Alexander was the fifth of six children born to George Blenkarn and Caroline Smith. He had all older brothers and 1 younger sister. He became a wool merchant in his adult life, and married Jane Collins Price in 1867 at Greenwich District, London. They had eight children:

Alexander
George Price
Jennie Lomas
Anne Collins "Nancy"
Frederick Charles
Alfred Noel
May
Helen "Nell"

He and his family evidently left London sometime between March 1881 and December 1882 and moved to Yorkshire, England. It would appear that he made his home either at Leeds or Harrogate the remainder of his life. Strangely. only three of their sons ever married and none of their daughters did.

Source: "Blenkarn Tapestry" by Dorothy L. Taylor pgs 298--300
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"England and Wales Census, 1871," Alexander C Blenkarn, Deptford, St Paul, London, Kent, England

name: Alexander C Blenkarn
event: Census
event date: 1871
gender: Male
age: 32
relationship to head of household: Self
birthplace: St Leonards Shoreditch Parish, Kingsland
record type: Household
registration district: Greenwich
sub-district: St Paul Deptford
event parish: St Paul
county: London, Kent

Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Alexander C Blenkarn M 32 St Leonards Shoreditch Parish, Kingsland
wife Jane Collins Blenkarn F 26 Holloway, Middlesex
son Alexander Blenkarn M 2 St Paul's Deptford, Kent
son George P Blenkarn M 0 St Paul's Deptford, Kent
servant Louise Murray F 21 St Paul's Deptford, Kent

Source Citation
"England and Wales Census, 1871," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VRN3-ZG8 : accessed 12 Sep 2012), Alexander C Blenkarn, Deptford, St Paul, London, Kent, England; citing PRO RG 10/[piece], folio 149, p. 46; Greenwich registration district, St Paul Deptford subdistrict, ED 36, household 224, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
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"England and Wales Census, 1891," Alexander Chas Blenkarn, England

name: Alexander Chas Blenkarn
event: Census
event date: 1891
gender: Male
age: 52
relationship to head of household: Head
birthplace: Kingsland, London
record type: Household
registration district: Leeds
sub-district: Chapeltown
ecclesiastical parish: St Martins
civil parish: Potter Newton
county: Yorkshire (West Riding)

Source Citation
"England and Wales Census, 1891," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/7XGM-4ZM : accessed 12 Sep 2012), Alexander Chas Blenkarn, England; citing (http://Findmypast.co.uk : 2010); PRO RG 12, Yorkshire (West Riding) county, Leeds registration district, Chapeltown subdistrict, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
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"England and Wales Census, 1911," Alexander Charles Blenkarn, Leeds, Leeds, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

name: Alexander Charles Blenkarn
event: Census
event date: 1911
gender: Male
age: 72
birthplace: London Kingsland, London
record type: Household
registration district: Leeds
sub-district: West Leeds
parish: Leeds
county: Yorkshire (West Riding)

Source Citation
"England and Wales Census, 1911," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XWVS-WBD : accessed 12 Sep 2012), Alexander Charles Blenkarn, Leeds, Leeds, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; citing (http://Findmypast.co.uk : 2011); PRO RG 14, Yorkshire (West Riding) county, Leeds registration district, West Leeds subdistrict, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
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