Herbert John Blake – Merchant Navy, S.S. Penolver
Chief Officer Herbert John Blake – Merchant Navy, S.S. Penolver Early Life and Family Background Aaron John Blake and Eliza Rosina Luckwill marriage certificate St. Mary's Church, Swansea Herbert John Blake was born in 1913 in Oystermouth , the son of Aaron John Blake and Eliza Rosina Luckwill , who married in 1912 at St. Mary’s Church, Swansea . 1921 Census By the time of the 1921 Census , the Blake family were living at 179 Foxhole Road, Swansea . Aaron John, aged 32 , was employed as a Mason by Swansea Corporation , while his wife Eliza Rosina , aged 29 , managed the home. Their children were Albert James (7), Herbert John (7), Winifred Rosina (6), Audrey (1), and Terence Rees , then just five months old . Also present was Rosamond Ellen Rees , aged 49 , described as an aunt‑in‑law. The census reflects a young and growing family supported by extended relatives. Marriage and Later Life Herbert married Audrey D. E. Summons in 1940 at Bristol , establishing his hom...
