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John Black 1821–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1821

Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 Aug 1889

Death Location: Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: John Black

Mother: Janet Nisbett

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Brown

Children(s): James Black, Agnes Black, Thomas Black, Mary Black, Archibald Black, John Black, Janet Black, Andrew Black, Peter Black, Elizabeth Black

In 1821, John Black entered the world in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to John Black And Janet Nisbett. In 1851, John Black resided in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1861, John Black resided in Glasgow Calton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. John Black married Elizabeth Brown, and had children including Agnes Black, Andrew Black, Archibald Black, Elizabeth Black, James Black, Janet Black, John Black, Mary Black, Peter Black, Thomas Black. John Black passed away in 1889 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1821, John Black entered the world in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to John Black And Janet Nisbett.
  • In 1851, John Black resided in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • In 1861, John Black resided in Glasgow Calton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • John Black married Elizabeth Brown, and had children including Agnes Black, Andrew Black, Archibald Black, Elizabeth Black, James Black, Janet Black, John Black, Mary Black, Peter Black, Thomas Black.
  • John Black passed away in 1889 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Black
1789–1834
Birth Location: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Janet Nisbett
1797–1871
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Brown
1820–1879
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Black
1858–1936
Birth Location: Glasgow Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Agnes Black
1863–1947
Birth Location: Glasgow Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Thomas Black
1851–
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Mary Black
1854–1923
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MB
Archibald Black
1856–1924
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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John Black
1841–1903
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Janet Black
1842–1926
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Andrew Black
1845–1903
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Peter Black
1847–1913
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Black
1847–1927
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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John Black's Ancestors

Self
John Black
1821–1889
Birth Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
John Black
1789–1834
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Janet Nisbett
1797–1871
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Black
1758–
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jean (Kerr) (Carr)
1762–
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Black
1722–1800
Marion Rankine
1727–
George Kerr
1730–
Helen Caldwall
1730–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Black
1691–1760
Helen Vallence
1696–
William Kerr
1696–
Janet Craig
1707–1737

John Black's Descendants

1.
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John Black (1821–10 Aug 1889) m. Elizabeth Brown (7 Feb 1820–17 Aug 1879)
  1. 1. James Black 1858–1936 m. Christina Waddell 1859–1899
    1. 1. Isabella (May) Black 1881–1964 m. Joseph Hamilton 1885–1940
      1. 1. Joseph (Andrew) Hamilton 1911–1993 m. Ludmilla (Rose) Geiger 1915–1998
      2. 2. Christine (Waddell) Hamilton 1913–1915
      3. 3. Jeannie (Grace) Hamilton 1914–2000 m. William (Ralph) Gray 1915–2000
        1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Gray 1941–2019
      4. 4. Isabelle (May Josephine) Hamilton 1916–1997 m. James Turnbull 1913–2003
    2. 2. John Black 1883–
    3. 3. Christina Black 1885–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Black 1889–1974
    5. 5. Alice Black 1890–1947
    6. 6. James Black 1892–
    7. 7. Agnes Black 1894–1978 m. William Barr 1897–1976
      1. 1. James (Waddell "Jim") Barr 1925–2010 m. Mary ("Mollie") Thompson 1925–2015
      2. 2. John (Sydney) Barr 1929–2010
      3. 3. William Barr 1923–1940
    8. 8. Edith Black 1897–1897
    9. 9. Ruth Black 1897–1897
  2. 2. Agnes Black 1863–1947 m. Robert (Black) Gordon 1861–1947
    1. 1. John (Black) Gordon 1893–1952 m. Alice (Maud) Harris 1891–1978
      1. 1. Robert (Edward) Gordon 1926–1988 m. Freda (May) Bush 1925–2009
      2. 2. Mary (Agnes) Gordon 1916–2000 m. William (Jackson) Park 1913–1968
        1. 1. Glenyce (Jean) Park 1941–2003
      3. 3. Jean (Elizabeth) Gordon 1922–2008 m. Edward (John) Fisher 1918–2001
        1. 1. Gordon (Edward) Fisher 1948–1955
      4. 4. Grace (Annie) Gordon 1918–1922
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Brown) Gordon 1884–1959
    3. 3. Charlotte (Pollock) Gordon 1886–1939
    4. 4. Agnes (Black) Gordon 1888–1958 m. Herbison (Gray) Murray 1879–1949
      1. 1. Agnes (Black) Murray 1914–1981 m. Michael ("Mack" Thomas) Lennon 1905–1975
        1. 1. Ruth (Ann) Lennon 1938–1997 m. Wallace (Lee) Hyde 1919–1986
      2. 2. Robert (Gordon) Murray 1916–1991 m. Jean (Elizabeth) Faulk 1922–
    5. 5. Robert Gordon 1890–
    6. 6. Andrew (Pollock) Gordon 1895–1963 m. Alice (Maud) Harris 1891–1978 m. Elizabeth Allison 1885–1957
      1. 1. Charlotte (Agnew "Lottie") Gordon 1916–2013 m. Harold (George) Locke 1916–1970
    7. 7. Arthur Gordon 1897–
    8. 8. James (Pollock Black) Gordon 1900–1958
  3. 3. Thomas Black 1851–
  4. 4. Mary Black 1854–1923 m. John McMillan 1856–1923
    1. 1. Elizabeth McMillan 1883–
    2. 2. Margaret McMillan 1890–1974
    3. 3. Agnes McMillan 1892–
  5. 5. Archibald Black 1856–1924 m. Elizabeth Waddell 1862–1916
    1. 1. John Black 1883–
    2. 2. Archibald Black 1885–1956 m. Catherine (Maxwell) West 1896–1967
    3. 3. William Black 1888–
    4. 4. Jessie Black 1889–
  6. 6. John Black 1841–1903 m. Barbara Wilson 1842–1903
    1. 1. Margaret Black 1862–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Black 1864–
    3. 3. John Black 1866–1947 m. Jeanie Nicholls 1864–1942
      1. 1. Barbara (Wilson) Black 1894–1978 m. James (Donaldson) Logan 1888–1955
      2. 2. Catherine Black 1902–1970 m. William (Vazac) Jr. 1906–1990
      3. 3. John (Black) Jr. 1889–1924 m. Alice (Cormack) Jackson 1890–1973
        1. 1. Barbara (Alice) Black 1916–1989 m. Oswald (Martin "Ozzie") Klausen 1915–1966
        2. 2. George (Nichols) Black 1921–
        3. 3. Jean (Elsie) Black 1923–2017 m. Chandler (Clarke "Bud" Henley) Jr 1923–2010
        4. 4. John Black 1915–1916
      4. 4. Elizabeth Black m. William (George) Olyott 1900–1969
      5. 5. Annie Black 1891–1893
    4. 4. Andrew Black 1870–1872
    5. 5. William Black 1872– m. Annie 1874–
    6. 6. Barbara (Wilson) Black 1877–1902 m. William Howat 1877–
    7. 7. Thomas Black 1879–1978 m. Jessie 1882–
      1. 1. Barbara (W) Black 1903– m. James (Terrance) Mahan 1890–
    8. 8. James Black 1884–
    9. 9. David Black 1887–
  7. 7. Janet Black 1842–1926 m. John Richardson 1833–1890 m. John Morrison 1837–1868
    1. 1. Margaret Richardson 1872–1950
    2. 2. Mary Richardson 1874–1884
    3. 3. John Richardson 1870–1933 m. Helena (Lena) Lupien 1873–1969 m. Margaret Smith 1870–1925
      1. 1. Annetta Richardson 1899–1994 m. Jack (David) Winter 1898–1990
        1. 1. Stephen (R) Jack 1925–2002 m. Edith (Marie) Clark 1920–1988
        2. 2. Lois Jack 1928–2021 m. Walter (Stanley Meseroll) Jr 1926–2012
      2. 2. John (James Richardson) Jr 1895–1955 m. Margaret (McPherson) Christie 1896–1970
        1. 1. Virginia (Isabelle) Richardson 1923–2000 m. William (Henry Briggs) Jr 1920–2000
        2. 2. John (Richardson) III 1926–1995 m. Nancy (Burrows) Cordin 1928–1985
        3. 3. Ronald (Smith) Richardson 1927–1966
        4. 4. Robert Richardson 1928–1930
    4. 4. Elizabeth Richardson 1879–1928 m. Gavin Millar 1878–1914 m. Saul Lord 1860–1948
      1. 1. Janet (Black) Millar 1904–1988 m. Alfred (Leonard) Hart 1901–1984
        1. 1. Ronald (Gavin) Hart 1937–2001
      2. 2. Mary (D) Miller 1908–1910
      3. 3. Archibald (John) Millar 1911–1992
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Gavin) Millar 1914–2004 m. Charles (Cutting) Moulton 1909–2000
        1. 1. Janet (L) Moulton 1939–2009
    5. 5. Helen Richardson 1887–1939 m. Richard Cliff 1879–1955
      1. 1. Ruth (Ethel) Cliff 1922–1999 m. Earl (Walton) Allen 1918–1992
      2. 2. Helen (Janet) Cliff 1917–
      3. 3. Richard (Cliff) Jr 1920–1925
    6. 6. Jeanie Morrison 1868–1939
    7. 7. Andrew Morrison 1864–1868
    8. 8. Elizabeth Morrison 1865–1870
  8. 8. Andrew Black 1845–1903 m. Cathrine Flannigan 1851–1923
    1. 1. Cathrine Black 1877–
    2. 2. George Black 1874–
    3. 3. Mary (Jane) Black 1879–
    4. 4. John Black 1882–
    5. 5. Agnes Black 1891–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Black 1872–
  9. 9. Peter Black 1847–1913 m. Margaret Ballingall 1842–1921
    1. 1. Elizabeth Black 1869–
    2. 2. Margaret ("Maggie") Black 1871–
  10. 10. Elizabeth Black 1847–1927 m. John Holmes 1843–1928
    1. 1. Archibald Holmes 1874–1942
    2. 2. John Holmes 1870–1942
    3. 3. Janet Holmes 1868–1941
    4. 4. James Holmes 1872–1956
    5. 5. Elixabeth Holmes 1877–1885
    6. 6. Peter Holmes 1879–1962 m. Henreitta Warden-Smith –1959 m. Sara (Ann) Morrison 1878–1933
      1. 1. John (Thomson) Holmes 1913–1997
      2. 2. James (Morrison) Holmes 1916–1942
    7. 7. Andrew Holmes 1881–1934
    8. 8. Helen Holmes 1883–1956
    9. 9. Mary (Black) Holmes 1885–1973 m. Duncan (Bell) Ferguson 1883–1941
      1. 1. Margaret (Dallas) Ferguson 1917–2006
      2. 2. Donald Ferguson 1913–1996
      3. 3. Janet (Holmes) Ferguson 1924–2010 m. William Kennedy 1922–1978
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Black) Ferguson 1920–2007 m. Gilbert (Harden) Whyte 1916–1965
        1. 1. Elizabeth Whyte 1942–2007 m. Peter (James) Carty 1939–2007
      5. 5. John Ferguson 1915–1916
      6. 6. Helen Ferguson 1918–1990

John Black's Timeline

5 Records

1821
1821
Birth of John Black in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 30
John Black resided here in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 40
John Black resided here in Glasgow Calton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow Calton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 50
John Black resided here in Glasgow Calton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow Calton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1889
10 Aug 1889
Age 68
Death of John Black in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Govan; ED: 37; Page: 19; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1851_167; Year: 1851
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Calton; ED: 74; Page: 8; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1861_101
    [3] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Calton; ED: 79; Page: 25; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1871_129

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Govan; ED: 37; Page: 19; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1851_167; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Glasgow Calton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Calton; ED: 74; Page: 8; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1861_101

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Glasgow Calton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Calton; ED: 79; Page: 25; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1871_129

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1889
    Event Place: Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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