Peerage Record – 75583

     Laura Blades was born in 1794.¹ She was the daughter of John Blades and Hannah Hobson.¹ She died in 1870.¹

     Josuah Blackburn was born in 1822.¹ He was the son of Josuah Blackburn and Elizabeth Blades.¹ He married Mary Anne Smiles.¹ He died in 1888.¹
     He was a practising a barrister.¹ He inheritied Brockwell Park from his grandfather.¹

     Mary Anne Smiles was born in 1822.¹ She married Josuah Blackburn, son of Josuah Blackburn and Elizabeth Blades.¹ She died in 1882.¹
     Her married name became Blackburn.¹

     Josuah Blackburn was born in 1854.¹ He was the son of Josuah Blackburn and Mary Anne Smiles.¹ He died in 1898.¹
     He sold Brockwell Park in 1888.¹

     Edward Blackburn was born in 1831.¹ He was the son of Josuah Blackburn and Elizabeth Blades.¹ He died in 1888.¹

     Emily Prodgers was born in 1831.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend Edwin Prodgers and Caroline Blades.¹ She died in 1850.¹

     Caroline Prodgers was born in 1829.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend Edwin Prodgers and Caroline Blades.¹ She married Giovanni Battista Giacometti on 15 February 1862 at St. Marylebone Church, Marylebone, London, England.¹ She died in 1890.¹
     From 15 February 1862, her married name became Giacometti.¹

     Giovanni Battista Giacometti married Caroline Prodgers, daughter of Reverend Edwin Prodgers and Caroline Blades, on 15 February 1862 at St. Marylebone Church, Marylebone, London, England.¹ He died on 10 May 1897 at Brighton, Sussex, England.¹
     He was naturalized as a a British citizen in 1876.¹ In 1876 his name was legally changed to John Grafton.¹

     Ferdinand Grafton was the son of Giovanni Battista Giacometti and Caroline Prodgers.¹ He married, firstly, Elizabeth Shore in 1888.¹ He and Elizabeth Shore were divorced in 1898.¹ He married, secondly, Rose Sykes in April 1905 at Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.¹ He died in January 1906.¹
     He emigrated to Natal, South Africa.¹

     Elizabeth Shore married Ferdinand Grafton, son of Giovanni Battista Giacometti and Caroline Prodgers, in 1888.¹ She and Ferdinand Grafton were divorced in 1898.¹
     From 1888, her married name became Grafton.¹