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Thomas Blackwood - Shipbuilder
Woodhall - Port Glasgow
Walter Blackwood was born in Paisley in 1861.
Eldest son of Thomas Blackwood.
Married Nannie Blair Sandilands who died in 1887 during the birth of their only child Nannie Maria Blackwood
Officer in Rifle Volunteers
Travelled to West Indies to recuperate from a long illness but remained ill on his return
Greenock Telegraph reports his death in 1893 in Port Glasgow after 4- 5 year illness.

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