Cornelius Blank/Janet Cormack

[walker6]

Has anyone any information on the family of Blank who lived in the Wick area from 1800's. It's possible that the name changed from Blenk or Blanc around the mid 1800's.
Cornelius was a ship pilot and married Janet Cormack (b.1779, d.1863) the daughter of Alexander Cormack and Margaret Sinclair who were married in Wick in 1778.
Any information would be appreciated.

[Tricia]

Hi
3 Census years for BLANK in Wick

Not linked to my Cormack family so far but
1861 census in Coach Road Wick
BLANK Widow Head W F 81 O CAI Wick 1780
BLANK Margaret Daur O F 41 O CAI Wick 1820
BLANK Josiea Son U M 24 O CAI Wick 1837


1851 CENSUS: ( note Janet Cormack is a widow here in 1851)
Piece: SCT1851/43 Place: Wick-Caithness Enumeration District: 8
Civil Parish: Wick Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Wick
Folio: 0 Page: 35 Schedule: 139
Address: 81 -
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Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
BLANK Janet Head W F 78 Pauper Caithness - Wick
BLANK Margt. Dau U F 30 - Caithness - Wick
BLANK Joseph Grnson U M 15 - Caithness - Wick


1851
Piece: SCT1851/43 Place: Wick-Caithness Enumeration District: 8
Civil Parish: Wick Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Wick
Folio: 0 Page: 41 Schedule: 163
Address: -
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Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
BLANK Alexr. Head M M 25 Sailor (No Ship) Caithness - Wick
BLANK Janet Wife M F 25 - Caithness - Latheron Enumerated as Wick, changed to Latheron


1841
Piece: SCT1841/43 Place: Wick-Caithness Enumeration District: 8
Civil Parish: Wick Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: -
Folio: 0 Page: 19
Address: Huddart Street
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Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
BLANK Jenet F 75 Caithness
BLANK Margret F 20 Networker Caithness
BLANK Alex M 15 Caithness
BLANK Josiah M 5 Caithness

1871 to follow
Tricia

[Tricia]

1871 Wick
Coach Road

BLANK Joseph Head M M 34 Ropemaker CAI Wick 1837
MCKAY Janet Wife M F 28 Housewife CAI Thurso 1843
BLANK Joseph Son O M 8 Scholar CAI Wick 1863
BLANK Ann Daur O F 6 Scholar CAI Wick 1865
BLANK Angus Son O M 4 Scholar CAI Wick 1867

Louisburgh St
BLANK Margaret Head U F 55 Gen. Lab. CAI Wick 1816
(on her own)
I have 1881 if you want a check.

Tricia

[walker6]

Thank you Tricia for your very quick and informative replies.
In the 1841 Census I think that the Jenet Blank is Janet Cormack however I cannot find any trace of Cornelius and I don't know if there were records of seamen or records of deaths kept around the early and mid 1800's in Wick as Janet is shown as the head of the household in the 1851 Census it's probable that he died pre 1851. They had a son of the same name who married in Edinburgh and then moved to Glasgow.
My direct line is Angus Blank, Joseph Blank, Joseph (Josiah) Blank, Cornelius Blank.
Kind regards
Marian

[Linda Semple]

I have a Margaret sinclair within my family tree who I am working on at the moment. Cormack has come into the senario but I'm not sure where at the moment. I will come back to you if I find anything out.
Linda Semple