Sir Walter Calverley BlackettAge: 69 years1707–1777
- Name
- Sir Walter Calverley Blackett
- Surname
- Blackett
- Given names
- Sir Walter Calverley
| Birth | December 18, 1707 37 21 |
| Christening | January 15, 1708 (Age 28 days) |
| Birth of a sister | Julia Calverley May 20, 1714 (Age 6 years) |
| Christening of a sister | Julia Calverley June 17, 1714 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Julia Conyers August 16, 1722 (Age 14 years) |
| Burial of a maternal grandmother | Julia Conyers August 21, 1722 (Age 14 years) |
| Marriage | Elizabeth Orde alias Blackett — View this family August 27, 1729 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Elizabeth Blackett July 5, 1735 (Age 27 years) |
| Christening of a daughter | Elizabeth Blackett August 6, 1735 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a mother | Julia Blackett September 16, 1736 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a father | Sir Walter Calverley October 15, 1749 (Age 41 years) |
| Burial of a father | Sir Walter Calverley October 22, 1749 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Elizabeth Blackett May 23, 1752 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a wife | Elizabeth Orde alias Blackett September 21, 1759 (Age 51 years) |
| Burial of a wife | Elizabeth Orde alias Blackett September 27, 1759 (Age 51 years) |
| Death | February 14, 1777 (Age 69 years) |
| Burial | August 15, 1778 (18 months after death) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Sir Walter Calverley Birth: January 15, 1670 40 — Calverley, Yorks. Death: October 15, 1749 |
| mother |
Julia Blackett Birth: May 18, 1686 29 17 Death: September 16, 1736 — Calverley, Yorks, |
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Marriage: January 7, 1707 — St. Andrew, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nthmd. |
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11 months himself |
Sir Walter Calverley Blackett Birth: December 18, 1707 37 21 — Esholt, Yorks. Death: February 14, 1777 — Half Moon Street, St. George Hanover Square Parish, London |
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6 years younger sister |
Julia Calverley Birth: May 20, 1714 44 28 — Calverley, Yorks. Death: December 28, 1787 |
| Family with Elizabeth Orde alias Blackett |
| himself |
Sir Walter Calverley Blackett Birth: December 18, 1707 37 21 — Esholt, Yorks. Death: February 14, 1777 — Half Moon Street, St. George Hanover Square Parish, London |
| wife |
Elizabeth Orde alias Blackett Birth: December 10, 1711 21 25 Death: September 21, 1759 |
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Marriage: August 27, 1729 — St. Andrew, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nthmd. |
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| son | |
| daughter |
Elizabeth Blackett Birth: July 5, 1735 27 23 — Northumberland Death: May 23, 1752 — Kensington, London |
| Note | Baptised privately on the day of his birth 18 Dec 1707. At public baptism godfathers were Sir Walter Hawksworth of Hawksworth and Shem Bridges Esquire "who married an aunt of his mother". Godmother Mrs. Francis Calverley, grandmother. 2nd Baronet. By private Act of Parliament 1733 changed his name from Calverley to Blackett to conform to the terms of the Will of his uncle, Sir William Blackett, so that his wife would succeed to Sir William's estate. M.P. for Newcastle and Mayor of the city 5 times. Known as the "King of Newcastle." Disposed of Calverley estates to John Thornhill 1755. Acquired Longwitton estate, Northumberland, from William Swinburne 21 & 22 Nov 1776. Died without surviving issue. He had previously been buried in Kensington, London, but in accordance with his instructions his remains were subsequently disinterred and brought from the church at Kensington 29 Jul 1778 and reburied at Calverley 15 Aug 1778, when age shown as 69. Built at his own expense the workhouse at Calverley-cum-Farsley 1756. Some sources show his date of birth as 29 Dec 1708. Probate dated 19 Feb 1777. |
| Note | Licence dated 18 Feb 1729, Walter Calverley, Elizabeth Blackett. Articles of Agreement previous to the marriage dated 26 Aug 1729. |