Life Summary - Niel Black - Obituaries Australia

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Black, Niel (1804–1880)

	Black, Niel (1804–1880)
Born	26 August, 1804 Kilbridemore , Argyll , Scotland
Died	15 May, 1880 (aged 75) Noorat , Victoria , Australia
Cultural Heritage	Scottish
Religious Influence	Presbyterian
Related Entries [View as tree]	Black, Archibald John (son) Black, Steuart Gladstone (son) Webb, Charles (designer/builder) Smith, John (employee)
Passenger Ship*	Ariadne (1839)
Occupation*	benefactor (general) (1840-1880) Victoria, Australia cattle breeder (1840-1880) Victoria, Australia grazier (cattle) (1840-1880) Victoria, Australia grazier (sheep) (1840-1880) Victoria, Australia sheep breeder (1840-1880) Victoria, Australia Member of Upper House (1859-1880)
Key Events*	Royal Tour, 1868 (entertained the royals)
Legacies*	Neil Black Memorial Church (Noorat, Vic) (eponym)
Properties*	Glenormiston (Vic) (co-owner, 1840-1869) The Sisters (Vic) (co-owner, 1844-1869) Mount Noorat (Vic) (owner, 1869)
Stately Homes*	Glenormiston House (first owner, ?-1869)

* Dates are approximate

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Black, Niel (1804–1880)