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Blackburns of Belper/Ripley

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Peter Report 15 Nov 2007 19:52

Enoch Blackburn my GGG Grandfather moved to Belper/Ripley in Derbyshire from coningsby Lincolnshire sometime between 1864 and 1867 with his family and became a coal miner. I know he married Anne Walters in 1858.
My question is did he move there because he had relations already there or was it a move to better his family. I ask this because recent investigation has turned up the following children surname blackburn in the belper area who had very short lives.

Harold Blackburn b1887 7b623 d1887 7b324
Herbert Blackburn b1890 7b531 d1890 7b311
Enoch Blackburn b1891 7b586 d1892 7b355
Male Blackburn b1896 7b636 d1896 7b418
Benjamin Blackburn b1897 7b648 d1898 7b369
Frank Blackburn b1898 7b667 d1900 7b484

Who were their parents, ?

Peter Blackburn

By the Enoch and Ann had 12 surviving children