ABSTRACT
The Blacketts came originally from Hamsterley, in Northumberland and were small farmers. My great-grandfather moved to London and his children were baptised in St Mary’s Church, now Southwark Cathedral. My grandfather went into the Church and was vicar of St Andrew’s, Croydon, at the time of his death. He married twice and had a large family. Two of his sons went into the Church, one as a missionary in India. My father became a reluctant stockbroker; his interests were literary and he had a great love of nature.
