Plot Twist ~ Elizabeth Black Is Not A Black Sheep

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: 2020 Week 33 (TROUBLEMAKER)


This morning I woke up thinking about a dream I had 5 years ago. Remembering I had posted about it on Facebook I searched my timeline for the original description so I didnt' have to paraphrase. 

 

This was what I dreamt.

I have never been to Scotland.
I have no idea what a Scottish Brogue actually sounds like.
That's the best part about dreams.
However they present it's the way it is. 


This week's theme TROUBLEMAKER has been troubling me all week. I feel like I have spent a lot of time writing about black sheep relatives in our Bramble Bush over the past few years. 

At the beginning of this year's challenge I had laid out which family line would be used for each week before the prompts were even provided. This way I could ensure all sides of the family had their turn to tell their tale.

This week I was supposed to write about my husband's paternal branches.
In looking at the choices all week I realized I would have to dig pretty deep to find any dirt.

I then pondered who I had the most trouble searching. I have written about my husband's side of the tree being easy to research so that didn't feel right.

Should I expose family secrets?  Not that didn't seem right.

As the week progressed I continued to be troubled by this week's theme.

Falling asleep last night I had been thinking about who to write about. 

My last thought as I fell asleep was 'I will sleep on it. Tomorrow is a new day.'

In the morning I woke up remembering this very old dream. It's not very often I remember my dreams, and this morning I was pondering how it was possible I was remembering a very short dream from 5 years ago.

Indeed -- it's time for a PLOT TWIST.  


This week's prompt is a TROUBLEMAKER for me so I shall choose a new one.

I went to the list of all people in our Bramble Bush on Ancestry, and in alphabetical order chose the first direct ancestor I found that had been born in Scotland.
I have no idea if she spoke with a brogue or if she spoke English. 

My 4th great grandmother on my father's maternal side is:

Elizabeth Black

BIRTH 3 SEP 1792  • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

DEATH 05 JUL 1861 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

BAPTIZED 16 Jul 1755  • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

She was the daughter of

George Black

BIRTH 6 DEC 1754 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

DEATH 7 OCT 1828 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

and

Alison  Kilgour
sometimes spelled Allison Kilgower

BIRTH 7 JUL 1755 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

DEATH 14 SEP 1834 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

My Elizabeth was the 5th born of 6 children I have found records for.
Her siblings are:

Robert Black

BIRTH 23 SEP 1778 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

DEATH Unknown

William Black

BIRTH 16 OCT 1781 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

DEATH 1865 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

George Black

BIRTH 26 DEC 1784 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

DEATH 19 DEC 1859 • Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

Janet Black

BIRTH 17 FEB 1788 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

DEATH Unknown

Peter Black

BIRTH 16 OCT 1794 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

DEATH Unknown

Elizabeth Black married 

James Slicer on
11 Nov 1831 at Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

The Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Their son (my 3rd great grandfather) was born about a year and a half after their marriage on April 23rd 1833. 

Peter Slicer

BIRTH 23 APR 1833 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

DEATH 01 DEC 1885 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

At this time I have no other children for James & Elizabeth (nee Black) Slicer. 


Plot twist - Elizabeth Black is not a BLACK sheep!

I started out not planning to use the prompt this week, but it seems I have successfully met the challenge for another week.

Finding the ancestor who has a tale to tell!







This is why I search - 



Cause ... 





You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!
















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Footnotes:

1 Photo, Canongate Parish,  Retrieved August 16th 2020 from

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Canongate_Kirk,_Edinburgh.JPG

 


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