Although the ancestry of Barack Obama was widely reported in the US media during the 2008 presidential campaign, some dispute amongst genealogists remains concerning some of the earlier details. We have included the line of ancestry that appears to be the most secure, and have checked it as far as online sources permit, but cannot guarantee its accuracy.
Of all the major Blackett houses, Matfen Hall was one of only three in England still in the ownership of a member of the family, until its sale to Walwick Estate Group in 2020.
In addition to Stormont Castle, more than one property in Ireland has been lived in or owned by Blacketts.
In 1631 Christopher Blackett, the eldest brother of
Several sources, including Surtees, state that Beamish was purchased by Timothy Davison, the husband of Elizabeth Blackett, in 1683, but it is not clear from when, or indeed whether, they lived at the house. An IGI entry shows the June 1683 baptism of Timothy’s son John as of Beamish, but this is a member submission and appears to be incorrect in view of the dates shown below. (The baptism took place at St. Nicholas’s Church, Newcastle, as did those of John’s siblings).
Beamish Hall, a grade 2 listed building, is an elegant country house hotel (see its website) situated ten miles north of Durham City on the A693 between Chester le Street and Stanley, and a mile from the Beamish Open Air Museum, which sits within
Arbigland, an estate lying on the Solway Firth in Scotland is a relatively recent addition to the Blackett family properties. The present mansion house was built in 1755 by William Craik, whose family had acquired the estate in 1679.
In 1751 Sir Edward Blackett, 4th Bt., married
Whitfield lies in the area of Tynedale in South West Northumberland.
Prior’s House, Hexham (also known as Hexham Abbey, Abbey House, or Hexham Priory) was purchased by Sir William Blackett
