William Edward was baptised on 28 Feb, 1790 at St. Mary's Church in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England^a1, the son of William Blackbrough (?–1796)★, a shipwright, and Frances Pickering (1763–?)★. He is Ian's 5x great grandfather.

He married Elizabeth Bain (1791–1833)★ on 11 Feb, 1812 at St. Giles Church in St. Giles in the Fields, Middlesex, England^b1,c1 . They had eleven children:–

• William Edward died age one. Baptised on 9 May, 1813 at St. Dunstan and All Saints Church in Stepney, Middlesex, England^d1. Buried on 12 Mar, 1815 at St. Dunstan and All Saints Church, Stepney^d2.
• Elizabeth Brain baptised on 12 Feb, 1815 at St. Dunstan and All Saints Church, Stepney^d3. Married Charles Thomas Evans on 10 May, 1840 at St. George's Church in St. George in the East, Middlesex, England^e1. Died on 10 Jan, 1883 at 42 Portland Street in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England^f1 at the age of sixty-eight.
• William John, shipwright, baptised on 8 Oct, 1816 at St. Dunstan and All Saints Church, Stepney^d4. Married (living or recently deceased person) and Elizabeth Silk in 1844 at St. Leonard's Church in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England^g1. Died on 18 Apr, 1890 at 87 Queen's Road in Camberwell, London, England^f2 at the age of seventy-three.
• Matthew Edward born on 1 Jul, 1818 and baptised on 26 Dec, 1821 at St. Dunstan and All Saints Church, Stepney^d5. Died^h1.
• Frances Ann baptised on 26 Dec, 1821 at St. Dunstan and All Saints Church, Stepney^d6. Married Edward Joseph Neale on 3 Aug, 1845 at All Saints Church in Poplar, Middlesex, England^k1. Died on 13 Dec, 1851 at 19 George Street in Bromley, Middlesex, England^f3 at the age of thirty-one.
• Caroline Janet baptised on 26 Dec, 1821 at St. Dunstan and All Saints Church, Stepney^d7. Married William Fall on 26 Oct, 1845 at St. George's Church, St. George in the East^e2.
• Henry Shade died age eight. Born on 7 Sep, 1823 and baptised on 31 Oct, 1825 at St. Dunstan and All Saints Church, Stepney^d8. Buried on 14 Dec, 1831 at St. Dunstan and All Saints Church, Stepney^d9.
• Charles probably born in 1824 in the parish of Stepney in Middlesex, England.
• Jemima Isabella baptised on 31 Oct, 1825 at St. George's Church, St. George in the East^d10. Married Thomas Beresford on 31 May, 1852 at St. Dunstan and All Saints Church, Stepney^d11. Died in the Apr-Jun quarter of 1855 in the registration district of St. George in the East in Middlesex, England^m1 at the age of thirty.
• Philip Brown★, iron works blacksmith, baptised on 9 Sep, 1828 at St. Dunstan and All Saints Church, Stepney^d12. Married Margaret Simpson★ on 21 Oct, 1849 at St. Andrew's Church in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England^f4. Died on 16 Dec, 1856 at 116 Brook Street in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England^f5 at the age of twenty-eight.
• Joshua probably born in 1831 in Middlesex in England.

William Edward died at the age of fifty-five on 28 May, 1845 at 42 Caroline Street in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England^f6. His death was attributed to "consumption" (tuberculosis)^f6.

He was buried eleven days later in Stepney^d13

Timeline

1790

28 Feb

Baptised at St. Mary's Church, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England.^a1

1796

Father, William Blackbrough (?–1796)★, died aboard the William & Elizabeth.^p1,n1

1797

Recorded as residing at 48 Tower Street, London.^p1

1812

11 Feb

Married Elizabeth Bain★ at St. Giles Church, St. Giles in the Fields, Middlesex.^b1,c1
Recorded as residing in St. Giles in the Fields, Middlesex.^b1,c1

1813

15 Apr

Son, William Edward Blackbrough (1813–1815), born in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England.^d1

9 May

Recorded as residing in Ratcliff.^d1
Occupation recorded as shipwright.^d1

1814

10 Dec

Daughter, Elizabeth Brain Blackbrough (1814–1883), born in Ratcliff.^d3

1815

12 Feb

Recorded as living in Ratcliff.^d3
Occupation recorded as shipwright.^d3

12 Mar

Son, William Edward Blackbrough (1813–1815), buried at St. Dunstan and All Saints Church, Stepney, Middlesex, England.^d2

1816

5 Sep

Son, William John Blackbrough (1816–1890), born in Ratcliff.^d4

8 Oct

Recorded as living in Ratcliff.
Occupation recorded as shipwright.^d4

1818

1 Jul

Son, Matthew Edward Blackbrough (1818–?), born in Ratcliff.^d5

1820

27 Mar

Daughter, Frances Ann Blackbrough (1820–1851), born in Stepney, Middlesex, England.^d6

1821

2 Nov

Daughter, Caroline Janet Blackbrough (1821–?), born in Ratcliff.^d7

26 Dec

Recorded as residing in Ratcliff.^d7,d6,d5
Occupation recorded as shipwright.^d7,d6,d5

1823

7 Sep

Son, Henry Shade Blackbrough (1823–1831), born in Ratcliff.^d8

1824

Son, Charles Blackbrough (1824–?), probably born around this time in Stepney.

1825

31 May

Daughter, Jemima Isabella Blackbrough (1825–1855), born in Ratcliff.^d10

31 Oct

Recorded as living in Ratcliff.^d10,d8
Occupation recorded as shipwright.^d10,d8

1828

9 Sep

Son, Philip Brown Blackborough (1828–1856)★, baptised at St. Dunstan and All Saints Church, Stepney.^d12
Recorded as residing in Ratcliff.^d12
Occupation recorded as shipwright.^d12

1831

Son, Joshua Blackbrough (1831–?), probably born around this time in Middlesex, England.

14 Dec

Son, Henry Shade Blackbrough (1823–1831), buried at St. Dunstan and All Saints Church, Stepney.^d9

1833

16 Jul

Wife, Elizabeth, buried at St. Dunstan and All Saints Church, Stepney.^d14

1840

10 May

Witness to the marriage of Charles Thomas Evans and Elizabeth Brain Blackbrough at St. George's Church, St. George in the East, Middlesex.^e1

1845

10 Jan

Wrote a will.^h1

28 May

Died at the age of fifty-five at 42 Caroline Street, Ratcliff, Middlesex, England.^f6
Occupation recorded as shipwright.^f6

8 Jun

Buried in Stepney.^d13

14 Aug

Probate granted at the London Probate Registry, London, England probate office.^h1

1849

21 Oct

Occupation recorded as shipwright.^f4

1852

31 May

Occupation recorded as shipwright.^d11

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