See also

Family of Luke Blumer and Margaret Wheatley

  • Husband:

  • Luke Blumer (1793-1873)

  • Wife:

  • Margaret Wheatley (1793-1825)

  • Children:

  • George Blumer (1817-1867)

  • Marriage:

  • 3 Nov 1816

  • Parish Church, Jarrow, Durham

Husband: Luke Blumer

  • Name:

  • Luke Blumer

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Luke Blumer (1757-1840)

  • Mother:

  • Ann Bradford (1756-1840)

  • Note 1:

  • Luke Blumer was a ship surveyor for the Port of Hartlepool, and a member of Hartlepool Town Council. He started shipbuilding with his son George Blumer in 1848, naming the firm Luke Blumer and Son.

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    Luke and George Blumer, shipbuilding firm 1848-1868

    Blumer’s main trade was ship repairing. This sometimes included buying ships which had been stranded or wrecked, repairing them, and selling them for profit. They only built new ships when business was quiet, in order to keep their workforce employed. In the twenty years the firm existed, they only built ten ships. When the business closed after George Blumer’s death, the yard was taken over by the neighbouring shipyard of Denton, Gray.

    While in business, Blumers traded under the company names of:

    * Luke Blumer and Son

    * George Blumer

    * George Blumer and Son

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    A Blumer family tree can be found at:

    http://www.achaikin.com/

  • Note 2:

  • 9 April 1874. The Will of Luke Blumer late of Hartlepool in the County of Durham Gentleman who died 19 December 1873 at Rift House near West Hartlepool in the said County was proved at the Principal Registry by John Owen of Rift House Farmer the sole Executor. Effects under £2,000.

  • Birth:

  • 29 Nov 1793

  • South Shields, Durham

  • Census (1):

  • 1851 (age 57-58)

  • Shipbuilder & town councillor, Queen St, Hartlepool

  • Census (2):

  • 1861 (age 67-68)

  • Albion Terrace, Hartlepool (no occupation shown)

  • Death fact:

  • 1873 (age 79-80)

  • 1873 Dec Qtr, Hartlepool, 10a/125 (aged 80)

  • Death:

  • 19 Dec 1873 (age 80)

  • Rift House, West Hartlepool, Durham

  • Burial:

  • 22 Dec 1873

  • Hartlepool, Co. Durham

  • Probate:

  • 9 Apr 1874

  • Probate (PR) to John Owen of Rift House, Hartlepool

Wife: Margaret Wheatley

  • Name:

  • Margaret Wheatley

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 12 Jan 1793

  • South Shields, Durham

  • Death:

  • 25 Sep 1825 (age 32)

  • South Shields, Durham

Child 1: George Blumer

  • Name:

  • George Blumer

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse (1):

  • Clementina South (1824-1848)

  • Spouse (2):

  • Elizabeth Garritt (1820-1893)

  • Children:

  • John George Blumer (1845-1918)

  •  

  • Luke Blumer (1848-1913)

  •  

  • Jessie Blumer (1850- )

  • Note 1:

  • George Blumer went into shipbuilding with his father, Luke Blumer, in 1848. The firm was called Luke Blumer and Son. In 1858 he succeeded his father as ship surveyor for the Port of Hartlepool.

    George Blumer was born in South Shields in 1817. He was married, and had three sons. He died at his home in Albion Terrace, Hartlepool, in December 1867.

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  • Note 2:

  • 12 March 1868. The Will of George Blumer late of Hartlepool in the County of Durham Ship Builder deceased who died 27 December 1867 at Hartlepool aforesaid was proved at Durham by the oaths of William Gray of Greatham in the County aforesaid Iron Ship Builder Robert Brewis of Hartlepool aforesaid Ship Owner and John George Blumer of Hartlepool aforesaid Colliery Agent the Son the Executors. Effects under £6,000. Resworn at the Stamp Office August 1869 under £7,000.

  • Birth:

  • 11 Oct 1817

  • South Shields, Durham

  • Census:

  • 1851 (age 33-34)

  • Ship builder, Queen Street, Hartlepool, Durham

  • Death:

  • 27 Dec 1867 (age 50)

  • Albion Terrace, Hartlepool, Durham

  • Burial:

  • 30 Dec 1867

  • St Hilda's Churchyard, Hartlepool (aged 50)

Note on Husband: Luke Blumer (1)

Luke Blumer was a ship surveyor for the Port of Hartlepool, and a member of Hartlepool Town Council. He started shipbuilding with his son George Blumer in 1848, naming the firm Luke Blumer and Son.

http://portcities.hartlepool.gov.uk/server.php?show=ConNarrative.82

 

Luke and George Blumer, shipbuilding firm 1848-1868

Blumer’s main trade was ship repairing. This sometimes included buying ships which had been stranded or wrecked, repairing them, and selling them for profit. They only built new ships when business was quiet, in order to keep their workforce employed. In the twenty years the firm existed, they only built ten ships. When the business closed after George Blumer’s death, the yard was taken over by the neighbouring shipyard of Denton, Gray.

While in business, Blumers traded under the company names of:

* Luke Blumer and Son

* George Blumer

* George Blumer and Son

http://portcities.hartlepool.gov.uk/server.php?show=ConNarrative.54

 

A Blumer family tree can be found at:

http://www.achaikin.com/

Note on Husband: Luke Blumer (2)

9 April 1874. The Will of Luke Blumer late of Hartlepool in the County of Durham Gentleman who died 19 December 1873 at Rift House near West Hartlepool in the said County was proved at the Principal Registry by John Owen of Rift House Farmer the sole Executor. Effects under £2,000.

Note on Child 1: George Blumer (1)

George Blumer went into shipbuilding with his father, Luke Blumer, in 1848. The firm was called Luke Blumer and Son. In 1858 he succeeded his father as ship surveyor for the Port of Hartlepool.

George Blumer was born in South Shields in 1817. He was married, and had three sons. He died at his home in Albion Terrace, Hartlepool, in December 1867.

http://portcities.hartlepool.gov.uk/server.php?show=ConNarrative.83

Note on Child 1: George Blumer (2)

12 March 1868. The Will of George Blumer late of Hartlepool in the County of Durham Ship Builder deceased who died 27 December 1867 at Hartlepool aforesaid was proved at Durham by the oaths of William Gray of Greatham in the County aforesaid Iron Ship Builder Robert Brewis of Hartlepool aforesaid Ship Owner and John George Blumer of Hartlepool aforesaid Colliery Agent the Son the Executors. Effects under £6,000. Resworn at the Stamp Office August 1869 under £7,000.