William Blackwood

• Name	William Blackwood
  Gender	Male
  Title Suffix	of Spitletoune  [1]
  Occupation	12 Oct 1642	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Merchant Burgess and Guild Brother of Edinburgh - date admitted by right of wife Agnes, daughter to umq. Johne Burdoun, merchant (corslet)
  Property	14 Apr 1656	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  	Bond by John Scharp [Sharp] of Houston to William Blaikwood [Blackwood], merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, and Agnes Burdons [Burdon], his spouse, for £173. (Cancelled).
  Property	11 Dec 1657	Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland   [4]
  	Signature of the lands of Spitteltown etc granted to Robert Blackwood, William Blackwood and his wife Agnes Burdom (Burden, Burdon).
  Property	19 Jun 1667	Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Sold the lands of Spitletoune to Charles Maitland of Haltoun. Witnesses: John Falconer, Master of the mInt, John Falconer, Warden of the MInt and Mt James Lauder, servitor to mr David Watson, WS
  Person ID	I46638	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family	Agnes Burdon
  Children	1. William Blackwood,   b. 1648, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Robert Blackwood,   b. 1644, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - Merchant Burgess and Guild Brother of Edinburgh - date admitted by right of wife Agnes, daughter to umq. Johne Burdoun, merchant (corslet) - 12 Oct 1642 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Property - Bond by John Scharp [Sharp] of Houston to William Blaikwood [Blackwood], merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, and Agnes Burdons [Burdon], his spouse, for £173. (Cancelled). - 14 Apr 1656 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Property - Signature of the lands of Spitteltown etc granted to Robert Blackwood, William Blackwood and his wife Agnes Burdom (Burden, Burdon). - 11 Dec 1657 - Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland Property - Sold the lands of Spitletoune to Charles Maitland of Haltoun. Witnesses: John Falconer, Master of the mInt, John Falconer, Warden of the MInt and Mt James Lauder, servitor to mr David Watson, WS - 19 Jun 1667 - Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), GD86/1002. [S3594] Boog Watson, Charles B., Roll of Edinburgh Burgesses and Guild-Brethren, 1406-1700, p61. [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), GD30/1337. [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), SIG1/7/51.