BORN HULL 18/03/1883. SON OF JAMES BLENKIN (1845-1923) AND BARBABA ANN MAWBY (1845-1920), OF 66, SCULCOATES LANE, HULL. HIS FATHER WAS A GAS WORKS LABOURER. HIS MOTHER WAS A BAKER AND SHOP KEEPER. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS, GEORGE AND JOHN AND FOUR SISTERS, ADA. AMELIA, ETHEL AND MABEL. HE WAS A BRICKLAYER. HE HAD ALSO SERVED SIX YEARS WITH T […]
