Thomas Carey Blyton (Snr) moved from Kent to Sheffield sometime during the 1870s. Whilst in Kent he had married Marrianne Hanly (born in County Tyrone, Ireland) and they lived in Deptford where they had their first four children: Bertha Hamilton (, a son, born 1866/7), Sidney Charles (born 1867/8), Thomas Carey (born 1870) and Sybil Marianne (born 1871/2). Their fifth child, Alice May (born 1878) was born in Sheffield, so the move to Sheffield took place between 1871/2 and 1878.

from http://www.careyblyton.co.uk/family.html

Marriages Sep 1864

• BLYTON Thomas E Camberwell 1d 908
• Hanly Mary Ann Camberwell 1d 908

Have looked at the scan of the original and it looks like Thomas Carey. CJB

1881 Census returns, 10 Asline Rd, Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire RG11 4637 / 60 9

• Thomas C. BLYTON Head M Male 41 Swinderby, Lincoln, England Linen Draper
• Mary Ann BLYTON Wife M Female 42 Tyrone, Co, Ireland
• Bertha Hamilton BLYTON Daur Female 14 Deptford, Kent, England Scholar
• Sidney Charles BLYTON Son Male 13 Deptford, Kent, England Scholar
• Thos. Carey BLYTON Son Male 11 Deptford, Kent, England Scholar
• Sybil Marianne BLYTON Daur Female 9 Deptford, Kent Scholar
• Alice May BLYTON Daur Female 2 Sheffield, York, England

1891 Census; 165 Aizlewood Road (Ref: piece 3809 e.d.48 folio 95 - Ecclesall Bierlow) which is near Abbeydale Road, a couple of miles south of the City Centre

• BLYTON Thomas C 51 Married Head Linen Draper's Buyer Swinderby Lincolnshire
• BLYTON Marrianne 52 Married Wife Ireland
• BLYTON Thomas 21 Unmarried Son Mercantile Clerk Deptford Kent
• BLYTON Sybil M 19 Unmarried Daughter Lewisham Kent
• BLYTON Alice M 12 Daughter Sheffield Yorkshire