Brief Life History of James
When James Blackey was born in 1769, in Grassington, Yorkshire, England, his father, Francis Blacka, was 37 and his mother, Ellin Demaine, was 36. He married Anne Nancy Darwent on 31 May 1790, in Linton, Yorkshire, England. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. He died in 1815, in Linton in Craven, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 46.
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- James Blackey, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- James Blackley, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- James in entry for Richard Black, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
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1770 · Boston Tea Party
Thousands of British troops were sent to Boston to enforce Britain's tax laws. Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea. Americans, disguised as Native Americans, dumped chests of tea imported by the East India Company into the Boston Harbor in protest. This escalated tensions between the American Colonies and the British government.
1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World
On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the "shot heard around the world" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England.
1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia
The first fleet of convicts sailed from England to Australia on May 13, 1787. By 1868, over 150,000 felons had been exiled to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and Western Australia.
Name Meaning
English: see Blakey .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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