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Robert Black                                       1838-1920 Robert was born on 14 May 1838, the son of David Black and Jane McAlpine, in Glasgow. He was educated at Glasgow University from 1854 to 1857. On 2 April 1871 he was Minister of the UP Church in Hamilton. From 1878 to 1891 he was District Secretary of the British and Foreign Bible Society. He was educated at Downing College, Cambridge from 9 April 1883 to 1886. From 1886 to 1890 he was Chaplain, St Andrew-the-less,Cambridge. From 1891 to 1904 he was Vicar of Ramsey, Huntingdon. From 1892 to 1913 he was Surrogate, Diocese of Ely. From 1899 to 1904 he was Rural Dean of St Ives. From 1904 to 1913 he was Rector of Sawtree All Saints' with St Andrew's, Huntingdon. He was resident in Exmouth, Devon. On 2 April 1911 he was a Clergyman, Established Church in Sawtry. He died on 23 July 1920 in Bridestow, Devon Louisa Catherine Potter                      1847-1931 Louisa was born on 11 August 1847, the daughter of Lewis Potter and Margaret Muirhead, at Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland. She was educated at Miss Law's School in 1862 in Hamilton. She won a prize for Examination on the Epistle to the Galatians, plus a Special prize for Biblical knowledge I have identified the following children.

	David	Born 14 Aug 1869		Hamilton, Lanarkshire
	Lewis Potter	Born 10 Nov 1871		Hamilton, Lanarkshire	Married Sarah Jane Gomm
	Robert Hamilton	Born 28 Mar 1874		Liverpool
	James George	Born abt 1877		Liverpool

Birth of Parents

Robert Black

b:14 May 1838         Glasgow son of David Black and Jane McAlpine

Louisa Catherine Potter

b: 11 Aug 1847                   Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland daughter of Lewis Potter and Margaret Muirhead

Marriage

13 Jul 1868 Robert Black Louisa Catherine Potter

Hamilton, Lanarkshire

Children

David Black

b: 14 Aug 1869               Hamilton, Lanarkshire son of Robert Black and Louisa Catherine Potter

1871 Census	Vol-145	3 April 1871	Hamilton, Lanarkshire
Union Street
Robert Black Louisa C. (Wife) David Plus 2 Servants	Age 32 Age 23 Age 1	Minister U.P. Church	Glasgow Partick Hamilton	Lanarkshire Lanarkshire Lanarkshire	14 May 1838 11 Aug 1847 14 Aug 1869

Lewis Potter Black

b: 10 Nov 1871               Hamilton, Lanarkshire son of Robert Black and Louisa Catherine Potter

Robert Hamilton Black

b: 28 Mar 1874               Liverpool, Lancashire       1874 2Q Liverpool 8b 139 son of Robert Black and Louisa Catherine Potter

James George Black

b: abt 1877               Liverpool, Lancashire       1877 1Q Liverpool 8b 144 son of Robert Black and Louisa Catherine Potter

1881 Census	RG11-1666	4 April 1881	St Andrew the Less, Cambridgeshire
3 Mortimer Road
Robert Black Louisa C. (Wife) David Lewis Robert H. James G. Plus 2 Servants	Age 42 Age 33 Age 11 Age 9 Age 7 Age 4	Presbyterian Minister Scholar Scholar Scholar	Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Liverpool Liverpool	Lancashire Lancashire	14 May 1838 11 Aug 1847 14 Aug 1869 10 Nov 1871 28 Mar 1874 abt 1877

1901 Census	RG13-1470	1 April 1901	Ramsey, Huntingdonshire
Abbey Terrace, Vicarage
Robert Black Louisa C. (Wife) Margaret C. Patterson (Niece)(M) Plus 1 Servant	Age 62 Age 53 Age 39	Clergy Church of England	Scotland Scotland Scotland		14 May 1838 11 Aug 1847 27 Aug 1841

1911 Census	RG14-96	3 April 1911	Sawtry, Huntingdonshire
Rectory   (10 Rooms)
Robert Black Louisa Catherine (Wife) Plus 2 Servants	Age 72 Age 63	Clergyman	Glasgow Partike	Lanarkshire Renfrewshire	14 May 1838 11 Aug 1847
Louisa had Four children, and Three are still living.

Death

Robert Black

Died 23 Jul 1920, Age 82,       Bridestow, Devon       1920 3Q Okehampton 5b 365

EXETER   11 Oct 1920                         Probate

BLACK, the reverend Robert - of 28 Morton-road, Exmouth, Devonshire, clerk, died 23 July 1920 at Bridestowe, Devonshire, Probate Exeter 11 October, to Lewis Potter Black, physician and surgeon, Louisa Catherine Black, widow, John Alexander Potter, managing director of the Shaw Savill and Albion steamship company, and Robert James Alexander Morrison LL.D barrister-at-law.   Effects £537 5s. 3d.

Death

Louisa Catherine (Potter) Black

Died 13 Sep 1931, Age 85,       London       1931 3Q Hampstead 1a 560

EXETER   30 Jan 1932                         Probate

BLACK, Louisa Catherine - of 94 Greencroft-gardens, Hampstead, Middlesex, widow, died 13 September 1931, at 43 Priory-road, Hampstead, Probate Exeter 30 January, to Lewis Potter Black, medical practitioner, and Emma Muirhead Potter, Spinster   Effects £972 19s 3d.

SPECIAL THANKS  to Simon Potter, of London, a descendant of this family, for the photgraphs and many of the details provided above.