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Birth
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Death
8 Jul 1954 (aged 66–67)
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Burial
Glasnevin, County Dublin, Ireland Add to Map
Plot
RA 94, Garden
Memorial ID
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Thomas Blake served in World War 1, in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers.

Marriage.
Thomas Blake, a bachelor, a Marble Polisher, from 47 Denzille Street, Dublin, son of James Blake, a Marble Polisher, married Mary Elizabeth Dixon, a spinster, from 16 Powers Court, Dublin, daughter of John Dixon, a Coachman, on 3 June 1894, at St. Andrew's Church, Westland Row, Dublin.
The witnesses were,
Jomes Kinsella,
Norah Meehan,

In the 1901 census, the family were living at 16 Powers Court, Dublin.
It was a 2 roomed apartment. Mary's mother Ellen Dixon also lived in the building, with a boarder.
present were,
Thomas Blake, aged 26, a Marble Polisher, married,
Mary, his wife, aged 23, married,
James, son, aged 4,
Elizabeth, daughter, aged 1,

In the 1911 census, they were still living at Powers Court.

Death.
Thomas Blake, late of 8b, Oliver Bond House, died at St. Kevin's Hospital, on 8 July 1954.
He was said to be aged 67, a Widower, a Labourer.
The cause of death was Severe Nutritional Anaemia, Emphysema and Bronchitis.

His name is included on the supplementary list of
Glasnevin Cemetery War Memorial
Thomas Blake served in World War 1, in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers.

Marriage.
Thomas Blake, a bachelor, a Marble Polisher, from 47 Denzille Street, Dublin, son of James Blake, a Marble Polisher, married Mary Elizabeth Dixon, a spinster, from 16 Powers Court, Dublin, daughter of John Dixon, a Coachman, on 3 June 1894, at St. Andrew's Church, Westland Row, Dublin.
The witnesses were,
Jomes Kinsella,
Norah Meehan,

In the 1901 census, the family were living at 16 Powers Court, Dublin.
It was a 2 roomed apartment. Mary's mother Ellen Dixon also lived in the building, with a boarder.
present were,
Thomas Blake, aged 26, a Marble Polisher, married,
Mary, his wife, aged 23, married,
James, son, aged 4,
Elizabeth, daughter, aged 1,

In the 1911 census, they were still living at Powers Court.

Death.
Thomas Blake, late of 8b, Oliver Bond House, died at St. Kevin's Hospital, on 8 July 1954.
He was said to be aged 67, a Widower, a Labourer.
The cause of death was Severe Nutritional Anaemia, Emphysema and Bronchitis.

His name is included on the supplementary list of
Glasnevin Cemetery War Memorial

Inscription

BLAKE

BRIDGET BLAKE
1818 - 1868
THOMAS BLAKE
1812 - 1870
FRANCIS BLAKE
1874, aged 9 months
JAMES BLAKE
1845 - 1892
ELIZABETH MARIANNE BLAKE
1900 - 1902
THOMAS JOSEPH BLAKE
1905 - 1908
Pte. THOMAS BLAKE
Royal Dublin Fusiliers
1887 - 1954
A SOLDIER OF THE GREAT WAR



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  • Created by: John
  • Added: Dec 20, 2016
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174239263/thomas-blake: accessed ), memorial page for Priv Thomas Blake (1887–8 Jul 1954), Find a Grave Memorial ID 174239263, citing Glasnevin Cemetery, Glasnevin, County Dublin, Ireland; Maintained by John (contributor 47032041).