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Christmas Percy BLOOM
published by joan sparke on Fri, 03/01/2020 - 14:39

Christmas Percy BLOOM was born in Smallburgh, Norfolk in Dec 1908. My 1st cousin 1x removed but nothing more known and his Mother Minnie L BLOOM nee Seaton

died when he was 3 any ideas anyone?

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Submitted by Pat Hase on Sat, 04/01/2020 - 11:15

A Christmas Percy BLOOM who was born 30th Oct 1908 died in Norfolk in 1977. He was buried in East Ruston Cemetery. See the free site Gravestone Photographic Resource . In 1911 he was living with his widowed father, Jacob BLOOM and his grandmother, Hannah BLOOM in Burlingham st Andrew, Norfolk.

Submitted by joan sparke on Tue, 07/01/2020 - 12:29

Have just realised that this man was named Percy after his uncle Percy Seaton, but this Percy later died in WW1.

Submitted by gricharduk on Wed, 08/01/2020 - 10:06

The 1939 Register records him as Percy C. BLOOM (otherwise known as Christmas Percy BLOOM), as an unmarried arable farmer at Hall Farm, Happisburgh.