1911 Census Samuel Blake Head Married 46 Card Cutter London Clerkenwell Sarah Blake Wife Married 45 - London Bethnal Green Charles Blake Son Single 21 Casement Fitter Essex Bocking Edward Blake Son Single 19 Sash And Lock Fitters Essex Braintree Albert Blake Son Single 17 Sash And Lock Fitters Essex Braintree Mary Blake Dau - 13 School Essex Braintree Ada Blake Dau - 10 School Essex Braintree Thomas Blake Son - 8 - Essex Braintree James Blake Son - 5 - Essex Braintree Dorothy Blake Dau - 2 - Essex Braintree The 1911 Census revealed that Samuel and Sarah Blake had a total of 9 children, 8 of whom were still alive. The ninth was Frank Blake who was born and died in the third quarter of 1896. All their children are listed below. Date of Birth Birthplace Died Location Stuart Charles Blake Q1 1890 Braintree, Essex 13 Apr 1916 Flanders, France Edward Thomas Blake 1892 Braintree, Essex 19 Oct 1915 Flanders, France Albert Henry Blake 18 Mar 1894 Braintree, Essex 1 Dec 1973 Braintree, Essex Mary Ann E Blake 27 Aug 1897 Braintree, Essex Frank Blake Q3 1896 Braintree, Essex Q3 1896 Braintree, Essex Ada Elsie Blake Q2 1900 Braintree, Essex Thomas James Blake Q1 1903 Braintree, Essex James Samuel Blake Q4 1905 Braintree, Essex Dorothy Ellen Blake 25 Aug 1908 Braintree, Essex 14 Jan 1991 Ipswich, Suffolk The two eldest sons both enlisted in the 9th Battalion of the Essex Regiment and died in the early years of World War I in Flanders. 9th (Service) Battalion, Essex Regiment was formed in Warley in August 1914 then moved to Shorncliffe as part of the 35th Brigade of the 12th Division. In March 1915 they moved to Blenheim Barracks, Aldershot. On 31 May 1915 the battalion mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including : 1915 : The Battle of Loos. 1916 : The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Pozieres, The Battle of Le Transloy.