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Blackburn Family History
Blackburn Genealogy & Family TreeBlackburn is an English name from Lancashire, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from the Old English word burn which means "stream" and referred someone near an area of muddy, dark water. The earliest known ancestor--Willelmus de Blakeburne--was recorded in 1243. The family motto is Sans recuiller jamais which means "Without ever receding."
Other spellings include "Blackburne," "Blackbyrn," "Blackbirn," "Blackborn," and "Blackbyrne." Notable people with the surname include American actor Tyler Blackburn (Pretty Little Liars, Ravenswood, Peach Plum Pear), American baseball player Earl Blackburn (Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves), and American baseball player George Blackburn (Baltimore Orioles). The first Blackburn to come to America was James Blackburn in Virginia in 1624.
Blackburn Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Billy Gene Blackburn -- --, 1927 Missouri
- Delilah Blackburn -- --, 1803 December 0, 1871 Virginia
- Lambeth Tye Blackburn -- --, 1710 December 0, 1775 Virginia
- Adam Blackburn -- --, 1238 December 0, 1336
- Martha Blackburn -- --, 1562 December 0, 1621
Blackburn Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Levi Blackburn -- --, 1794 May 0, 1871
- Henry Blackburn -- --, 1150 England
- Ann Maria Blackburn -- --, 1830 March 0, 1869
- Levi Blackburn -- --, 1794 May 0, 1871
- William Elbert Blackburn -- --, 1920 February 15, 1980
