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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

The birth of WILLIAM BLACK took place in 1694 in Calla, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland, to James Black "Blackie" and Eleanore Marion Creig Craig. WILLIAM BLACK married Mary Tod, and together they had Henretta Black. WILLIAM BLACK's death occurred in 1742 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland.

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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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Sources

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

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