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     Sir James Henry Blake, 3rd Bt. was born in 1770.¹ He was the son of Sir Patrick Blake, 1st Bt. and Annabella Bunbury.¹ He married Louisa Elizabeth Gage, daughter of General Hon. Thomas Gage and Margaret Kemble, on 13 February 1794 at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ He died on 21 April 1832 at The Priory, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England^G.¹ His will was proven (by probate) in May 1832.¹
     He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Blake, of Langham, co. Suffolk [G.B., 1772] on 25 July 1818.¹ He lived at Great Ashfield, Suffolk, England^G.¹

     Louisa Elizabeth Gage was born circa 1766.¹ She was the daughter of General Hon. Thomas Gage and Margaret Kemble.¹ She married Sir James Henry Blake, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Patrick Blake, 1st Bt. and Annabella Bunbury, on 13 February 1794 at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ She died on 21 January 1832 at The Priory, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England^G.¹
     From 13 February 1794, her married name became Blake.¹

     Phillip Cook Coffin was born on 15 December 1891 at Pitcairn Island^G.¹ He was the son of Philip Cook Coffin and Mary Jane Florence Warren.¹

     Clement Freeman Coffin was born on 22 May 1916 at Pitcairn Island^G.¹ He was the son of Phillip Cook Coffin and Alta Elizabeth Christian.¹ He married Joyce Edith (?) in 1946 at Pitcairn Island^G.¹ He died on 22 June 1989 at age 73 at Lower Hutt, New Zealand.² He was buried on 29 June 1989 at Taita Lawn Cemetery, Lower Hutt, New Zealand.²
     He fought in the Second World War.² He gained the rank of Private in 1940 in the 19th Infantry Battalion, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force.²

     Joyce Edith (?) was born on 4 October 1919.¹ She married Clement Freeman Coffin, son of Phillip Cook Coffin and Alta Elizabeth Christian, in 1946 at Pitcairn Island^G.² She died on 26 February 2000 at age 80.¹
     From 1946, her married name became Coffin.²

     Lavis Elwood Christian was born on 2 May 1922 at Pitcairn Island^G.¹ He is the son of Clifford Cephas Warren and Alta Elizabeth Christian.¹

     Sir Henry Charles Blake, 4th Bt. was born on 23 November 1794.¹ He was the son of Sir James Henry Blake, 3rd Bt. and Louisa Elizabeth Gage.¹ He married, firstly, Mary Anne Whitter, daughter of William Whitter, on 2 August 1819.¹ He married, secondly, Louisa Pilkington, daughter of Sir Thomas Pilkington, 7th Bt. and Elizabeth Anne Tufnell, on 15 February 1849 at St. Peter's, Eaton Square, London, England^G.¹ He died on 22 January 1880 at age 85 at Ashfield Lodge, Suffolk, England^G.¹
     He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Blake, of Langham, co. Suffolk [G.B., 1772] on 21 April 1832.¹ He lived at Bardwell, Suffolk, England^G.¹

     George Lindsay Christian was born on 29 September 1876 at Pitcairn Island^G.¹ He was the son of Elias Christian and Mary Elizabeth Young.¹ He married Elizabeth Jane Christian, daughter of Alphonso Driver Christian and Sarah McCoy, at Pitcairn Island^G.¹
     Reference: 'RAT.¹'

     Elizabeth Jane Christian was born on 17 January 1882 at Pitcairn Island^G.¹ She was the daughter of Alphonso Driver Christian and Sarah McCoy.¹ She married George Lindsay Christian, son of Elias Christian and Mary Elizabeth Young, at Pitcairn Island^G.¹ She was buried on 11 November 1941 at Pitcairn Island^G.¹
     Died of tuberculosis.¹ Her married name became Christian.¹

     Reuben Arnold Christian was born on 17 January 1902 at Pitcairn Island^G.¹ He was the son of George Lindsay Christian and Elizabeth Jane Christian.¹ He married Edna Josephine Adina Warren, daughter of James Sanford Warren and Ellen Catherine Young, at Pitcairn Island^G.¹ He died on 15 January 1959 at age 56 at Pitcairn Island^G.¹
     Reuben Arnold Christian usually went by his middle name of Arnold. In 1956 Chair of Pitcairn's Internal Committee.¹