Peerage Record – 17139

     Charles Robert Blakiston was born on 6 July 1825.¹ He was the son of Sir Matthew Blakiston, 3rd Bt. and Lucy Mann.¹ He married Mary Anna Harper, daughter of Rt. Rev. Henry John Chitty Harper and Emily Weddell Wooldridge, on 23 September 1858 at St. Michael’s Church, Christchurch, New Zealand.^1,2 He died in 1898.¹
     He held the office of Member of the Legislative Council (M.L.C.) [New Zealand]¹

     Mary Anna Harper was born in 1832.² She was the daughter of Rt. Rev. Henry John Chitty Harper and Emily Weddell Wooldridge.¹ She married Charles Robert Blakiston, son of Sir Matthew Blakiston, 3rd Bt. and Lucy Mann, on 23 September 1858 at St. Michael’s Church, Christchurch, New Zealand.^1,2 She died in 1924.¹
     From 23 September 1858, her married name became Blakiston.¹

     Henry Matthew Blakiston was born on 24 August 1860.¹ He was the son of Charles Robert Blakiston and Mary Anna Harper.¹ He married Julia Haylock in 1899.¹ He died on 13 December 1925 at age 65.¹
     He was barrister.¹

     Julia Haylock married, firstly, Lionel Edmund Henry Corbett in 1886.^1,2 She married, secondly, Henry Matthew Blakiston, son of Charles Robert Blakiston and Mary Anna Harper, in 1899.¹
     From 1886, her married name became Corbett.¹ From 1899, her married name became Blakiston.¹

     Lionel Edmund Henry Corbett married Julia Haylock in 1886.^1,2 He died before 1899.¹

     Arthur John Blakiston was born on 25 June 1862.¹ He was the son of Charles Robert Blakiston and Mary Anna Harper.¹ He married Mabel Bohun Hennah, daughter of Henry Hayes Hennah, in 1897.¹ He died on 23 October 1963 at age 101.¹
     He was a sheep farmer.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for New Zealand.¹

     Mabel Bohun Hennah was the daughter of Henry Hayes Hennah.¹ She married Arthur John Blakiston, son of Charles Robert Blakiston and Mary Anna Harper, in 1897.¹ She died on 18 September 1946.¹
     From 1897, her married name became Blakiston.¹

     Henry Hayes Hennah lived at Christchurch, New Zealand^G.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for New Zealand.¹

     Mabel Rona Blakiston was the daughter of Arthur John Blakiston and Mabel Bohun Hennah.¹ She married Charles Henry Cowan on 20 January 1945.¹ She died on 23 August 1955, without issue.¹
     From 20 January 1945, her married name became Cowan.¹

     Charles Henry Cowan married Mabel Rona Blakiston, daughter of Arthur John Blakiston and Mabel Bohun Hennah, on 20 January 1945.¹ He died on 18 December 1954.¹