Thomasena "Sena" Blake born to Hannah Lee and James Blake Sr.

Her father James Blake Sr. was from Northern Ireland and her mother, Hannah Lee's, parents were from Southern Ireland (then a free state from Great Britain's holdings). Note: Northern Ireland was part of the United Kingdom of Great Briatain & Norther Ireland (this included in the UK, Scotland, & Wales)

She was the first child bore by James Blake Sr.'s 2nd wife (note: her father was married 3 times with a total of 13 children-his first 2 wives died).

Thomasena "Sena" was born at the farm in the Wiarton-Colpoy's Bay area in Albemarle Township, North Bruce, Ontario Canada. She died in Eastsound on Orcas Island, San Juan, Washington USA. Her remains were taken to Lopez Island where so many of her siblings lived along with generations of ancestors of her father James Blake Sr. who immigrated to Lopez in 1883.

Thomasena immigrated in 1887 to Lopes when her father had purchased about 250 acres of land on Lopez. The homestead he purchased took about 4 years to get ready for his younger children with her half-sibling Martha Blake to join him. Later other of her half siblings would come to Lopez to live and raise their children.

Thomasena live on Lopez Island, San Juan County, Washington USA for the remainder of her life. She married but once to Albert Edward Biggs, Dec 25, 1888 On Lopez Island.

She and Al Biggs had 6 children: Henrietta C. "Tot" Biggs 1890-1907 she at 16 years 10 months 1907 and is buried in the Lopez Union Cemetery; James "Jim" Albert Biggs 1896-1976; Renchforth Thomas "R T" Biggs 1898-1983; Lee Biggs 1901-1985; George Biggs 1910-1910 died at abt 9 mos.

Her husband work his farm on Lopez and was also a Marine Engineer. They had a fine piece of land near her father's land (or maybe it had been part of his original purchase he gave land to many of his children to build home upon.

Thomasena B (for Blake) and Albert Edward Biggs are buried together in Lopez Union Cemetery, Lopez Is., San Juan County, Washington WA.

Photo of Thomasena and her husband Albert Biggs on their farm on Lopez Island

Thomasena Blake-Biggs and husband Albert Edward Biggs.

Thomasena was born in the Wiarton/Colpoy's Bay area of Albemarle Twp., North Bruce County, Ontario, Canada on Jul 5, 1871 James Blake's 8th child and Hannah's 1st child.
Her mother died when she was 8 years old on Sept 29, 1879. She was buried in the Colpoy's Bay Edgehille Cemetery in Wiarton, N. Bruce, Ontario Canada located on Bruce County Road 9, Ontario Canada

She immigrated to Lopez Island in 1887 where her father purchased a large homestead after leaving Ontario 1883, sending for his youngest unwed children in 1887. He came with her half sister Martha who cared for them, sister Henrietta "Etta" Blake, Mary Hannah "Hannah" Blake and Fredrick Lee "Fred" Blake. Later her half brother Solomon V. Blake joined them and other siblings followed.

Her parents were James Blake Sr. & Hannah Lee (his 2nd wife) were from Ireland . Her father James Blake Sr. was born in Northern Ireland but immigrated to Canada with his parents when he was about 3 years of age. He was educated in Ontario and married 3 times, having 13 children by the 3 women. Her mother was born in Canada the youngest of 7 children and one of the 3 children born to her parents after they immigrated to New Brunswick, Canada in 1830. Her father was a teacher in the Church's schools and traveled westerly across southern Ontario. She was born in the Neighborhood of Streetsville, City of Mississauga, Toronto Twp, Peel County, Ontario, Canada. Meeting James Blake Sr. in Huron County of Ontario. They married in the Village of Clinton, Huron, Ontario on March 10, 1870.

In Jun 1883 and after the birth of his 13th chld James Sr. was legally a widower. His father-in-law James Lee (Hannah's father) became a widower the same year as Hannah's death. James Lee immigrated to to Lopez Island, San Juan Island Washington USA to live with a son in January of 1882. Thomasena's father, James Blake Sr. followed his father-in-law to the San Juan Islands where he purchased land, settled and remained until his death on that land.

Thomasena's maternal grandfather, James Lee, left the San Juan Islands when his son's family moved back into Canada in the Vancouver, B.C. area. Thomasena would now have no relatives living close to her except for the many sibling, half siblings with the families living on Lopez Island.

She married Albert Edward Biggs Dec 25, 1888.
Thomasena died on Lopez Island July 19, 1940 and was buried in their Union Cemetery Plat 1 Plot 3 on Davis Bay Road, Lopez Is.

Thomasena Blake and Al Biggs had 6 children (all born on Lopez Island):
Henrietta C "Tot" Biggs b: Jun 23, 1890(died young in 1907);

James "Jim" Albert Biggs b: Sep 6, 1891 d: Feb 29, 1976 married Bernice R. Leithead on Feb 1, 1921 in Colville, Stevens County, Washington. They had 2 children: Betty L. in 1922 & Agnes Marie Biggs in 1924.

Alma Biggs/Mrs Vernon N Hoey b: Apr 11, 1896 in Port Stanley, Lopez Island, San Juan, Washington USA. Married Vernon Nelson Hoey on May 16, 1917 in King County, Washington Divorced before 1940. Alma & Vernon had 3 children:

Albert John b: 1920, Allan Nelson b: 1921 and Verna Mae Hoey/Mrs. Henry H. Goman. Alma died Oct 12, 1979

Renchford Thomas "R T" Biggs b: 1898 on Lopez Island, San Juan, Washington. Married Edith M. Anderson on Jul 24, 1920 in Firday Harbor, Lopez, San Juan, Washington. R.T. & Edith had 3 children: Edith May b:1921, Grace Eilene b: nov 9, 1922 and Jacqueline Biggs born 1924. R.T. Renchford Thomas Biggs died Jun 11, 1983 in Sedro Wooley, Skagit, Washington

Lee Biggs b: Apr 28, 1901 in Lopez Island, San Juan, Washington. Married Evelyn "Evy" M. Brown about 1927. Lee died Feb 21, 1985 in Stanwood, Snohomish, Washington USA

George Biggs b: Jan 1910 d: Oct 1910 abt 9 months old.

Thomasena Blake/Mrs. Albert Edward Biggs died July 19, 1940 on Lopez Island where she was buried in Lopez Union Cemetery Plat 1 Plot 3 She was 69 years and 1 day of age.
Husband Albert Edward Biggs died Nov 1, 1936 almost 4 years earlier on Lopez Island, San Juan, Washington He was 70 years, 10 months, 9 days of age.

Preceding Thomasena in death was her daughter: Henrietta C. "Tot" Biggs who was buried under the name "Tot" in Lopez Island Union Cemetery and baby George Biggs. And her beloved husband Edward Albert "Al" Biggs.

Her parents: Hannah Lee-1840-1879 & James Blake Sr. in 1826-1907

Sibling, Brother Fredrick Lee Blake died in 1933 on Shaw Island. Half-siblings: Elizabeth Ann Blake, John Blake, Martha Blake, James Blake Jr., Solomon Valentine Blake and Lillis Blake who died on her honeymoon in Detroit.

Thomasena left behind her sisters: Henrietta "Etta" Blake-Davies-Weeks and Mary Hannah Blake/Mrs. Thomas James Bell.
Half-siblings: Thomas George Blake, Margaret Jane "Maggie Blake/Widow Mrs. Henry Norman Craig and Victor Colonel Blake (her father's 13th child and the youngest).