Robert Blackburn, Aldcliffe informant and landholder
Dates: flourished 1716-1727
Biography
An Aldcliffe resident who informed against the Dalton family after the 1715 rising and received one-fifth of their Aldcliffe estate as a reward. He sold that share to Benjamin Leigh in 1724.
Notes / Sources
The source does not establish that Blackburn held any other part of the manor.
Research sources:
- R. Bellis, Aldcliffe historical transcript, pp. 42 and 48. — https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/documents/rhc/Aldcliffetranscript.pdf
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