History of the Blacketts
Details:
- Author(s) Kirtley, Allan, Patricia Longbottom & Martin Blackett
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2013
- Pages 182pp; illus
- Publisher The Blacketts
Topics:
- Name Cultural assets collection & patronage
Countries:
Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
Notes:
A family history from the 14th century but mostly from the 17th, with a focus throughout on the Newcastle branch of merchants, colliery owners and landowners, their family connections, country houses and estates. Chapters include: 'Where they came from (14th & 15th centuries)'; 'A step up the social ladder (16th century)'; 'Winner and losers (17th century)'; 'What's in a name? (18th century)'; 'The age of steam (19th century)'; 'War and peace (20th & 21st centuries)' Appendices largely contain transcriptions of documents, especially wills [pp127-60]