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WILLIAM BLACK 1694 – 1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Dec 1694

Birth Location: Calla, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 2 May 1742

Death Location: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: James "Blackie"

Mother: Eleanore Craig

Spouse(s): Mary Tod

Children(s): Henretta Black

WILLIAM BLACK was born in 1694 in Calla, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Black "Blackie" and Eleanore Marion Creig Craig. WILLIAM BLACK married Mary Tod, and had children including Henretta Black. WILLIAM BLACK passed away in 1742 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • WILLIAM BLACK was born in 1694 in Calla, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Black "Blackie" and Eleanore Marion Creig Craig.
  • WILLIAM BLACK married Mary Tod, and had children including Henretta Black.
  • WILLIAM BLACK passed away in 1742 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James "Blackie"
1669 – 1723
Birth Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland
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Eleanore Craig
1674 – 1731
Birth Location: Cowall, Argyll, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Tod
1698 – 1767
Birth Location: , Lanarkshire, , Scotland
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Children(s)

Henretta Black
Birth Location: –
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WILLIAM BLACK's Ancestors

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WILLIAM BLACK
1694 – 1742
Birth Place: Calla, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James Black "Blackie"
1669 – 1723
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Eleanore (Marion Creig) Craig
1674 – 1731
Cowall, Argyll, Scotland
Grandparents
Daniel ("Ian") Black
1640 – 1699
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Faith (Bridges) Black
1645 – 1721
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

WILLIAM BLACK's Descendants

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WILLIAM BLACK (6 Dec 1694 – 2 May 1742) m. Mary Tod (7 Dec 1698 – 4 Dec 1767)
  1. 1. Henretta Black m. Alexander Pender
    1. 1. John Pender
    2. 2. Nellie Pender m. Thomas Hope
      1. 1. Mary Hope (1804 – 24 Aug 1882) m. Andrew Miller (16 Aug 1804 – 01 Mar 1882)
        1. 1. Walter Miller (19 May 1825 – 15 Jul 1898) m. Mary Bell (Abt. 1820 – 21 Dec 1890)
        2. 2. Helen Miller (06 Aug 1828 – Jan 1890) m. James Honeyman (1826 – Apr 1886)
        3. 3. Thomas Miller (1830 – 05 Jul 1905) m. Mary Stevenson (Abt. 1821 – 27 Mar 1880)
        4. 4. John Miller (1832 – Bef. 1932)
        5. 5. Mary Miller (17 Jul 1834 – Bef. 1935)
        6. 6. Agnes (Small) Miller (30 Jul 1837 – 30 Aug 1893) m. Edwin (Newman) Legge (Abt. 1836 – 10 Oct 1911)
        7. 7. Isabella Miller (17 Dec 1839 – 22 Jul 1927) m. James (Alexander) Matthews (1842 – 23 Sep 1911)
        8. 8. William (Hope) Miller (21 Jan 1842 – 30 Aug 1915) m. Alice (Marion) Kingcombe (Abt. 1848 – 18 May 1925)
        9. 9. Frances Miller (12 Apr 1844 – 31 Aug 1884) m. James Garden (27 Aug 1833 – 15 Jun 1919)
        10. 10. Andrew Miller (28 May 1846 – 30 Jun 1922) m. Elizabeth (Bishop) Hume (Abt. 1854 – 15 Sep 1928)
        11. 11. Robert Miller (09 Sep 1849 – Bef. 1858)
      2. 2. Robert Hope
    3. 3. Jean Pender
    4. 4. Marrion Pender
    5. 5. Alexander Pender
    6. 6. William Pender
    7. 7. Agnes Pender

WILLIAM BLACK's Timeline

2 Records

1694
6 Dec 1694
Birth of WILLIAM BLACK in Calla, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Calla, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1742
2 May 1742
Age 48
Death of WILLIAM BLACK in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1694
    Event Place: Calla, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1742
    Event Place: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
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