Birth: 15 August 1881 Mid Lavant, Sussex, UK
Father: John Blunden 1838-1927
Mother: Emma West 1842-1924
Christening: 25 September 1881 St Mary, East Lavant, Susex, UK
Marriage: 16 February 1909 Holy Trinity, Kingsway, Camden, London, UK
Wife: Martha Georgina Redit 1879-1961
Death: 12 January 1921 Itford Crossing, Beddingham, East Sussex, UK
Burial: 18 January 1921 All Hallows, Tillington, West Sussex, UK
Dorothy Georgina Esther Blunden [Bartam, Kemp, Pollock, Taylor] 1911-2002
Lewis George Blunden 1916-2004
Birth of Leonard Lewis Blunden in FreeBMD in July-September 1881 in Westhampnett (2B 387). His brother was registered on the same page.
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 for Leonard Louis Blunden baptised 25 September 1881 in East Lavant, Sussex, parents John and Emma Blunden.
Entry in Ancestry West Sussex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920 for Leonard Louis Blunden baptised on 25 September 1881 at East Lavant, Sussex, parents John and Emma Blunden. "Page 15 Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of East Lavant in the County of Sussex in the Year One thousand eight hunded and eighty one 1881 Septr 25th No. 113 Leonard Louis [parents] John [a] Labourer & Emma Blunden of Mid Lavant". His twin brother was baptised on the same date in the next entry.
In the 1891 census as Lenard (sic - on the original) L Blunden aged 9, born in Lavant, Sussex, and living with his parents (John and Emma), four brothers (Lawrence L, Percival L, Ryanald D and Walter J), and sister (Breatrice J) on the Side of Common, Hunston, Sussex.
His brother was registered in April-June 1884 in Westhampnett and baptised on 17 August 1884 at St Leodegar, Hunston.
In the 1901 census as Leonard L Blunden aged 19, born in Lavant, Sussex, single, a domestc gardener, and visiting Henry Sheppard (aged 32, born in Donnington, Sussex and a shepherd on farm), his wife (Fanny aged 33 and born in Aldwick, Sussex), and two sons (Alfred F aged 2 and Henry G aged 10, both born in Aldwick, Sussex) in Bognor Road, Pagham, Sussex.
Entry in Ancestry UK, Railway Employment Records, 1833-1956 for Leonard Lewis Lannden (sic - in the index, Blunden on the original) born 15 August 1881, appointed Signalman on 6 June 1902, removed to Newhaven Town 19/12/19.
Marriage of Leonard Lewis Blunden and Martha Georgina Redit in FreeBMD in January-March 1909 in St Giles (1B 631).
Entry in Ancestry London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938 for Leonard Lewis Blunden aged 27, father John Blunden, and Martha Georgina Redit on 16 February 1909 at Holy Trinity, Kingsway, Camden. "Page 28 1909 Marriage solemnized at Holy Trinity Church, St Giles in the Parish of Holy Trinity, St Giles in the County of London. [No.] 75 February 16th 1909 Leonard Lewis Blunden [aged] 27 [a] Bachelor [and] Signalman [of] 3 Rattle Road, West Ham, Sussex [father] John Blunden [a] Farm Labourer, [and] Martha Georgina Redit [aged] 29 [a] Spinster [of] 10 K Peabody Blds, Wild Street [father] George Redit [a] Commisionaire. Married in the Above Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns [...] in the Presence of us George Redit [and] Alice Esther Redit."
His daughter was registered in April-June 1911 in Lewes
In the 1911 census as Leonard Levis (sic - on the original) Blunden aged 29, born in Hunston, Sussex, a signalman for L E S C Rly, and living with his wife (Martha Georgina) , daughter (Dorothy Georgina) and a nurse (Edith Howard Grieve aged 32, born in London, Middlesex, single and a nurse for Lewes Nursing Association) in five rooms at Railway Cottages, Cookbridge, St John Without and Hamsey, Sussex.
His daughter was christened on 21 May 1911 at Holy Trinity, Kingsway, Camden, London when he was a signalman living at at Railway Cottages, Cooksbridge.
Entry in Ancestry East Sussex, England, Church of England Confirmations, 1813-1927 for Leonard Lewis Blundell aged 32 on 27 March 1914 at St Peter, Hamsey. Hamsey is unusual in having two churches both dedicated to St Peter, the ‘new’ church on the main road dating from 1860 and the ‘old’ church at Hamsey which is over 1000 years old. "Roll of Persons Confirmed from the Parish of Hamsey at St. Mathew's Ch. Brighton [...] Confirmation held by the Bishop of Sheffield on the 27 day of March 1914 Leonard Lewis Blundell (sic) [aged] 32 [of] Cooksbridge deceased".
Three entries in Ancestry East Sussex, England, Electoral Registers, 1705-1963 for Leonard Lewis Blunden, address dwelling house, Railway Cottages, Cooksbridge, Hamsey, Lewes from 1912 to 1915.
His son was born on 13 April 1916, registered in April-June 1916 in Lewes, and christened on 11 June 1916 at Holy Trinty, Kingsway, Camden, London when he was a signalman living at at Railway Cottages, Cooksbridge, East Sussex,
Two entries in Ancestry East Sussex, England, Electoral Registers, 1705-1963 for Leonard Lewis Blunden, address Railway Cottages, Hamsey, Lewes from 1918 to 1919.
Death of Leonard L Blunden in FreeBMD in January-March 1921 aged 39 in Lewes (2B 243).
Entry in Ancestry West Sussex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995 for Leonard Lewis Blunden buried 18 January 1921 aged 39 in Tillington. "Page 100 Burials in the Parish of Tillington in the County of Sussex in the Year 1921 1921 Leonard Lewis Blunden No. 793 [of] Beddingham [on] January 18th 1921 [aged] 39 Years".
"15th Jan 1921 Inquisition on an Inquest held wholly without a Jury taken on View of the Body of Leonard Lewis Blunden at Beddingham Killed by a passing train."
"In Loving Memory/of/Leonard Louis Blunden/Died January 12th 1921/Aged 39 Years/In the Midst of Life we are in Death/Also of his Wife/Martha Georgina/Died January 23rd 1961"
The above is confirmed in an email:Hamsey is 1 mile SE of Cooksbridge which is 3 miles north of Lewes. Beddingham is 4 miles SE of Lewes. Tillington is 15 miles NE of Chichester. Itford Crossing is on the road (now closed to traffic and part of South Downs Way) between Itford Farm on the A26 and Southease on the C7 to the west.
There are eighteen entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Leonard Lewis Blunden.
Leonard Louis Blunden was the grandfather of Linda H Blunden, wife of Philip Walter Randall, my second cousin.
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