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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):

1856 marked the beginning of David Black's life in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland, to parents James Black and Janet Calder. Eventually, David Black married Martha Forrest. David Black passed in 1879 at Lost at sea.

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Parents

James Black
1822 – 1905
Birth Location: West Calder, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JB
Janet Calder
1828 – 1915
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
JC

Spouses(s)

Martha Forrest
1858 – 1879
Birth Location: –
MF

Children(s)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 May 1856
    Event Place: Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, 1871 Scotland Census

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

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

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