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 5 » American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia, is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold.
- February 3 » American Revolutionary War: British forces seize the Dutch-owned Caribbean island Sint Eustatius.
- February 18 » Fourth Anglo-Dutch War: Captain Thomas Shirley opens his expedition against Dutch colonial outposts on the Gold Coast of Africa (present-day Ghana).
- June 3 » Jack Jouett begins his midnight ride to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of an impending raid by Banastre Tarleton.
- September 4 » Los Angeles is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels) by 44 Spanish settlers.
- 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
- 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.
- March 1 » The Articles of Confederation goes into effect in the United States.
- June 3 » Jack Jouett begins his midnight ride to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of an impending raid by Banastre Tarleton.
- August 24 » American Revolutionary War: A small force of Pennsylvania militia is ambushed and overwhelmed by an American Indian group, which forces George Rogers Clark to abandon his attempt to attack Detroit.
- 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.
- September 28 » American Revolution: American forces backed by a French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown.
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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