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William Henry Blackburn 1842–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1842

Birth Location: Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Abt 1919

Death Location: Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Benjamin 🧬🧬

Mother: Elizabeth 🧬🧬

Spouse(s): Emma Wainwright

Children(s): Elizabeth Blackburn, Edmund Blackburn, William Blackburn, Andrew Blackburn, Emma Blackburn, William Blackburn, Matilda Blackburn

The story of William Henry Blackburn began in 1842 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England. In 1851, William Henry Blackburn resided in Town Street, Rothwell, Yorkshire, England. William Henry Blackburn married Emma Wainwright, and had children including Andrew Blackburn, Edmund Blackburn, Elizabeth Blackburn, Emma Blackburn, Matilda Blackburn, William Edward Blackburn, William Henry Blackburn. William Henry Blackburn passed away in 1919 in Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Henry Blackburn began in 1842 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England.
  • In 1851, William Henry Blackburn resided in Town Street, Rothwell, Yorkshire, England.
  • William Henry Blackburn married Emma Wainwright, and had children including Andrew Blackburn, Edmund Blackburn, Elizabeth Blackburn, Emma Blackburn, Matilda Blackburn, William Edward Blackburn, William Henry Blackburn.
  • William Henry Blackburn passed away in 1919 in Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin 🧬🧬
1798–1846
Birth Location: Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
B🧬
Elizabeth 🧬🧬
1794–1864
Birth Location: Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
E🧬

Spouses(s)

Emma Wainwright
1837–
Birth Location: Hunslet, Yorkshire, England
EW

Children(s)

Elizabeth Blackburn
1866–
Birth Location: Castleford, Yorkshire, England
EB
Edmund Blackburn
1867–1954
Birth Location: Castleford, Yorkshire, England
EB
William Blackburn
1870–1930
Birth Location: Ouzlewell Green, Yorkshire, England
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Andrew Blackburn
1871–1964
Birth Location: Castleford, Yorkshire, England
AB
Emma Blackburn
1877–
Birth Location: Darfield, Yorkshire, England
EB
William Blackburn
1862–1863
Birth Location: Hunslet, Yorkshire, England
WB
Matilda Blackburn
1882–1931
Birth Location: Clearfield, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
MB

William Blackburn's Ancestors

Self
William Blackburn
1842–1919
Birth Place: Carlton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Benjamin Blackburn 🧬🧬
1798–1846
Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Green) 🧬🧬
1794–1864
Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Robert (Blackburn) 🧬🧬
1772–1857
Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
Sarah (Tracy) 🧬🧬
1778–1811
Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
William (Green) 🧬🧬
1756–1813
Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Fletcher) 🧬🧬
1769–1814
Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin 🧬🧬
1731–1799
Grace 🧬🧬
1748–1800
Joshua 🧬🧬
1747–1822
Ann 🧬🧬
1748–1819
Luke 🧬🧬
1729–1812
Ann 🧬🧬
1735–1807
Robert 🧬🧬
1729–1788
Elizabeth 🧬🧬
1743–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert 🧬🧬
1699–1778
Sarah 🧬🧬
1698–1775
Peter 🧬🧬
1718–
Rachel 🧬🧬
1718–
Anthony 🧬🧬
1712–
Mary 🧬🧬
1717–1772
Joseph 🧬🧬
1696–1774
Thomas 🧬🧬
1700–1771
Anne 🧬🧬
1706–1788
Thomas 🧬🧬
1685–1732
Mary 🧬🧬
1685–1760

William Blackburn's Descendants

1.
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William (Henry) Blackburn (Jan 1842–Abt 1919) m. Emma Wainwright (4 Mar 1837–)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Blackburn 1866– m. James (J) Stoker 1864–
  2. 2. Edmund Blackburn 1867–1954 m. Eliza Taylor 1864–1903 m. Mary (Addison) Bathgate 1876–1951
    1. 1. Archie (Edward) Blackburn 1907–1947
    2. 2. Mildred (Beatrice) Blackburn 1908–1987 m. John (R) Wilson 1906–
      1. 1. Robert (G) Wilson 1933–1995
      2. 2. Mary (Margaret) Wilson 1939–2007
    3. 3. Janet Blackburn 1914–1938
    4. 4. Dorothy Blackburn 1915–
    5. 5. Marion Blackburn 1917–1917
  3. 3. William (Henry) Blackburn 1870–1930 m. Mary (Alice) Stoker 1874–1940
    1. 1. William (Henry Joseph) Blackburn 1895–1965 m. Ella (T) Urban 1887–1959
      1. 1. John (Anthony) Blackburn 1925–1991 m. Anna (Marie) Bowling 1926–2015
      2. 2. William (F) Blackburn 1923–1995
      3. 3. Mary Blackburn 1922–
    2. 2. Margaret (Catherine) Blackburn 1903–1985 m. William (George) Cannon 1903–1979
      1. 1. Mary (Eveannah) Cannon 1926–2005
      2. 2. Margaret (Louise) Cannon 1930–2003 m. James (Edward) Bischof 1928–2002
    3. 3. Emma (Elva) Blackburn 1905–1980 m. Harold (Ross) Griffith 1902–1975
      1. 1. Charles (Harold) Griffith 1934–1986
      2. 2. Jane (Ann) Griffith 1935–2011 m. Cecil (Charles) Lovejoy 1932–1990
      3. 3. Emma (Louise) Griffith 1925–2014 m. Carl (Robert) Fallier 1921–1996
    4. 4. Mary (Ruth) Blackburn 1897–1959
    5. 5. Sarah Blackburn 1899–
    6. 6. Joseph Blackburn 1907–1985 m. Mae Rogers 1906–2004
    7. 7. Marjorie Blackburn 1911– m. James Nicholson 1908–
    8. 8. John (James) Blackburn 1915–1997 m. Mary (Margaret) Blackburn 1918–
  4. 4. Andrew Blackburn 1871–1964 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Bare 1877–1966
    1. 1. Emma Blackburn 1897–1939 m. Wilmer (David) Whinnery 1886–1950
      1. 1. Ethel (Louise) Whinnery 1924–2012 m. Clarence (Henry) Sternagle 1920–2006
      2. 2. Laverne Whinnery 1928–2010 m. Freeman Morrison 1931–2011
      3. 3. Roy (Wilmer) Whinnery 1930–1981
      4. 4. Karl (Lee) Whinnery 1935–1962
    2. 2. Harriet (Goldie) Blackburn 1908–1973 m. Earl (John) Cope 1904–1964 m. Joseph (Arnold) Barnes 1903–1986 m. Oscar (Fred) Roof 1918–1976
      1. 1. Betty (Jeanne) Barnes 1929–2015 m. Wilmer (Eckert) Bentley 1930–1994
      2. 2. Fredrick (Duane) Barnes 1933–1958 m. Jo-Ann (Alice) Vignere 1933–2019
    3. 3. John Blackburn 1898–1904
    4. 4. Edmund (J) Blackburn 1902–1989 m. Hilda (Alvina) Johnson 1910–2000 m. Mary (Abbie Van) Blaricorn 1903–1967
      1. 1. Barbara (Jane) Blackburn 1925–2019 m. William (Ben) Spangler 1928–1983 m. Russell (Peter Miller) Snyder 1909–1958
    5. 5. James Blackburn 1912–1925
  5. 5. Emma Blackburn 1877–
  6. 6. William (Edward) Blackburn 1862–1863
  7. 7. Matilda Blackburn 1882–1931 m. Charles (Milton) Wingard 1883–1948
    1. 1. Milton (Blackburn) Wingard 1904–1983 m. Anna (Marie) Wingard 1907–1987

William Blackburn's Timeline

8 Records

1842
Jan 1842
Birth of William Henry Blackburn in Carlton, Yorkshire, England
Carlton, Yorkshire, England
1842
27 Mar 1842
William Henry Blackburn was baptized in Rothwell, Holy Trinity, Yorkshire, England
Rothwell, Holy Trinity, Yorkshire, England
1851
Apr 1851
Age 9
William Henry Blackburn resided here in Town Street, Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
Town Street, Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
1861
Apr 1861
Age 19
William Henry Blackburn resided here in Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
1871
Apr 1871
Age 29
William Henry Blackburn resided here in Carlton, Yorkshire, England
Carlton, Yorkshire, England
1871
12 Dec 1871
Age 29
William Henry Blackburn resided here in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1881
Apr 1881
Age 39
William Henry Blackburn resided here in Normanton, Yorkshire, England
Normanton, Yorkshire, England
1919
Abt 1919
Age 77
Death of William Henry Blackburn in Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1842
    Event Place: Carlton, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 088001-091000
    [2] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 036501-039500
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4572; Folio: 128; Page: 89; GSU roll: 1342102
    [4] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4630; Folio: 76; Page: 6; GSU roll: 848404
    [5] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3359; Folio: 49; Page: 14; GSU roll: 543120
    [6] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2316; Folio: 364; Page: 14; GSU roll: 87536-87537
    [7] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Latrobe Bulletin; Publication Date: 26 Aug 1919; Publication Place: Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.731835,0.30008152,0.9222869&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1842
    Event Place: Rothwell, Holy Trinity, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: RDP9123

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Apr 1851
    Event Place: Town Street, Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2316; Folio: 364; Page: 14; GSU roll: 87536-87537

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Apr 1861
    Event Place: Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3359; Folio: 49; Page: 14; GSU roll: 543120

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Apr 1871
    Event Place: Carlton, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4630; Folio: 76; Page: 6; GSU roll: 848404

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1871
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Columbiana County, Ohio, U.S., Salem News Obituary Index, Salem Public Library; Salem, Ohio; Salem Public Library Obituary Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Apr 1881
    Event Place: Normanton, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4572; Folio: 128; Page: 89; GSU roll: 1342102

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1919
    Event Place: Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Latrobe Bulletin; Publication Date: 26 Aug 1919; Publication Place: Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.731835,0.30008152,0.9222869&xid=3355
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