Samuel Blackney 1861 - 1952

Samuel Blackney of Ripponlea, Port Phillip City County, VIC Australia was born on May 24, 1861 in Avoca, Pyrenees Shire County to James Blackney and Mary Ann (Dabb) Blackney. He had siblings Emily Ann (Blackney) Quick, Alice Matilda (Blackney) Hawkins, Huldah Jane "Hilda" Blackney, Mary Blackney, Thomas Frederick Blackney, Ellen Inglis, Alfred James Blackney, Joseph Blackney, William Henry Blackney, and John Ernest Blackney. He married Caroline Elizabeth (Height) Blackney in 1884, and had children William James Blackney, Alice May Victoria Blackney, Edith Blanche Blackney, May Victoria Blackney, Mary Elizabeth Blackney, Nellie Harriet Blackney, and Mercy Constance Blackney. Samuel Blackney died at age 91 years old on December 7, 1952 in Ripponlea, Port Phillip City County.