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He was [[Lord Dean of Guild]] in Edinburgh from around 1700.<ref>http://www.maclean.org/clan-maclean-history/pitreavie-castle-2.php</ref> He was awarded a [[coat of arms]] by the [[Lord Lyon]] in 1704.<ref>https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/a/l/Douglas-G-Hall-1/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-1377.html</ref> |
He was [[Lord Dean of Guild]] in Edinburgh from around 1700.<ref>http://www.maclean.org/clan-maclean-history/pitreavie-castle-2.php</ref> He was awarded a [[coat of arms]] by the [[Lord Lyon]] in 1704.<ref>https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/a/l/Douglas-G-Hall-1/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-1377.html</ref> |
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In 1711 he purchased [[Pitreavie Castle]] from [[Archibald Primrose, 1st Earl of Rosebery]]. In the same year he became [[Lord Provost of Edinburgh]]. He was succeeded in 1713 by [[Sir George Warrender, 1st Baronet|George Warrender]] of [[Lochend, Edinburgh|Lochend]].{{cn}} |
In 1711 he purchased [[Pitreavie Castle]] from [[Archibald Primrose, 1st Earl of Rosebery]]. In the same year he became [[Lord Provost of Edinburgh]]. He was succeeded in 1713 by [[Sir George Warrender, 1st Baronet|George Warrender]] of [[Lochend, Edinburgh|Lochend]].{{cn|date=February 2019}} |
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Blackwood died in 1720 but the castle remained in his family line until the end of the 19th century. |
Blackwood died in 1720 but the castle remained in his family line until the end of the 19th century. |
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Robert Blackwood of Pitreavie (1624–1720) was an 17th century Scottish silk merchant who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1711 to 1713.
Life
He was born in 1624 the son of George Blackwood (d.1666). He was descended from Adam Blackwood through Rev William Blackwood of Duddingston in 1584.[1]
He was Lord Dean of Guild in Edinburgh from around 1700.[2] He was awarded a coat of arms by the Lord Lyon in 1704.[3]
In 1711 he purchased Pitreavie Castle from Archibald Primrose, 1st Earl of Rosebery. In the same year he became Lord Provost of Edinburgh. He was succeeded in 1713 by George Warrender of Lochend.[citation needed]
Blackwood died in 1720 but the castle remained in his family line until the end of the 19th century.
Family
Around 1695 he married Ann Steuart, possibly his second wife and presumably many years his junior as she lived until 1783.[4]
His heir was his eldest son Robert Blackwood (d.1767).
References
- ^ https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/a/l/Douglas-G-Hall-1/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-1377.html
- ^ http://www.maclean.org/clan-maclean-history/pitreavie-castle-2.php
- ^ https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/a/l/Douglas-G-Hall-1/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-1377.html
- ^ http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/famgen/getperson.php?personID=I169955&tree=
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