William Alexander Blackett 1865–1939

William Alexander Blackett, 1865–1939 (aged 74 years)

Name

William Alexander Blackett

Name: William Alexander /Blackett/
Surname: Blackett
Given names: William Alexander

Sex Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	1865 33 24 Happy Valley, Victoria, Australia
Birth of a sister	Amelia Blackett 1867 (aged 2 years) Happy Valley, Victoria, Australia
Birth of a brother	John James Blackett 1869 (aged 4 years) Happy Valley, Victoria, Australia
Birth of a sister	Mary Ellen Blackett 1871 (aged 6 years) Happy Valley, Victoria, Australia
Birth of a sister	Margaret Rosetta Blackett 1873 (aged 8 years) Scarsdale, Victoria, Australia
Birth of a brother	Francis Arthur Blackett (aka Matthew George Seager) 18 February 1876 (aged 11 years) Scarsdale, Victoria, Australia
Birth of a sister	Alice Maude Blackett 19 July 1878 (aged 13 years) Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Birth of a brother	Cephas Augustus Mortimer (Mortimer Charles) Blackett MBE 28 January 1881 (aged 16 years) Franklin, Tasmania, Australia
Christening of a brother	Cephas Augustus Mortimer (Mortimer Charles) Blackett MBE 5 July 1881 (aged 16 years) Franklin, Tasmania, Australia
Birth of a brother	Franklin Reginald Leigh Blackett (Black) 11 June 1883 (aged 18 years) Franklin, Tasmania, Australia
Christening of a brother	Franklin Reginald Leigh Blackett (Black) 3 December 1883 (aged 18 years) Franklin, Tasmania, Australia
Birth of a brother	Howard (Ted) Blackett 14 October 1886 (aged 21 years) Port Sorell, Tasmania, Australia
Marriage	Alpha French — View this family 26 November 1890 (aged 25 years) Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Death of a father	William Alexander Blackett 16 May 1895 (aged 30 years) East Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
Birth of a son	William Alexander (Alec) Blackett 1895 (aged 30 years) Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Birth of a son	Horace Raymond Blackett 25 November 1897 (aged 32 years) Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Death of a sister	Mary Ellen Blackett 27 May 1899 (aged 34 years) Tasmania, Australia
Birth of a daughter	Nellie Dorothy Blackett 1899 (aged 34 years) Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Birth of a daughter	Claudia Mary Blackett 1901 (aged 36 years) Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Birth of a daughter	Jean Blackett 1904 (aged 39 years) Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Death of a mother	Margaret Madden 1909 (aged 44 years) Launceston, Tasmania
Death of a brother	Howard (Ted) Blackett 2 May 1915 (aged 50 years) Gaba Tepe, Dardanelles, Turkey
Death of a son	Horace Raymond Blackett 17 June 1918 (aged 53 years) Near Frechencourt, Somme, France
Death of a sister	Clara (Clare) Victoria Blackett 6 April 1921 (aged 56 years) Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Death of a sister	Margaret Rosetta Blackett 18 May 1932 (aged 67 years) Tasmania, Australia
Death of a brother	Cephas Augustus Mortimer (Mortimer Charles) Blackett MBE 10 August 1938 (aged 73 years) Johannesburg, South Africa
Death	21 April 1939 (aged 74 years) Tasmania, Australia

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: about 1832 — Montreal, Lower Canada (see Note) Marriage: 21 November 1858 — Pitfield Schoolhouse, Woady Yalock, Victoria, Australia Death: 16 May 1895 — East Devonport, Tasmania, Australia Unique identifier: 8FACAAEFF1FFEB48A70A1F61F9E67358D25B Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Margaret Madden Clara (Clare) Victoria Blackett Annie Blackett Evelyn Blackett William Alexander Blackett Amelia Blackett John James Blackett Mary Ellen Blackett Margaret Rosetta Blackett Francis Arthur Blackett (aka Matthew George Seager) Alice Maude Blackett Cephas Augustus Mortimer (Mortimer Charles) Blackett MBE Franklin Reginald Leigh Blackett (Black) Howard (Ted) Blackett William Alexander Blackett 1832–1895 Birth: about 1832 — Montreal, Lower Canada (see Note) Death: 16 May 1895 — East Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
mother	Links Birth: about 1841 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 21 November 1858 — Pitfield Schoolhouse, Woady Yalock, Victoria, Australia Death: 1909 — Launceston, Tasmania Unique identifier: 8FACAAEFF1FFEB48A70A1F61F9E67358D25B Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Alexander Blackett Clara (Clare) Victoria Blackett Annie Blackett Evelyn Blackett William Alexander Blackett Amelia Blackett John James Blackett Mary Ellen Blackett Margaret Rosetta Blackett Francis Arthur Blackett (aka Matthew George Seager) Alice Maude Blackett Cephas Augustus Mortimer (Mortimer Charles) Blackett MBE Franklin Reginald Leigh Blackett (Black) Howard (Ted) Blackett Margaret Madden 1841–1909 Birth: about 1841 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1909 — Launceston, Tasmania
Marriage	Marriage — 21 November 1858 — Pitfield Schoolhouse, Woady Yalock, Victoria, Australia
14 months elder sister	Links Birth: 1859 27 18 — Lucknow, Victoria, Australia Marriage: 24 November 1897 — KIngston, Tasmania, Australia Death: 6 April 1921 — Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Unique identifier: 79F71BADA26796408418DAA7CEE61D5F6417 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Clement Edmund Rollins Edmund Blackett Hope Rollins Clara (Clare) Victoria Blackett 1859–1921 Birth: 1859 27 18 — Lucknow, Victoria, Australia Death: 6 April 1921 — Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
3 years elder sister	Links Birth: 1861 29 20 — Happy Valley, Linton, Victoria, Australia Death: 21 August 1862 — Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Burial: Linton Cemetery, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Annie Blackett 1861–1862 Birth: 1861 29 20 — Happy Valley, Linton, Victoria, Australia Death: 21 August 1862 — Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: 1 April 1863 31 22 — Linton, Victoria, Australia Marriage: 1901 — Tasmania, Australia Death: 18 October 1943 — Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Unique identifier: 0762B3C6DF02844087132F2666B860847891 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William John Coombs Reid Roma Margaret Reid Evelyn Blackett 1863–1943 Birth: 1 April 1863 31 22 — Linton, Victoria, Australia Death: 18 October 1943 — Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
3 years himself	Links Birth: 1865 33 24 — Happy Valley, Victoria, Australia Marriage: 26 November 1890 — Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Death: 21 April 1939 — Tasmania, Australia Unique identifier: 9EC071CA83B86E4483B3177CBC3C41068E6B Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Alpha French William Alexander (Alec) Blackett Horace Raymond Blackett Nellie Dorothy Blackett Claudia Mary Blackett Jean Blackett William Alexander Blackett 1865–1939 Birth: 1865 33 24 — Happy Valley, Victoria, Australia Death: 21 April 1939 — Tasmania, Australia
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: 1867 35 26 — Happy Valley, Victoria, Australia Marriage: 17 September 1890 — Port Frederick, Tasmania, Australia Death: 1951 — Victoria, Australia Unique identifier: 801D477DBD3DAA4E8976B2E38E8CD028F98C Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Frederick Cleaver Evelyn Rosalind Cleaver Mildred Doris Cleaver Frederick Blackett Cleaver Clarice May Cleaver Hilda Margaret Cleaver Laura Irene Cleaver Amelia Blackett 1867–1951 Birth: 1867 35 26 — Happy Valley, Victoria, Australia Death: 1951 — Victoria, Australia
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: 1869 37 28 — Happy Valley, Victoria, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John James Blackett 1869– Birth: 1869 37 28 — Happy Valley, Victoria, Australia
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: 1871 39 30 — Happy Valley, Victoria, Australia Death: 27 May 1899 — Tasmania, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary Ellen Blackett 1871–1899 Birth: 1871 39 30 — Happy Valley, Victoria, Australia Death: 27 May 1899 — Tasmania, Australia
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: 1873 41 32 — Scarsdale, Victoria, Australia Marriage: 19 September 1906 — Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Death: 18 May 1932 — Tasmania, Australia Unique identifier: 4AB97EA16C6DF349B2EF95627DED81E19B75 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Arthur Leopold Luttrell Hilda Jean Luttrell Margaret Rosetta Blackett 1873–1932 Birth: 1873 41 32 — Scarsdale, Victoria, Australia Death: 18 May 1932 — Tasmania, Australia
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: 18 February 1876 44 35 — Scarsdale, Victoria, Australia Marriage: 1 June 1909 — Woolston, New Zealand Unique identifier: F923A90F051B2A49A9F8DB468654959E36A4 Marriage: 4 December 1916 — New Zealand (see note) Death: 18 July 1945 — Wellington, New Zealand Unique identifier: C5A5E60F2B9E4C4E9C97C10B51FE332E7166 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Leila Bertha Hitchings Allan Frederick Blackett Colin James Blackett Franklin Jefrey Blackett Family with spouse Lillian Jane Sutherland Francis Arthur Blackett (aka Matthew George Seager) 1876–1945 Birth: 18 February 1876 44 35 — Scarsdale, Victoria, Australia Death: 18 July 1945 — Wellington, New Zealand
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: 19 July 1878 46 37 — Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Death: 20 May 1947 — St. Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Burial: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Alice Maude Blackett 1878–1947 Birth: 19 July 1878 46 37 — Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Death: 20 May 1947 — St. Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: 28 January 1881 49 40 — Franklin, Tasmania, Australia Christening: 5 July 1881 49 40 — Franklin, Tasmania, Australia Death: 10 August 1938 — Johannesburg, South Africa Burial: Brixton Cemetery, Johannesburg, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Cephas Augustus Mortimer (Mortimer Charles) Blackett MBE 1881–1938 Birth: 28 January 1881 49 40 — Franklin, Tasmania, Australia Death: 10 August 1938 — Johannesburg, South Africa
2 years younger brother	Links Birth: 11 June 1883 51 42 — Franklin, Tasmania, Australia Christening: 3 December 1883 51 42 — Franklin, Tasmania, Australia Marriage: 1923 — New Zealand Death: 1953 — Wellington, New Zealand Unique identifier: 56AE957A473E81439B15CF8F3C2D25968EB4 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Reid Bates Reginald Frank Blackett (Black) Kingsley Rupert Blackett (Black) Ruby Blackett (Black) Franklin Reginald Leigh Blackett (Black) 1883–1953 Birth: 11 June 1883 51 42 — Franklin, Tasmania, Australia Death: 1953 — Wellington, New Zealand
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: 14 October 1886 54 45 — Port Sorell, Tasmania, Australia Death: 2 May 1915 — Gaba Tepe, Dardanelles, Turkey Burial: Lone Pine Memorial, Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, Turkey Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Howard (Ted) Blackett 1886–1915 Birth: 14 October 1886 54 45 — Port Sorell, Tasmania, Australia Death: 2 May 1915 — Gaba Tepe, Dardanelles, Turkey

Family with Alpha French
himself	Links Birth: 1865 33 24 — Happy Valley, Victoria, Australia Marriage: 26 November 1890 — Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Death: 21 April 1939 — Tasmania, Australia Unique identifier: 9EC071CA83B86E4483B3177CBC3C41068E6B Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Alpha French William Alexander (Alec) Blackett Horace Raymond Blackett Nellie Dorothy Blackett Claudia Mary Blackett Jean Blackett William Alexander Blackett 1865–1939 Birth: 1865 33 24 — Happy Valley, Victoria, Australia Death: 21 April 1939 — Tasmania, Australia
wife	Links Birth: about 1870 Marriage: 26 November 1890 — Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Unique identifier: 9EC071CA83B86E4483B3177CBC3C41068E6B Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Alexander Blackett William Alexander (Alec) Blackett Horace Raymond Blackett Nellie Dorothy Blackett Claudia Mary Blackett Jean Blackett Alpha French 1870– Birth: about 1870
Marriage	Marriage — 26 November 1890 — Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
5 years son	Links Birth: 1895 30 25 — Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Death: 11 March 1954 — Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Alexander (Alec) Blackett 1895–1954 Birth: 1895 30 25 — Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Death: 11 March 1954 — Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
3 years son	Links Birth: 25 November 1897 32 27 — Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Death: 17 June 1918 — Near Frechencourt, Somme, France Burial: Communal Cemetery, Frechencourt, Somme, France Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Horace Raymond Blackett 1897–1918 Birth: 25 November 1897 32 27 — Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Death: 17 June 1918 — Near Frechencourt, Somme, France
2 years daughter	Links Birth: 1899 34 29 — Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Nellie Dorothy Blackett 1899– Birth: 1899 34 29 — Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
3 years daughter	Links Birth: 1901 36 31 — Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Claudia Mary Blackett 1901– Birth: 1901 36 31 — Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
4 years daughter	Links Birth: 1904 39 34 — Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Jean Blackett 1904– Birth: 1904 39 34 — Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

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Note	Together with Henry French [wife's family?] was Attorney of Atlas Assurance Company in Launceston, Tasmania 1899.

Extra information

Unique identifier

FA4A08AF2FFD8D4CB1C563D09DE96AEE87C8

Last change

6 May 2023 – 15:29:36

Author of last change: alkirtley

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Family with parents
father Parents Alexander Henry (Hal) Blackett Mary Jane …	William Alexander Blackett 1832–1895
mother Parents William Madden Margaret Camble	Margaret Madden 1841–1909
elder sister Family Clement Edmund Rollins Edmund Blackett Hope Rollins	Clara (Clare) Victoria Blackett 1859–1921
elder sister	Annie Blackett 1861–1862
elder sister Family William John Coombs Reid Roma Margaret Reid	Evelyn Blackett 1863–1943
himself	William Alexander Blackett 1865–1939
younger sister Family Frederick Cleaver Evelyn Rosalind Cleaver Mildred Doris Cleaver Frederick Blackett Cleaver Clarice May Cleaver Hilda Margaret Cleaver Laura Irene Cleaver	Amelia Blackett 1867–1951
younger brother	John James Blackett 1869–
younger sister	Mary Ellen Blackett 1871–1899
younger sister Family Arthur Leopold Luttrell Hilda Jean Luttrell	Margaret Rosetta Blackett 1873–1932
younger brother Family Leila Bertha Hitchings Allan Frederick Blackett Colin James Blackett Franklin Jefrey Blackett Family Lillian Jane Sutherland	Francis Arthur Blackett (aka Matthew George Seager) 1876–1945
younger sister	Alice Maude Blackett 1878–1947
younger brother	Cephas Augustus Mortimer (Mortimer Charles) Blackett MBE 1881–1938
younger brother Family Elizabeth Reid Bates Reginald Frank Blackett (Black) Kingsley Rupert Blackett (Black) Ruby Blackett (Black)	Franklin Reginald Leigh Blackett (Black) 1883–1953
younger brother	Howard (Ted) Blackett 1886–1915

Family with Alpha French
himself	William Alexander Blackett 1865–1939
wife	Alpha French 1870–
son Family Gladys Augusta Brown	William Alexander (Alec) Blackett 1895–1954
son	Horace Raymond Blackett 1897–1918
daughter	Nellie Dorothy Blackett 1899–
daughter	Claudia Mary Blackett 1901–
daughter	Jean Blackett 1904–

Descendants

William Alexander Blackett(1865–1939)
- Alpha French1890