The deceased was a well-known resident of the district for some years and was highly respected.    He had lived in South Australia for 17 years before arriving in Western Australia.  Henry James Blampey was buried in Plot 79, Section A of the Mt Morgans Cemetery.

His father, Henry Blampey, was born in 1853 in Jersey, in the Channel Islands.  On 25 October 1882, he married Susan Jane Prevell at Glenelg, South Australia.  The marriage produced three sons and a daughter, the eldest of which was Henry James.  His siblings were: George John born 26 April 1885 (Birth Registration 351/312, Norwood, South Australia);  Adelaide Lucy born 1889, South Yarra, Victoria; Thomas born 1892 in New South Wales.

Susan Jane died 16 November 1897, aged 38 years (Death Registration 247/43, Clare, South Australia) and her husband died two years later on 9 January 1899 (Death Registration 258/238, Clare).  He was aged 46 years.