Richard Albert Blacklow (1859 - 1939)

Born 10 Sep 1859 in Brighton, Tasmania, Australia

Ancestors

Died 11 Oct 1939 at age 80 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Richard was born in 1859. He is the son of John Blacklow and Eliza Davis. ^[1]

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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas.) Friday 13 October 1939 from http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/25788775

OBITUARY MR. A. R. BLACKLOW Former Brighton Resident Dies in Sydney.

The death occurred In Sydney on Wednesday of Mr. Albert Richard Blacklow. He was the youngest son of the late Mr. John Blacklow, of Blendon, Brighton, where he was born and lived for many years. He was an uncle of Col. A. C. Blacklow, MLC, of Sorell. He served with the Tasmanian Mounted Troops in the South African War. After the war he served with the British Field Veterinary Corps, and later took up farming in South Africa. For the past 20 years he has resided in New South Wales. Fifty years ago Mr. Blacklow was prominent in racing circles in Tasmania. Among the horses he owned and raced were Jennie Rhinegold, Cypher, Greyfoot, and Melody. He was a capable horseman and frequently rode his horses in hurdle and steeplechase events. Mr. Blacklow leaves a son and a daughter. His wife died many years ago in South Africa.

Sources

Richard Albert Blacklow Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration (District Registers) Name Richard Albert Blacklow Event Type Birth Event Date 10 Sep 1859 Event Place Brighton, Tasmania, Australia Gender Male Father's Name John Blacklow Mother's Name Eliza Davis Blacklow Certificate Number 44

Citing this Record "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration (District Registers), 1839-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2S1-JVWR : 10 May 2016), Richard Albert Blacklow, 10 Sep 1859; citing Birth, Brighton, Tasmania, Australia, The Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart; FHL microfilm 100,665,085

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Gilly Wood, Monday, October 7, 2013.

Acknowledgments

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