Blackadder in Falkirk.

[RJ_Paton]

David and I have have corresponded by email and can confirm that it is the same Margaret Blackadder and that we have a few other generations in common.

[cathyX]

Hi I have just discovered this web site today and I note that there has been a few posts regarding the name blackadder, My grandmother came from midlothian and she was one of twelve children, I am realy interested in creating a family tree,I was just wondering how much information you have on this family name. I will come back to this web site but just in case I get lost my email address is (*)

Regards Catherine

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[David-G]

Hi Catherine,

Margaret Blackadder is my Gt Gt Gt Gt Grandmother. I have a little bit of information but not much. Your e-mail addrss was blanked out but I'll try and put more information here shortly.

I have my full tree on Genes Reunited and also http://davidagourlay.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=davidagourlay&view=9&rand=859686195


Regards

David

[RJ_Paton]

David - I take it you have the information about Robert Gourlay (son of John Gourlay & jean Sinclair) and his first wife and Family.

[David-G]

Hi,

Yes, I have Robert Gourlay (born 1842) - he is the link to the line of my 3rd cousin once removed. However I only have one wife for him, Barbara Ramsay. Do you have another wife for him?

David

[cathyX]

This is my grandmothers grandfather,William BLACKADDER born 1863   
Boreland, Gladstones, Liberton, Scotland he was married to Mary JAMIESON
born Abt. 1841. My grandmothers father was also called William BLACKADDER born 1863 he married Mary Brown Richie born 6 May 1863,married 1 Jun 1892, died 1940  Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland.They had twelve children of which my grandmother was one.


1.Arthur Brown RITCHIE 18 Oct 1885
2.Gilbert Ritchie BLACKADDER Abt. 1887 
3. M George Ritchie BLACKADDER  1889
4. Katherine (Kate) BLACKADDER   1898
5. William (Bill) BLACKADDER          1900
6. Euphemia(Effie)Ritchie BLACKADDER 1902
7.Agnes BLACKADDER 1904
8.Florence Blackadder
9.?
10.?
11.?
12. Mary Jamieson BLACKADDER  1ST April 1896

I am still searching for info as you can see some gaps to fill in,I am waiting on some info from Canada as a couple of the family members settled there.

Regards Catherine

[David-G]

Hi Catherine,

My Margaret Blackadder was born c1776. She's on the 1841 Census in St Ninians, Stirling with her husband James Sinclair. All their children were born in St Ninians.

She seems to be a couple of generations back from the family you mentioned. I had another search for Blackadders, but there are hundreds of them! A surprisingly common name. Maybe we have a link, but can you get further back with yours? I'd like to talk more about this with you.

If you do one more post here apparently we can "chat" via the site!

davidagourlay and you can find me on g m a i l (dot) c o m

David

[RJ_Paton]

Hi,

Yes, I have Robert Gourlay (born 1842) - he is the link to the line of my 3rd cousin once removed. However I only have one wife for him, Barbara Ramsay. Do you have another wife for him?

David

Yes, he married Elizabeth Morrison born c1843 in Glasgow  in 1863 and she died in Alloa in    1879.

email sent with details

[Pam Chetland]

Hi David and Catherine

I have a lot of information on the Blackadders in Falkirk Stirlingshire and have been trying to link them to the Blackadders in Stirling, if anyone can help me with that I would be grateful

The Margaret Blackadder you mention b 1776 in Stirling, I think had a brother James Blackadder b abt 1765, the reason I think there is a connection is, they were both in Milton Stirlingshire on the 1841 census and they both had sons who were nailers which in my expereience is very much a family occupation

I have the death certs for three of the above James Blackadder's children, on two of them he is described as a nailer and on the other he is described as a weaver which he probably became as he got older

I also have quite a bit of information on the Stirling Blackadders, all of which I am happy to share

Regards
Pam