James Blake

1826–30 April 1888 (Age 62)
Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of James

When James Blake was born in 1826, in Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, William Blake, was 28 and his mother, Euphemia Farquhar, was 28. He married Mary Peattie on 1 September 1852, in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1871. He died on 30 April 1888, in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 62.

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Family Time Line

James Blake
1826–1888
Mary Peattie
1832–1902
Marriage: 1 September 1852
Margaret Blake
1851–1876
William Blake
1853–1898
Andrew Peattie Blake
1855–1920
James Blake
1855–
Peter Boyd Blake
1857–1875
Alexander Boyd Blake
1859–1928
Drummond Blake
1861–1927
John Blake
1864–1864
David Pettie Blake
1865–
Mary Blake
1870–1871
Euphemia Blake
1872–1931
John Blake
1874–
Peter Blake
1877–1951

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World Events (8)

1830
Age 4
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1832 · The Scottish Reform Act
Age 6
The Scottish Reform Act was introduced by Parliament that introduced changes to the election laws in Scotland. The Act didn’t change the method of how the counties elected members but adopted a different solution for each pair of counties. Ultimately, it brought about boundary changes so that some burghs would have more say for the country than others.
1843
Age 17
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

Name Meaning

1 English: variant of Black 1, meaning ‘swarthy’ or ‘dark-haired’, from a byform of the Old English adjective blæc, blac ‘black’, with change of vowel length.2 English: nickname from Old English blāc ‘wan’, ‘pale’, ‘white’, ‘fair’. In Middle English the two words blac and blāc, with opposite meanings, fell together as Middle English blake. In the absence of independent evidence as to whether the person referred to was dark or fair, it is now impossible to tell which sense was originally meant.3 Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Bláthmhaic ‘descendant of Bláthmhac’, a personal name from bláth ‘flower’, ‘blossom’, ‘fame’, ‘prosperity’ + mac ‘son’. In some instances, however, the Irish name is derived from Old English blæc ‘dark’, ‘swarthy’, as in 1 above. Many bearers are descended from Richard Caddell, nicknamed le blac, sheriff of Connacht in the early 14th century. The English name has been Gaelicized de Bláca.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Black
Blacklock
Blakes

Sources (16)

  • James Blake, "Scotland Census, 1861"
  • James Blake, "Scotland Census, 1871"
  • James Blake in entry for Euphemia Blake Baker, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"

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