John Blackwood

1696 - 1777  (81 years)

• Name	John Blackwood
  Birth	1696	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Baptism	2 Oct 1696	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1722	London, England
  	Merchant, engaged in the slave trade with John Cathcart, trading as Blackwood Cathcart
  Death	12 Nov 1777	Kent, England
  Person ID	I46165	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Sir Robert Blackwood,   b. 1642, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1720 (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Dame Janet Glass
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Shovell,   b. Daughter and co-heir of Admiral Sir Cloudsley Shov
  Family ID	F31841	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1696 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Baptism - 2 Oct 1696 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Merchant, engaged in the slave trade with John Cathcart, trading as Blackwood Cathcart - 1722 - London, England Death - 12 Nov 1777 - Kent, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3614] Births (OPR) Scotland, Edinburgh 685/1 130/61.