: http://books.google.ca/books?id=MRsiAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA400&lpg=PA400&dq=%22philip+blake%22+%2B+landrake&source=bl&ots=xJ--ab7aXF&sig=HziwzoJUL8l5KSqwIKMDW9XSOP8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=706vUeeCO4i5rgHjtIDADg&ved=0CCkQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=%22philip%20blake%22%20%2B%20landrake&f=false)\  and on page 400

The tombstone for Philip Blake: Near this place lie deposited the remains of Philip Blake, late of Penquite, in this parish, gent., who departed this life the 20th day of February, A.D., 1808; aged 74 years. Also the remains of Elizabeth his wife, who departed this life the 27th day of January, A.D. 1794; aged 60 years. And also the remains of George their son who departed this life the 4th day of November, 1776; aged 12 months.

Sacred to the memory of Samson Rundle (late of this village (landrake) who departed this life March the 27 1821, aged 53 years. Also of Mary, his former wife, and daughter of Philip Blake, late of Penquite, in this parish. She departed this life in April, 1795; aged 30 years.

Sacred to the memory of Catherine Blake, late of Cutivett, who departed this life September the 20th, 1827; aged 54 years.

I did not find a baptism for Mary (daughter of Philip and Elizabeth) who was married to Samson Rundle/Rendle. They were married 2 Aug 1791 at Landrake and he was of St Mellion (witnesses C (Senior) Blake and Philip (junior) Blake and perhaps this is P (Senior)).

The Visitation of Cornwall provides some information on Thomazine in that her daughter Eleanor Littleton (grand daughter mentioned in the will below) was born 6 July 1791 and married 29 May 1816 to Philip Porter.

But the ancestry of this Blake line eludes me for the moment.

Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 5 Jun 2013
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/1477/16
Testator: Philip Blake, Gentleman
Place: Landrake, Cornwall, England
Type of Record: Will
Date of document: 19 Feb 1808 , probated 2 Apr 1808
Condition: 19th century English, legible copy

[Margin]: Philip
[Margin]: Blake

1    This is the last Will
2    and Testament of me Philip Blake of penquite in the
3    parish of Landrake in the County of Cornwall
4    Gentleman which I make publish and ordain
5    in manner and form following that is to say
6    I direct all my just debts and Funeral Expences
7    to be paid as soon as may be after my decease
8    I give and devise to my Son John Blake his
9    heirs and assigns for ever the undivided Moiety
10    of and in all that Freehold Tenement called
11    North parks and yellow Torr with the appurt[enances]
12    I give and bequeath to my said Son John Blake
13    all that my Tenement called Trelugham situate
14    in the said parish of Landrake for and during
15    the Term of his natural life and after his
16    decease then I give the same Leasehold Tenement
17    to my Son Henry Blake for all my Estate and
18    Interest therein I give devise and bequeath unto my
19    Son Philip Blake his heirs Executors Admors and
20    assigns for ever all that my Freeehold Tenement
21    called Hodges Barah and also all that my
22    Leasehold Tenement called underway in Brightor
23    drews park and Brigham Steps respectively situate
24    in the parish of Landrake aforesaid I give to my
25    said Son Philip Blake the Legacy or Sum of Four
26    hundred pounds and direct the same to be paid to
27    him by my Son Henry Blake out of my Estate
28    of Saint Erney within one year after my decease
29    I give and devise to my said Son Henry Blake his
30    heirs and assigns for ever all that my Freehold
31    Estate called Saint Erney with its appurt[enance]s situate
32    in the said parish of Landrake subject nevertheless
33    to and I do hereby charge the same with the
34    payment of the said Sum of Four hundred pounds
35    to my said Son Philip Blake at the time and
36    in the manner aforesaid I give and devise to my
37    Son Richard Blake his heirs and assigns all
38    this my Freehold Tenements and Fields called
39    respectively Harards Tenement and the Cove and
40    Marsh and Wood all lying in the parish of
41    Landrake aforesaid I give and devise all that my
42    Freehold Estate called Vigurs’s perquite which I
43    purchased of Mr Carew and also all those my two
44    Freehold Fields called Broomball and West Park
45    respectively situate in the parish of Landrake
46    aforesaid unto Peter Palmer of the said parish of
47    Landrake Tanner and Solomon Brown of
48    Landrake aforesaid Farmer and their heirs to
49    upon
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50    upon and for the uses interests and purposes and
51    with and subject to the powers provisiors and
52    limitations hereinafter mentioned and expressed
53    concerning the same (that is to say) to the use of
54    my Son Richard Blake for and during his life
55    and from and after the said end Expiration or other
56    soever determination of that Estate by Forfeiture
57    or otherwise in his lifetime then to the use of
58    the said Peter Palmer and Solomon Brown and
59    their heirs during the life of my said Son
60    Richard In Trust to support and preserve the
61    contingent uses and Estates hereinafter given or
62    limited from being defeated or destroyed and for
63    that purpose to make entries and bring actions
64    that purpose to make entire and bring actions
65    as occasion shall be or require but nevertheless
66    to permit and suffer my said Son Richard or his
67    assigns to receive and take the Rents and profits
68    of the said Estate Fields and premises for his own
69    use during his life and from and immediately
70    after the decease of my said Son Richard to the
71    use of my Grandson Philip Blake Son of my
72    said Son Richard and the heirs male of his
73    Body Issuing and for default of such Issue to the
74    use of the second third fourth and fifth Son and
75    Sons and all and every other the Son and Sons
76    of my said Son Richard lawfully to be begotten
77    severally successively and in remainder one after
78    another as they shall severally be in priority of
79    Birth and the heirs Male of the Body and Bodies
80    of all and every such Son and Sons Issuing The
81    Elder of such Sons and the heirs Male of his and
82    their Body and Bodies being always preferred and
83    to take before the younger of the said Sons and
84    the heirs Male of his and their Body and
85    Bodies Issuing and for want or in default of such
86    Issue to the use of my Son Thomas Blake and
87    his assigns for and during his life and from and
88    after the determination of that Estate by forfeiture
89    or otherwise in his lifetime to the use of the
90    said Peter Palmer and Solomon Brown and their
91    heirs during the life of my said Son Thomas In
92    Trust to support and preserve the contingent uses
93    and Estates hereinafter given or limited from
94    being defeated or destroyed and for that purpose
95    to make Entire and bring Action as occasion shall
96    be and require but nevertheless to suffer my said
97    Son Thomas and his assigns to receive and take
98    the Rents and profits of the said Estate Fields
99    and premises for his own use during his life and
100    from and immediately after the decease of my
101    said Son Thomas to the use of his first Son lawfully
102    begotten and the heirs Male of the Body of
103    such
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104    such first Son Issuing and for default of such
105    Issue to the use of the second third fourth and
106    fifth Son and Sons all and every other the Son
107    and Sons of my Son Thomas lawfully to be
108    begotten severally successively and in remainder
109    one after another as they shall severally be
110    in priority of Birth and the heirs Male of the
111    Body and Bodies of all and every such Sons
112    and Sons Issuing the Elder of such Sons and
113    the heirs Male of his and their Body and
114    Bodies being always preferred and to take
115    before the younger of the said Sons and the
116    heirs Male of his and their Body and Bodies
117    issuing and for want or in default of such
118    Issue to my own right heirs for ever I give
119    and devise unto my Son Thomas Blake his
120    heirs and assigns for ever all those my several
121    Freehold Messuages or Tenements Fields or Closes
122    of Land and hereditaments respectively called
123    Smiths Star park Openheads high Park East
124    park and Little Penquite and Grissons Close
125    with their appurt[entance]s situate in the said parish
126    of Landrake The principal part of which I
127    purchased of Lord Viscount Edgecumb I give unto
128    the said Thomas Blake his heirs and assigns
129    all that my Freehold Tenement or dwelling
130    House and Garden being at Wootton Cross and also
131    all my reversionary Freehold Estate and situated
132    of and in all those three Fields called Wootton
133    Cross Grounds situate in the parish of Landrake
134    aforesaid and now held by William Steed I give
135    and devise all that Freehold Tenement called
136    Griggs House and Garden and also all those my
137    two Freehold Fields called Broad Park and
138    __adons respectively lying in Landrake aforesaid
139    to my daughter Grace Blake and her assigns for
140    and during the time of her natural life and
141    after her decease then I give and devise the same
142    to my Grandson Thomas Denham for his life
143    and from and after his decease then I give and
144    devise the said last mentioned Tenement and
145    fields to my said Son Philip Blake his heirs
146    and assigns for ever I give and devise unto my
147    Grandson Henry Blake his heirs and assigns for
148    ever all that my Freehold Tenement called Cross
149    Parks and West Parks situate in the parish of
150    Landrake aforesaid I give and bequeath unto
151    my Grandson Philip Son of the aforesaid
152    Philip Blake my Son his Executors admors
153    and assigns all my reversionary Estate and
154    Interest of and in all that Leasehold Tenement
155    Called Hurslade lying in Landrake aforesaid and on
156    which
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157    which I have put in his life I give and bequeath
158    unto my daughters Catherine Blake and Grace
159    Blake the Legacy or Sum of Four hundred pounds
160    apiece and to my daughter Elizabeth Denham
161    the Sum of Two hundred pounds and which said
162    three Legacies of Four hundred pounds Four
163    hundred pounds and Two hundred pounds I direct to
164    be paid by my Executors within the space of
165    a year after my decease I give and bequeath
166    to my Grand daughters Thomasin Littleton and
167    Eleanor Littleton Mary Denham and Catherine
168    Denham Elizabeth Rundle Elizabeth Palmer
169    And Ursula Palmer Elizabeth Maria and Mary
170    Blake the three daughters of my said son
171    Thomas Blake Elizabeth and Thomasin Blake
172    daughters of my said Son Philip Blake and
173    Elizabeth Blake daughter of my said Son
174    Henry Blake the Legacy or Sum of Fifty pounds
175    apiece and I will and direct that the said
176    several Legacies shall be vested Interests in
177    them respectively and be transmissible to their
178    Several personal Representatives and my will
179    further is that the same shall be payable
181    and paid to them respectively when they
182    attain the ages of Twenty one years respectively
183    and I give all the rest and residue of my Goods
184    Chattels personal Estate and Effects whatsoever
185    which shall remain after payment of my debts
186    Funeral and Testamentary Expences and
187    the before said pecuniary Legacies except the said
188    Legacy or Sum of Four hundred pounds which
189    I have solely charged on the said Estate called
190    Saint Erney and made payable thereout by
191    my said Son Henry Blake to my said Son
192    Philip Blake as aforesaid unto my said Sons
193    Philip Blake Henry Blake Richard Blake and
194    Thomas Blake their Executors admors equally
195    to be divided between them share and share
196    alike and I Nominate and appoint therin my
197    said Sons Philip Blake Henry Blake Richard
198    Blake and Thomas Blake Executors of this my
199    Will and I do hereby revoke all other Wills
200    and declare this to be my last Will and
201    Testament provided always and my Will is
202    that they the said Philip Blake Henry Blake
203    Richard Blake and Thomas Blake or either of
204    them their or either of their Executors Admors
205    or assigns shall not be charged or chargeable
206    but only each of them for his own respective
207    receipts payments acts and wilful defaults and
208    Not otherwise nor with any Sum or Sums of
209    money other than such as shall actually
210    come
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211    come to their or his own hands respectively by
212    virtue of this my Will In Witness whereof I the
213    said Testator Philip Blake have to this my
214    last Will and Testament contained in three Sheets
215    of paper set my hand and Seal (that is to say)
216    my hand to the two first Sheets thereof and my
217    hand and Seal to this Third and last Sheet thereof
218    this Nineteenth day of February in the year of
219    our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Eight
220    Philip Blake Signed Sealed published and
221    declared by the said Testator Philip Blake as
222    and for his last Will and Testament in the
223    presence of us who in his presence at his
224    request and in the presence of each other have
225    hereto Subscribed our Names as Witnesses thereto
226    the words “which I purchased of Mr Carew having
227    been first inserted between the Twentieth and
228    Twenty first lines of the first Sheet” and the
229    words daughter of my said Son Henry Blake
230    having been also first Inserted between the
231    Seventh and Eighth lines and the Erazure
232    first made on the Twenty fifth line of the third
233    Sheet Grezy Porter Matthew Anstis Francis Warring
234    This Will was proved at London the
235    second day of April in the year of our Lord One
236    thousand Eight hundred and eight before the Right
237    honorable Sir William Wynne Knight doctor of Laws
238    Master Keeper or Commissary of the prerogative Court
239    of Canterbury lawfully Constituted by the Oaths of
240    Philip Blake Henry Blake Richard Blake and
241    Thomas Blake the Sons of the said deceased and
242    the Executors named in the said Will to whom
243    administration was granted of all and Singular the
244    Goods Chattels and Credits of the said deceased
245    having been first sworn by Commission duly to ad[minister]r