See also
| Husband: | Luke Blumer (1793-1873) | |
| Wife: | Margaret Wheatley (1793-1825) | |
| Children: | George Blumer (1817-1867) | |
| Marriage | 3 Nov 1816 | Parish Church, Jarrow, Durham |
| Name: | Luke Blumer | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | Luke Blumer (1757-1840) | |
| Mother: | Ann Bradford (1756-1840) | |
| Birth | 29 Nov 1793 | South Shields, Durham |
| Census | 1851 (age 57-58) | Shipbuilder & town councillor, Queen St, Hartlepool |
| Census | 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, Durham |
| Probate | 9 Apr 1874 | Probate (PR) to John Owen of Rift House, Hartlepool |
| Name: | Margaret Wheatley | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | 12 Jan 1793 | South Shields, Durham |
| Death | 25 Sep 1825 (age 32) | South Shields, Durham |
| Name: | George Blumer | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse 1: | Clementina South (1824-1848) | |
| Spouse 2: | Elizabeth Garritt (1820-1893) | |
| 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) |
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
http://portcities.hartlepool.gov.uk/server.php?show=ConNarrative.54
A Blumer family tree can be found at:
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.