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William Giles Christopher Blake 1540 – 1600 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1600

Death Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: John Manor

Mother: Jane Rawson\Jugg

Spouse(s): Margaret Black

Children(s): David Blak

In 1540, William Giles Christopher Blake entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to John (The Elder) Black Blake, Lord Of Plainsfield Manor and Jane Anne "Dutchess of Sommerset" Rawson\Jugg. William Giles Christopher Blake married Margaret Black, and had children including David Blak. William Giles Christopher Blake passed away in 1600 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1540, William Giles Christopher Blake entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to John (The Elder) Black Blake, Lord Of Plainsfield Manor and Jane Anne "Dutchess of Sommerset" Rawson\Jugg.
  • William Giles Christopher Blake married Margaret Black, and had children including David Blak.
  • William Giles Christopher Blake passed away in 1600 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Blake's Ancestors

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William Blake
1540 – 1600
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John (The Elder) Black Blake, Lord Of Plainsfield Manor
1521 – 1576
Over Stowey, Somerset, England
Jane (Anne "Dutchess of Sommerset") Rawson\Jugg
1521 – 1595
Plainsfield, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Humphrey Blake
1494 – 1558
Whiteparish, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Agnes Blake
1501 – 1585
England
Great-Grandparents
William Littleton
1443 – 1507
Lady Littleton
1448 – 1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Blake's Descendants

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William (Giles Christopher) Blake (1540 – 1600) m. Margaret Black (1544 – 22 Feb 1600)
  1. 1. David Blak (27 APR 1569 – BEF 22 NOV 1637) m. *Helen Dowie (1567 – 28 Apr 1610)
    1. 1. James Black (1611 – JUL 1671) m. Agnes Horne (12 Jul 1615 – )
      1. 1. Margaret Black (24 Feb 1650 – 1762) m. James (Newton) Anderson (8 Aug 1648 – )
        1. 1. James Anderson (1679 – 5 Jul 1766) m. Janet ((Jonet)) Ramsay (10 Dec 1671 – )

William Blake's Timeline

4 Records

1540
1540
Birth of William Giles Christopher Blake in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1565
1565
Age 25
William Giles Christopher Blake was married in Dunfermline, Fife, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunfermline, Fife, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
1575
08 Jun 1575
Age 35
William Giles Christopher Blake was married
None
1600
1600
Age 60
Death of William Giles Christopher Blake in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 08 Jun 1575

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Fife: Dunfermline - Parish Register, 1561-1701

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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