The Blackwall Family of Kirk Ireton, Derbyshire

Work in progress 1996. Information from IGI and Blackwell Charts from John Blackwall of Blackwall. This version compiled by David C. Blackwell dblackwell@S1.DRC.COM 72 Center St., Groveland, Mass. 01834 USA. (508) 373-2358.

1. John Blackwall (wp.1680) m. Alice(d.1663) dau.& heiress of  Thomas Bradshaw of Kirk Ireton. John is thought to be the son of Thomas Blackwell¹²(William¹¹, Richard¹⁰, Richard⁹,...)
John and Alice have 6 children on record.

• 2. Thomas b.1667 Mar.28.
• 3. John
• 4.+ Robert
• 5. Elizabeth
• 6. Mary
• 7. Ellen

4. Robert Blackwall m.1675 Jan 13 Elizabeth Storer.

• 8. Helen b. 1676
• 9. Alice b. 1678
• + 10. John b. 1680
• 11. Robert b. 1684
• 12. Lidia b. 1686
• 13. Willaim b. 1689
• 14. Thomas b. 1691

10. John Blackwall m. Mary d.o. Richard Hawford of Kegworth, Leicester.

• 15. John b. 1715 d. 1802
• 16. William b. 1717
• 17. Elizabeth b. 17__
• 18. Mary b. 1723
• 19. Alicedb. 1725

15. John Blackwall m. Mary d.o. Robert Mellor of Telrielgehay, Derrys.

• + 20. John b. 1753
• 21. Robert b. 1756
• + 22. Thomas b. 1759

20. John Blackwall b.1753, m.(1795) Frances d.o. Zachary Downing of Fullwood, Notts.

• 23. Mary b. 1796
• 24. Frances b. 1798
• 25. Ann b. 1800
• 26. Catherine b.1802
• + 27. Emma b. 1805

27. Emma Blackwall m.1836 EVANS

• 28. Mary EVANS
• 29. Catherine Elizabeth EVANS
• 30. Emma EVANS
• 31. Charles EVANS
• + 32. John EVANS(eldest) took the name Blackwall.

32. John Evans Blackwall

• 33. John Eaton
• 34. Millicent
• 35. Richard Meverell
• 36.William Anthony
• 37. Robert Mellor
• 38. Charles Victor Henry

22. Thomas Blackwall b.1759. Thomas and Mary had the following children bapt. in K.I.

• William b.1792
• John b.1792
• Thomas b.1792
• Robert b.1793
• Robert Eaton b.1794
• Elizabeth b.1796

A little more on these early Kirk Ireton Blackwells later DCB.

Anthony Blackwall² b. 1672 d. 1730 he married twice. He had a son on his first marriage:

• Anthony B.A. Emanuel 1721, the well known Classical scholar (were both father and son classics scholars?).

Anthony Blackwall² b.1672 had several children by his second wife:

• daughter Blackwall m. Pickering
• Henry Blackwall BA Emanuel 1721
• Robert Blackwall a dragoon
• John Blackwall d.1762, an attorney at Stoke Golding near Bosworth he had a daughter who m. William Cantrell a Derby bookseller.
• William Blackwall who died young.

Paul Pedersen <paul.pedersen@utoronto.ca> a Blackwall descendant writes:

In your section on the Blackwalls of Kirk Ireton there is a section on Anthony "the well known Classical scholar". Your information is somewhat at variance with what I have from a newspaper clipping (date and source unknown) headed "Famous Men of Derbyshire - Third in series".

This article is on Anthony the Classical scholar and gives his birth date as 1674. One paragraph reads as follows, "Anthony Blackwall spent the last eight years of his short life away from Derby but he retained many intimate connections with the town. His second wife was the widow of Mr. Cantrell, his predecessor at Derby School and the mother of Henry Cantrell, one-time vicar of St. Allemund's.

And among his grandchildren, one married a Derby bookseller named William Cantrell." Thus, it seems likely that The Anthony you have listed as born 1672, is the Classical scholar and the birthdate should be 1674. Some, or perhaps all of the children that you have listed are Cantrells and not Blackwalls. The newspaper article mentions Anthony's grandchild but makes no mention of children. (we will have to find primary sources to confirm the dates. DCB ed.)