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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
- Margaret Blackburn -- --, 1750 October 6, 1829
- William Burton Blackburn -- --, 1796 June 17, 1870 North Carolina
- Effie Blackburn -- --, 1867 December 0, 1944 Alabama
- Armintia Caroline Blackburn -- --, 1853 July 16, 1903
- John William Blackburn -- --, 1873 February 20, 1957 Ontario
Blackburn Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Nellie Blackburn -- --, 1880 March 16, 1880 Utah
- Sherman Blackburn -- --, 1902 December 0, 1903 Utah
- Joseph Blackburn -- --, 1846 August 24, 1917
- Rosa Bell Blackburn -- --, 1902 February 16, 1969 Utah
- Kathleen Louise Blackburn -- --, 1957 July 14, 1957 Ohio
