Second Generation  

2. Archibald BLACK [13062] (Living) was born on 13 Apr 1840 in Isle of Lismore Argyllshire Scotland, died on 11 Jan 1895 on board SS Ardanhu in New York USA at age 54, and was buried in Mason's Cemetery New York USA.

Archibald married Margaret MACKAY [12902] [MRIN: 5586] on 24 Sep 1872 in 197 Holm Street Blythswod Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland, daughter of William MACKAY [12901] and Janet MURRAY [12840]. Margaret was born in 1850 in Asdale Creich Sutherland Scotland and died on 06 Apr 1916 in Airdens Bonar Bridge Sutherland Scotland at age 66.

Marriage Notes: Archibald, a Merchant Seaman, lived at 17 Brown Street, Glasgow and Margaret was a Domestic Servant at 197 Holm Street.

General Notes: "Margaret had 2 husbands, 10 children, could talk, had a piano, had a struggle in Glasgow and another at Bonar Bridge, a mixture of the gay and sad."

Crofted at Lonachuan on 4 acres of poor moorland soil. They had cows, a horse, pigs, sheep, hens and ducks. The staple diet was porridge, potatoes and cheese plus milk. She baked scones and oat-cakes. She made her own butter & cheese. She also had a spinning wheel.

They used to cut peat and stack them. She attended Gaelic services.

The Mackays came from Ross-shire and, after the wreck, they came to Sutherlandshire, and it was they who dug the first sod at Lonachuan (Andrew Mackay and Elspeth Murray).

Children from this marriage were:

+ 3 F    i. Mary Mather BLACK [13065] was born on 21 Dec 1874 in 35 Centre Street Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland, died in 1956 at age 82, and was buried in Motherwell Lanarkshire Scotland.

+ 4 M    ii. William Archibald BLACK [13063] was born on 27 Jan 1879 in 63 Craigiehall Street Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland and died on 05 Feb 1959 in Western Infirmary, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland at age 80.

+ 5 F    iii. Margaret Ann BLACK [13067] was born on 29 Oct 1880 in 106 Claythorn Street Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland and died in 1965 at age 85.

+ 6 F    iv. Janet BLACK [13066] was born on 03 May 1884 in 90 Eaglesham Street Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland and died on 04 Apr 1938 at age 53.

+ 7 M    v. Andrew McKay BLACK [13064] was born on 31 Oct 1886 in 103 Plantation Street Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland, died in 1946 in Charleston Charlston Co. South Carolina USA at age 60, and was buried in Magnolia Cemetery Charleston South Carolina USA.

+ 8 M    vi. Daniel McKay BLACK [13068] was born on 24 Oct 1888 in 103 Plantation Street Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland, died on 21 Nov 1917 in Jerusalem Ottoman Empire at age 29, and was buried in Jerusalem Ottoman Empire.