Birrell family tree » William Black (1781-1865)
Personal data William Black
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5- He was born on October 16, 1781 in North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland.Sources 1, 2, 3, 5
- He was baptized on October 21, 1781 in North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland.Source 2
- Resident:
- in the year 1841: North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland.Source 3
- in the year 1851: North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland.Source 5
- in the year 1861: North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland.Source 1
- He died in the year 1865 in North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland, he was 83 years old.
- A child of George Black and Allison Kilgour
Household of William Black
He is married to Elizabeth Spence.
They got married in the year 31 at Dunbar,East Lothian,Scotland.Source 4
Child(ren):
- George Black 1810-????
- William Black 1816-1899
- John Black 1819-1873
Timeline William Black
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Sources
- 1861 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, Parish: North Berwick; ED: 1; Page: 3; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1861_134 / Ancestry.com
- Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- 1841 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, Parish: North Berwick; ED: 3; Page: 5; Line: 390; Year: 1841 / Ancestry.com
- Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- 1851 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, Parish: North Berwick; ED: 3; Page: 8; Line: 19; Roll: CSSCT1851_193; Year: 1851 / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday October 16, 1781
- The temperature on October 16, 1781 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1781: Source: Wikipedia
- January 17 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cowpens: Continental troops under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton at the battle in South Carolina.
- February 3 » American Revolutionary War: British forces seize the Dutch-owned Caribbean island Sint Eustatius.
- March 13 » William Herschel discovers Uranus.
- April 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique.
- September 8 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina, the war's last significant battle in the Southern theater, ends in a narrow British tactical victory.
- October 19 » American Revolutionary War: The siege of Yorktown comes to an end.
Christening day October 21, 1781
- The temperature on October 21, 1781 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1781: Source: Wikipedia
- February 3 » American Revolutionary War: British forces seize the Dutch-owned Caribbean island Sint Eustatius.
- March 13 » William Herschel discovers Uranus.
- March 15 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Guilford Court House: Near present-day Greensboro, North Carolina, 1,900 British troops under General Charles Cornwallis defeat a mixed American force numbering 4,400 in a Pyrrhic victory.
- April 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique.
- October 19 » American Revolutionary War: The siege of Yorktown comes to an end.
- October 20 » The Patent of Toleration, providing limited freedom of worship, is approved in Austria.
Same birth/death day
- 1758 » Noah Webster, American lexicographer († 1843)
- 1762 » Paul Hamilton, American soldier and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of the Navy († 1816)
- 1789 » William Burton, American physician and politician, 39th Governor of Delaware († 1866)
- 1795 » William Buell Sprague, American minister, historian, and author († 1876)
- 1802 » Isaac Murphy, American educator and politician, 8th Governor of Arkansas († 1882)
- 1803 » Robert Stephenson, English railway and civil engineer († 1859)
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