BLAINE] KNIGHTS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE Sarah Isabella, dau. of James Davisson. of Folkestone, Kent ; ed. at Newport Gram. Sch. and London Univ. (B.A. honours) ; ent. Civil Service 1880 ; transferred from Colonial Ofifice to Admiralty 1883, and served at Malta, Ceylon, etc. ; acted for soine time in Ceylon as an addi- tional police magistrate ; director of Naval stores 1903-G ; director of Navy contracts, Admiralty, since 1906. Addresses — Admiralty, S.W. ; Shirley House, Brighton Road, Sutton, Surrey. Issue — 1. Frederick William Black, b. 1898 1. Lilian 3Iarv. 2. Dora Winifred.
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BLAINE, Knt. Bach. e;reat. 1889.— Sib Charles Fbedeeic Blaine, s. of Dr. Benjamin Blaine, of Natal ; m. Helen Mary (d. 1913), dau. of Thomas Ho-ie ; is a merchant, partner in the house of Blaine & Co., of Jetty St., Port Elizabeth ; pres. of Chamber of Commerce, Port Elizabeth, and memb. of the Harbour Board. Residence — Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope. BLAINE, Lady (Knt.'s widow). — Lydia Letitia PuEvis, dau. of Sir Timothy Vansittart Stonhouse, Bt. M., as his 2ad wife, 4 Jan. 1881, Sir Robert Stickney Blaine, Mayor of Bath, and M.P., who d. 15 Dec. 1897. Residence — Comi3ton Down, Compton, Winchester. Issue — Dorothy Vansittart Stonhonse. The late Sir Kobert Blaine, ni. 1st, Miss Moger, and had issue — 1. Gilbert Blaine, li. 1 Jnne, 1874. Residence — .5a, The Albany, Piccadilly, W. ; Barogill Lodge, Mey, Thurso, X.B. 1. Jlaude, m. 25 Nov. 1895, Capt. William du Cane Luard, R.K., and has issue. 2. Olivia, ni. 19 Sept. 1903, Capt. Percival E.X.K., and has issue. BLAIR, Knt. Bach. Croat. 1914. — Sir Robert Blair, s. of William Blair, of Garlieston, Wigtown- shire. B. at Wigtown 8 March, 1859 ; m. 1883, Ida Kathleen, dau. of Joseph B. Westrup, of Kensington Park Road, W. ; ed. at Garlieston Public Sch. and Edin. Univ., M.A. ; B.Sc. (Lond.) ; assist, master Kelso High Sch. ; Ashe's High Sch., S.E., 1881-93 ; head master Sch. of Science and Technical Sch., Cheltenham ; inspr. of schools, Scotland, 1894-1900 ; chief inspr. and assist, sec. Dept. of Agriculture and Tech. Instrn. for Ireld. 1900-4 ; educii. officer L.C.C. since 1904. Residence — 9, Ardwick Road, Hampstead, N.W. Official Address — L.C.C. Education Offices, Victoria Embankment. Club — Caledonian. Issue — 1. Robert Westrup Blair, h. 1S85 : Government chemist at Kuala Lumper F.,M.S. 2. Atholl Blair, b. 188(5 ; engineer. Harland & Wolffs, Belfast. 3. Jack JI. Blair, b. 1887. 4. Alec Hood Blair, b. 1895 ; S.E. Ry. Co. 1. Ida Kathleen -Alary, m. William Brow. Resi- dence — Grassmere Road, Purley, Surrey. BLAKE, K.C.M.G. Croat. 1901.— Sir Ernest Edward Blake, s. of Rev. Edmund Blake, of Bramertou, Norfolk, and Mary Hobart, dau. of J. Sewell, of Poringland House, Norfolk. B. 1845 ; m. 1874. Catharine Isabella (d. 22 Oct. 1902), dau. of Alfred Blyth ; ed. at Norwich Grammar Sch. ; ent. Colonial Office 18G3 ; assist, private sec. to Earl of Kimberley 1872, private sec. 18*74 ; 1st class clerk and head of the general depart. 1879; crown agent for the Colonies 1881-1909. liesidence — Hawkshill, Leatherhead, Surrey. BLAKE, G.C.M.G. Great. 1897; K.C.M.G. 1888; C.M.G. 1887. — Sib Henry Arthur Blake, s. of Peter Blake, of Corbally Castle, co. Cialway. B. 1840 ; m. 1st, 1862, ".Jeannie (d. 1 866), dau. of Andrew Irwin, of Ballvmore Boyle ; m. 2nd, 7 Feb. 1874, Edith, dau. of Ralph Be'rnal Osborne, of Newtown Anner, Clonmel ; ent. Roy. I Irish Constabulary 1859: res. mag. 1876-82, when he was put in charge of the eastern division. j of Ireland as one of the five special res. mags.< j selected by the Government to carry out the work of pacification in that country ; Gov. of the Ba- hamas 1884-7, and Gov. of Newfoundland 1887- ;( 8 ; apptd. Gov. of Queensland 1888, but wasi' relieved of the apptmnt. at his own request ;* captain-general and Gov. -in-Chief of Jamaica|j 1889-97, of Hong-Kong 1897-1903; Gov. ofj Ceylon 1903-7 ; hon. col. Ceylon Mounted} Rifles ; Knight of Justice of St. John of Jerusa-1 lem 1898 ; D.L. co. Cork. Residence — Myrtle Grove, Youghal. Clubs — Marlborough and Brooks's; Kildare St. (Dub.). Issue by 2nd m. — 1. Arthur Blake, b.l5 Jan., 1877. 2. Maurice Bernal Blake, b. 6 June 1878. 1. Olive, m. 8 June, 1903, Maj. John Bernard Arbut h- not, M.V.O., Scots Guards (Clubs — Guards' ; Carltoji), who served in S. Africa, and has issue. Residence — (J Derry, Rosscarbery, Co. Cork. BLAKE, K.C.V.O. Great. 1914.— Capt. Sib Herbert Acton Blake, s. of John George Blake, of Winchester. B. 1857 ; m. 1897, Lucy Grace, dau. of James Thin, of London ; deputy-master of Trinity House from 1910 ; J. P., London. Residences — Puck's Croft, Rusper, Sussex ; 48, Kensington Mansions, Trebovir Road, S.W. Clul) — United Service. Issue — 1 son. BLAKER, Knt. Bach. Great. 1897.— Sib John George Blaker, s. of John George Blaker, of Brighton. B. 1854 ; Mayor of Brighton 1895, 1896, 1897, and 1898; m. 1890, Lily, dau. of Samuel Gowell, and was presented with a silver cradle during his mayoralty 1896-7 ; knighted in honour of the Jubilee. Residence — The Romans, Stanford Avenue, Brighton. BLANC, Lady (Knt.'s widow). — Stella, dau. of Eyre Burton Powell. C.S.I., of Madras. M. 3 April, 1877, Dep. -Surg. -Gen. Sir Henry Jules Blanc, K.C.V.O., M.D., F.R.C.P., who served in the Grinaean war, in China war 1860, was memb. of mission to King Theodore of Abyssinia 1864 (detaini'd prisoner in chains at Magdala for nearly tMi yiaix ; gratuity of £2,000 and thanks of GnxcrnnicMit), afterwards returned to India and was apptd. senior surgeon and prof, of surgery Grand Medical College, Bombay, and d. 30 Sept. 1911. Address — c /o Messrs. Henry S. King and Co., 65, Cornhill, E.G. BLISS, K.C.LE. Great. 1897 ; CLE. 1889.— Sir Henry Willi.am Bliss, s. of the Rev. James Bliss, rector of Manningford Bruce, Marlborough, and Mary, dau. of Rear- Adm. Sir Thomas Fellowes, G.B., D.G.L. B. 1840 ; m. 1st, 1863, Mary (d. 1 876). dau. of Edmund Rendle, M.D., of Plymouth; m. 2nd, 1879, Edith (d. 30 May, 1898), dau. of James Wheeler, of London ; m. 3rd, 6 Nov. 1900, Florence, dau. of Sir Frederick Bramwell, Bt., F.R.S. ; ed. at Oxford ; B.A. 1862 ; ent. M.C.S. 1863 ; was first memb. of Board of Revenue, commr. of Land Revenue and additional member of Viceroy's Council : member of Council of Gov. of Madras 1893-8; C.C. London 1901-7. Residence — The Abbey, Abingdon. Chrb — Carl- ton. Issue — l.Maj. James Arthur Bliss, M.V.O. ,64th Pioneers, Ind. Arniv. b. 15 Feb. 1870; served on N.W. Frontier, India, 1897-8, in Tirah 1898-9, in S. Africa, 1900-2, i in Tibet, 1903-4. Club— E.I. United Service. 2. Jlaj. Charles Bliss, CLE., 1st Gurkha Rifles, b. 30 Dee. 1S71 ; served in Tibet 1903-4, on Eastern Frontier in later years in command of Assam Mil. Police. BLOCK, K.C.M.G. Great. 1907 ; C.M.G. 1895. — Sir Ad.vm Samuel James Block, s. of late Adam H. G. Block, I.C.S. B. 25 June, 1856 ; m. 1882, Louisa Constance, dau. of late Roberfc Cumberbatch, H.]M. consul at Smyrna ; ed. at
