Black
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Name Black [1] Born West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland 
[1] Gender Female Person ID I421 Hamilton and Ridley family tree Last Modified 23 Jun 2013
Father John Black, b. Abt 1727, d. Abt 1825 (Age ~ 98 years) Relationship Birth Mother Helen Steel Relationship Birth Married 4 Aug 1754 Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland [2] Family ID F560 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - - West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland 
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Notes - "Owing to complete lack of information regarding the Black who became a minister, and the fact that his elder brother had no male issue, it is necessary to reckon line of descent through John, second Liltie-co-kee son, who represents the second generation of Breich Water Blacks. His wife was Helen Steel, of Turnhigh, her grandfather having been a proscribed Covenanter in the reign of Charles II.
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To John and Helen were born five sons and five daughters." [1]
- "Owing to complete lack of information regarding the Black who became a minister, and the fact that his elder brother had no male issue, it is necessary to reckon line of descent through John, second Liltie-co-kee son, who represents the second generation of Breich Water Blacks. His wife was Helen Steel, of Turnhigh, her grandfather having been a proscribed Covenanter in the reign of Charles II.
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Sources - [S-1643032318] Melodies and Memories with a history of the Blacks of Breich Water District, John Black, (Glasgow A. M'Laren & Son), Accessed 23 Jun 2013.
- [S-1643032355] Scotland Old Parish Registers Marriages & Proclamations of Banns 1538-1854, General Register Office for Scotland, (brightsolid).
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- [S-1643032318] Melodies and Memories with a history of the Blacks of Breich Water District, John Black, (Glasgow A. M'Laren & Son), Accessed 23 Jun 2013.