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George Blair 1832–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1832

Birth Location: COUNTY SLIGO IRELAND

Death Date: 1 Aug 1897

Death Location: Kincardine, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada

Father: William Blair

Mother: Susan Taylor

Spouse(s): Catherine Welsh

Children(s): Helen Blair, Susan Blair, Mary Blair, Jane Blair, Sarah Blair, Annie Blair, Thomas Blair

George Blair was born in 1832 in COUNTY SLIGO IRELAND, the child of William Blair And Susan Taylor. In 1852, George Blair resided in Huron, Bruce County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. In 1861, George Blair resided in Huron, Bruce, Canada West, Canada. George Blair married Catherine Biggar Welsh, and had children including Annie Blair, Helen Blair, Jane Welsh Blair, Mary H Blair, Sarah Blair, Susan G Blair, Thomas Blair. George Blair passed away in 1897 in Kincardine, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • George Blair was born in 1832 in COUNTY SLIGO IRELAND, the child of William Blair And Susan Taylor.
  • In 1852, George Blair resided in Huron, Bruce County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada.
  • In 1861, George Blair resided in Huron, Bruce, Canada West, Canada.
  • George Blair married Catherine Biggar Welsh, and had children including Annie Blair, Helen Blair, Jane Welsh Blair, Mary H Blair, Sarah Blair, Susan G Blair, Thomas Blair.
  • George Blair passed away in 1897 in Kincardine, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Blair
1801–1868
Birth Location: Ireland
WB
Susan Taylor
1801–1874
Birth Location: Ireland
ST

Spouses(s)

Catherine Welsh
1848–1932
Birth Location: RENFREW Pollokshaws SCOTLAND
CW

Children(s)

Helen Blair
1892–1985
Birth Location: Bruce, Ontario, Canada
HB
Susan Blair
1886–1959
Birth Location: Bruce, Ontario, Canada
SB
Mary Blair
1882–1956
Birth Location: Bruce, Ontario, Canada
MB
Jane Blair
1884–1964
Birth Location: Bruce, Ontario, Canada
JB
Sarah Blair
1881–1968
Birth Location: HURON TWP, Bruce, Ontario, Canada
SB
Annie Blair
1888–
Birth Location: Huron Twp, Bruce, Ontario, Canada
AB
Thomas Blair
1890–1976
Birth Location: HURON TWP, Bruce, Ontario, Canada
TB

George Blair's Ancestors

Self
George Blair
1832–1897
Birth Place: COUNTY SLIGO IRELAND
Parents
William Blair
1801–1868
Ireland
Susan Taylor
1801–1874
Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Blair's Descendants

1.
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George Blair (1832–1 Aug 1897) m. Catherine (Biggar) Welsh (1848–03 Sep 1932)
  1. 1. Helen Blair 1892–1985 m. Thomas (Lloyd) gledhill 1894–1947
    1. 1. Thomas (Roger) Gledhill 1930–2004 m. Barbara Thomson 1931–2018
    2. 2. Mary Bailey 1927–2018
    3. 3. Eleanor Marsh 1932–1993
  2. 2. Susan (G) Blair 1886–1959
  3. 3. Mary (H) Blair 1882–1956 m. Mary Blair 1882–
  4. 4. Jane (Welsh) Blair 1884–1964
  5. 5. Sarah Blair 1881–1968
  6. 6. Annie Blair 1888–
  7. 7. Thomas Blair 1890–1976 m. Elsie (Douglas) Steele 1894–1959

George Blair's Timeline

7 Records

1832
1832
Birth of George Blair in COUNTY SLIGO IRELAND
COUNTY SLIGO IRELAND
1852
1852
Age 20
George Blair resided here in Huron, Bruce County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
Huron, Bruce County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
1861
1861
Age 29
George Blair resided here in Huron, Bruce, Canada West, Canada
Huron, Bruce, Canada West, Canada
1871
1871
Age 39
George Blair resided here in Huron, Bruce South, Ontario, Canada
Huron, Bruce South, Ontario, Canada
1881
1881
Age 49
George Blair resided here in Huron, Bruce South, Ontario, Canada
Huron, Bruce South, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 59
George Blair resided here in Huron, Bruce West, Ontario, Canada
Huron, Bruce West, Ontario, Canada
1897
1 Aug 1897
Age 65
Death of George Blair in HURON TWP, Bruce, Ontario, Canada
HURON TWP, Bruce, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1832
    Event Place: COUNTY SLIGO IRELAND
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Huron, Bruce County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11715; Page: 3; Line: 6
    [2] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Huron, Bruce West, Ontario; Roll: T-6328; Family No: 12
    [3] 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1011
    [4] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Huron, Bruce South, Ontario; Roll: C_13274; Page: 1; Family No: 5
    [5] 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Huron, Bruce South, Ontario; Roll: C-9933; Page: 42; Family No: 144
    [6] Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton Ontario, Canada), <i>Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936</i> (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010)., Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 29
    [7] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS935; Reel: 82
    [8] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Huron, Bruce County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Huron, Bruce County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11715; Page: 3; Line: 6

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Huron, Bruce, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1011

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Huron, Bruce South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Huron, Bruce South, Ontario; Roll: C-9933; Page: 42; Family No: 144

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Huron, Bruce South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Huron, Bruce South, Ontario; Roll: C_13274; Page: 1; Family No: 5

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Huron, Bruce West, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Huron, Bruce West, Ontario; Roll: T-6328; Family No: 12

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1897
    Event Place: HURON TWP, Bruce, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS935; Reel: 82
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kincardine, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index
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