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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.
James succeeded his father in the croft or farm of Liltie-co-kee, his wife being Agnes Mochrie. There were two sons and five daughters. William, eldest son, was married to Catherine, daughter of Mr Waddell, of Crofthead, and their family consisted of two daughters. The William just mentioned became laird' of East Whitburn. Even a modest lairdship is a desirable thing. Maybe he married " a lass wi' a tocher." James, second son of James, became a Dissenting Minister in Dundee, and died there, it is stated, but. unfortunately, there is here a total blank in the historical record. Some one may yet supply some of the missing links. It may be stated, that in Whitburn Churchyard is an old gravestone,.in good preservation, recording the deaths of William Black and Mary Tod, the former in 1742, the latter in 1767 (age not given) ; also the death of their eldest son, James, in 1800, aged 78 years, and Agnes Mochrie, his wife, in 1802, aged 73 years. Further, William, son of James, died in 1829, aged 68 years, and his wife, Catherine Waddell, in 183(, aged 80 years.
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