Born in Millbrook, Cornwall, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Farley
and Jane (Brooke) Farley
Sister of
John James Farley, George Farley, Elizabeth Ann (Farley) Carter, Fanny Ellen (Farley) Spear, Samuel Thomas Farley, Mary Jane (Farley) Davey, William Henry Farley, Robert George Farley, Albert Richard Farley and Joseph Edward Farley
Wife of
Phillip Paul Jewell Tapper
— married
1885 (to 1896) in St Germans, Cornwall, England
Wife of
John Henry Blagdon
— married
30 May 1896 in Devonport, Devon, England
Descendants 
Mother of
Charles Philip Tapper, Sydney George Tapper, Philip Henry Tapper, Catherine May Blagdon, Kathleen Susan Blagdon, Edwin John Blagdon, Reginald Albert Blagdon, John Henry Blagdon, Edward James Blagdon, Henry Richard Blagdon, Elsie (Blagdon) McNally, George Blagdon and Alfred Thomas Blagdon
Died
at age 78
in Millbrook, Cornwall, England
Profile last modified
| Created 28 May 2011
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Biography
Susan (Farley) Blagdon was born in England.
Susan Emma Farley was born on 3 September 1868 to Samuel Farley and Jane (Brooke) Farley in Millbrook, Cornwall, England. [1]
1868 Traffic lights invented
1868 Gladstone becomes Prime Minister
1870 Primary education becomes compulsory
1871 Census: living with parents in St Andrews Street, Maker, Cornwall, England; age 3[2]
1873 Joseph Glidden invents barbed wire
1874 Factory Act introduced
1874 Disraeli becomes Prime Minister for the second time
1875 Submarine invented
1876 Alexander Graham Bell transmitted the first message by telephone
1876 Edison invents the phonograph
1877 Boer Wars
1878 Edison invents electric lamp
1880 Education Act - schooling compulsory for 5-10 year olds
1881 Census: living with parents in West Street, Maker, Cornwall; age 12[3]
1884 Charles Parson patents the steam turbine
1884 Carl Benz builds single-cylinder motor car
1885: Marriage to Philipp Paul Jewell TAPPER [4]
1885: Son born: Charles Philip TAPPER
1886 Gladstone resigns as British Prime Minister
1886 Gottleib Daimler builds the world's first four-wheeled motor vehicle
1887 Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee
1887 Berliner invents the gramophone
1887 Hertz invents radar
1888: Death of son Charles Philip, age 2
1888 Dunlop patents pneumatic tyre
1889 Eiffel Tower built
1889 Cordite invented
1890: Son born: Sydney George TAPPER
1891 Census: named TAPPER, vst w husb/child in hse of Charles/Mary NEEL 37 Clare Buildings, Plymouth Charles[5]
1892 Electric oven invented
1892: Son born: Philip Henry TAPPER
1893 Zip fastener invented
1895 Gillette invents safety razor
1895 Rontgen discovers x-rays
1896: Death of husband Philipp Paul Jewell TAPPER (he was age 30); pneumonia 7 days
1896: Marriage to John Henry BLAGDON in Devonport, 30 May [6] The couple had ten children, which was increased to twelve with the two boys from Susan's first marriage to Philip Tapper - Sidney, age 6, and Philip, age 4.
1896: Daughter born: Catherine May BLAGDON
1897 Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
1897 Daughter born: Kathleen Susan
1898 First photograph using artificial light
1898: Son born: Edwin John
1899 Johnson patents the bicycle frame
1899 Thurman patents the motor-driven vacuum cleaner
1899 Second Boer War
1899 Aspirin invented
1900 Zeppelin invented
1900: Son born: Reginald Albert
1901 Queen Victoria dies - Edward VII becomes king
1901 First successful radio transmission
1901 Census: living with husband/children in Blindwell, Millbrook; age 34[7]
1902 Lie detector invented
1902 Neon light invented
1902 Birth of the teddy bear
1902: Son born: John Henry
1903 Crayons invented
1903 Wright Brothers invent first gas-motor and manned airplane
1904 Tractor invented
1904: Son born: Edward James (dies a few months later)
1904 Teabags invented
1906 Kellogg invents cornflakes
1906: Son born: Henry Richard
1907 Bakelite invented
1907 Colour photography invented
1907: Death of mother, age 80
1908 Cellophane invented
1908: Daughter born: Elsie Beatrice
1909 Instant coffee invented
1910 Edison demonstrated the first talking motion picture
1910 George V becomes king on the death of his father
1910: Son born: George
1911 Census: living with husband/children in 9 rooms at 1 St Andrews Street, Millbrook, Cornwall; age 43[8]
1911-1912 Strikes by seamen, dock and transport workers
1912 SS Titanic sinks
1912 First tank patented by Australian
1913 Panama Canal opened
1913 Crossword puzzle invented
1913 Jacobs invents the bra
1913: Death of daughter Catherine May, age 17, of influenza and bronchitis
1914-1918 World War One
1914 Gas mask invented
1914: death of father-in-law, age 74
1914: Son born: Alfred Thomas
1915 Pyrex invented
1916 David Lloyd George becomes Prime Minister
1916 Radio tuners invented
1916 Stainless steel invented
1917 USA enters the war
1918 Vote for women over 30
1919 First woman MP
1919 Pop-up toaster invented
1919 Short-wave radio invented
1920 Ireland divided into Northern Ireland and Ireland
1920 Tommy gun patented
1921 First robot built
1921 Census: living with husband/7 children/2 granddaughters at 3 & 4 Blindwell Cottage, Millbrook, Cornwall, age 52 [9]
1922 Insulin invented
1922 First 3-D movie released
1923 Birdseye invents frozen food
1927 Aerosol can patented
1928 Women over 21 get the vote
1928 Fleming discovers penicillin
1931 Great Depression (UK)
1932 George V makes first Christmas broadcast on radio
1933 Stereo records invented
1934 Tape recorder invented
1935 George V's Silver Jubilee
1936 George V dies, Edward VIII abdicates, George VI accedes
1937 First jet engine built
1938 Teflon invented
1938 Freeze-dried coffee invented
1938 Ballpoint pen invented
1939 Spanish Civil War
1939-1945 World War Two
1939 National Registration Day to issue ID cards: living at 74 Dodbrook, Millbrook, Cornwall. Husband is in Cornwall Mental Hospital [10]
1940 Colour television invented
1940 Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister
1940 Battle of Britain
1942 Pearl Harbor
1942 All 1931 census records were destroyed by accidental fire
1942 El Alamein
1942: Death of husband John Henry BLAGDON
1943 Invention of synthetic rubber
1944: Death of son Alfred Thomas in Arras, France
1945 Atomic bomb invented
1946 Microwave oven invented
1947: Death of Susan Emma (Farley) Tapper BLAGDON from pneumonia and heart failure on 9 February in Millbrook [11]
Sources
- ↑ Birth certificate in possession of Ros Haywood
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFJ7-BRM : 26 April 2019), Susan Farley in entry for Samuel Farley, 1871.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27H-6M7V : 11 December 2017), Susan E Farley in household of Samuel Farley, Maker, Cornwall, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 26, Piece/Folio 2279/16, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,192.
- ↑ Marriage registration (to Philip TAPPER) held by Ros Haywood
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W466-TW2 : 4 May 2019), Susan Tapper in household of Charles Neel, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Devon county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ Marriage certificate (to John BLAGDON) in possession of Ros Haywood
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSHW-WJP : 21 May 2019), Susan E Blagdon in household of John H Blagdon, Millbrook, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Antony subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7L2-5LM : 21 December 2018), Susan E Blagdon in household of John M Blagdon, Millbrook, Millbrook Plymouth, Cornwall, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑
1921 Census:
"1921 Census Of England & Wales"
Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 10907; District reference: RD 291 RS 1 ED 5
FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 29 October 2023)
Susan E Blagdon (52), wife, Home Duties, in household of John H Blagdon (55) at 3 & 4 Blindwell Cottage, Millbrook in St Germans registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Millbrook, Cornwall, England. - ↑ 1939 Register via findmypast
- ↑ Susan's death registration in possession of Ros Haywood
Acknowledgments
- Entered by Ros Haywood, May 28, 2011
- Thanks to Lynn Brown for merging this profile.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susan by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Susan:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susan by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Susan:
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~12.50%
~25.00%
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