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David Black 1856 – 1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1856

Birth Location: Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1879

Death Location: Lost at sea

Father: James Black

Mother: Janet Calder

Spouse(s): Martha Forrest

Children(s):

David Black was born in 1856 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Black and Janet Calder. In 1861, David Black resided in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1871, David Black resided in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. David Black married Martha Forrest. David Black passed away in 1879 in Lost at sea.

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Biography

  • David Black was born in 1856 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Black and Janet Calder.
  • In 1861, David Black resided in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • In 1871, David Black resided in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • David Black married Martha Forrest.
  • David Black passed away in 1879 in Lost at sea.

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Children(s)

David Black's Ancestors

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David Black
1856 – 1879
Birth Place: Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James Black
1822 – 1905
West Calder, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Janet Calder
1828 – 1915
Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
Grandparents
David Black
1803 – 1886
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Agnes Mann
1803 – 1898
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
James Calder
1795 – 1863
Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Margaret Robb
– 1862
Great-Grandparents
James Mann
1775 – 1835
Margaret Prentice
1780 – 1864
James Calder
Janet Young
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Man
1736 – 1813
Jean Pender
1739 – 1811

David Black's Timeline

4 Records

1856
7 May 1856
Birth of David Black in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 5
David Black resided here in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 15
David Black resided here in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1879
1879
Age 23
Death of David Black in Lost at sea
Lost at sea

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1856
    Event Place: Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Scotland Census
    [2] 1871 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1879
    Event Place: Lost at sea

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