Ancestry of Admiral
Robert Blake

Father of the Royal Navy

Robert Blake

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• • 1st Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 1 
  • Father:
  • Humphrey Blake 
  • Mother:
  • Sarah Williams   
  • Birth Date:
  • 27 Sep 1598 
  • Birth Location:
  • Bridgwater, Somersetshire, England 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Death Date:
  • 7 Aug 1657 
  • Death Location:
  • at sea of Plymouth, England 
  • Burial Date:
  • 4 Sep 1657 
  • Burial Location:
  • King Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England 
  • Notes: 

  • Admiral Robert Blake was appointed Lord Cromwell's "General-at-Sea."

    Admiral Blake is one of the most famous of 17th century English admirals.

    Although Admiral Blake was originally interred at Westminster Abbey, after the restoration of the Stuart monarchy, Admiral Blake's body was removed from the abbey.

• Sources for Robert Blake

  • ¹ New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 2009, Vol. 163, pp. 86, 206-208.
  • ² Wikipedia, "Robert Blake (admiral)", (accessed 03/27/2018).