Death of John Black: 22 October 1919

Nancy’s uncle John Black, who with her aunt Margaret (nee Barrie) had brought her up from the age of three, died at their home in Carlisle 100 years ago, aged just 50. He’d been suffering from tuberculosis of the bladder.

He had been a successful civil engineer, working in such places as Derby, Philadelphia and Aberdare.

His widow Margaret subsequently returned to live in Glasgow.

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