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James Adair 1829–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1829

Birth Location: Township of N. Oxford (Near Ingersoll), Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 17 Nov 1908

Death Location: Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Adair

Mother: Margaret McMurry

Spouse(s): Isabella Carnegie

Children(s): Isabella Adair, Margaret Adair, James Adair, John Adair, Ellen Adair

James Adair was born in 1829 in Township of N. Oxford (Near Ingersoll), Ontario, Canada, the child of John Adair And Margaret Mcmurry. In 1852, James Adair resided in West Zorra, Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario),. In 1861, James Adair resided in West Nissouri, Middlesex, Canada West, Canada. James Adair married Isabella Carnegie, and had children including Ellen Adair, Isabella Adair, James Adair, John Jack Adair, Margaret Jane Adair. James Adair passed away in 1908 in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • James Adair was born in 1829 in Township of N. Oxford (Near Ingersoll), Ontario, Canada, the child of John Adair And Margaret Mcmurry.
  • In 1852, James Adair resided in West Zorra, Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario),.
  • In 1861, James Adair resided in West Nissouri, Middlesex, Canada West, Canada.
  • James Adair married Isabella Carnegie, and had children including Ellen Adair, Isabella Adair, James Adair, John Jack Adair, Margaret Jane Adair.
  • James Adair passed away in 1908 in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Adair
1807–1878
Birth Location: Dromara Parish, Gransha Townland, Down Co., Northern Ireland
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Margaret McMurry
1806–1871
Birth Location: County Down, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Isabella Carnegie
1832–1898
Birth Location: Whitmoss Kilbride, Argyll, Scotland
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Children(s)

Isabella Adair
1859–1933
Birth Location: Nassagaweya, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
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Margaret Adair
1857–1943
Birth Location: Ingersoll, Ontario
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James Adair
1863–1948
Birth Location: Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
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John Adair
1866–1921
Birth Location: Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
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Ellen Adair
1854–1942
Birth Location: Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
EA

James Adair's Ancestors

Self
James Adair
1829–1908
Birth Place: Township of N. Oxford (Near Ingersoll), Ontario, Canada
Parents
John Adair
1807–1878
Dromara Parish, Gransha Townland, Down Co., Northern Ireland
Margaret McMurry
1806–1871
County Down, Ireland
Grandparents
John Adair
1765–1850
Down, Down, Ireland
Jane (Campbell) Rankin
1775–1876
dromore, down, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Adair
1735–1793
Mary McClughan
1740–
John Rankin
1750–1807
Mary Beaton
1752–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mathew Adair
1700–1774
Agnes Livingston
1704–
John Rankin
1726–1795
Lilias Waddell
1739–1786
Alexander Beaton
1698–1770
Anne #
1704–1780

James Adair's Descendants

1.
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James Adair (16 Mar 1829–17 Nov 1908) m. Isabella Carnegie (18 Mar 1832–21 May 1898)
  1. 1. Isabella Adair 1859–1933 m. Daniel Smith 1855–1926
    1. 1. Daniel Smith 1887–1955
    2. 2. Raymond (Clifford) Smith 1895–1988 m. Clara (Aileen) Root 1905–2002
      1. 1. William (Ross (Alvin)) Smith 1931–1999 m. Nancy (Malinda) Ray 1936–2019
      2. 2. Jean (Mabel) Smith 1922–2016 m. Earl (Joseph) Skeggs 1914–1996
      3. 3. Hazel (Eleanor) Smith 1925–2012
    3. 3. Mabel (Roberta) Smith 1898–1966
    4. 4. Muriel (Rhoda) Smith 1904–1958
    5. 5. James (Clinton) Smith 1891–1977 m. Mary (Kathleen) Pickard 1893–1986
      1. 1. Helen (Roberta) Smith 1912–1971
      2. 2. Margaret (Jeanette) Smith 1914–2011
      3. 3. Edna (Kathleen) Smith 1916–2003 m. Harry (Lawrence) Johnson 1910–1988
      4. 4. John (William aka Jack) Smith 1917–2007
      5. 5. Clarence (James) Smith 1925–2012
      6. 6. Agnes (Eleanor) Smith 1920–1920
      7. 7. Mary (Gladys) Smith 1922–2016
      8. 8. Donna (Isabella) Smith 1927–2015
  2. 2. Margaret (Jane) Adair 1857–1943 m. Charles (F) Brown 1845–1919
    1. 1. James (Clinton) Smith 1888–1977 m. Mary (Kathleen) Pickard 1893–1986
      1. 1. John (William) Smith 1917–2007
      2. 2. Clarence (James) Smith 1925–2012
      3. 3. Margaret (Jeanette) Smith 1914–2011
      4. 4. Helen (Roberta) Smith 1912–1971
      5. 5. Edna (Kathleen) Smith 1916–2003 m. Harry (Lawrence) Johnson 1910–1988
      6. 6. Mary (Gladys) Smith 1922–2016
      7. 7. Donna (Isabella) Smith 1927–2015
      8. 8. Agnes (Eleanor) Smith 1920–1920
      9. 9. Agness Smith 1917–1917
  3. 3. James Adair 1863–1948
  4. 4. John ((Jack)) Adair 1866–1921
  5. 5. Ellen Adair 1854–1942 m. Darcy (William) Augustine 1850–1917
    1. 1. Charlotte (Armintha) Augustine 1876–1974 m. Francis (Walter) Root 1871–1908
      1. 1. Clara (Aileen) Root 1905–2002 m. Raymond (Clifford) Smith 1895–1988
    2. 2. Jessie (Isabella) Augustine 1878–1951
    3. 3. Clara (Jane) Augustine 1884–1987 m. Walter (Misner) 1 1869–1944
      1. 1. Walter (Basil Misener) jr 1920–1999 m. Cynthia (Mae) Bailey 1919–2014
        1. 1. Doreen Misener 1942–2012 m. Malcolm ("Keith) Campbell 1942–1988
      2. 2. Florence (Ella) Misener 1914– m. John (F) Blanchard 1904–1993
      3. 3. Earl (Dewitt) Misener 1916–1968 m. Ruby (Irene) Leidens 1921–1969
      4. 4. Helen (Jean) Misener 1922– m. Burnice MacPherson 1900–1980
    4. 4. William (Dewitt) Augustine 1874–1951
    5. 5. Leslie (Dalbert) Augustine 1880–

James Adair's Timeline

8 Records

1829
16 Mar 1829
Birth of James Adair in Township of N. Oxford (Near Ingersoll), Ontario, Canada
Township of N. Oxford (Near Ingersoll), Ontario, Canada
1852
1852
Age 23
James Adair resided here in West Zorra, Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
West Zorra, Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
1861
1861
Age 32
James Adair resided here in West Nissouri, Middlesex, Canada West, Canada
West Nissouri, Middlesex, Canada West, Canada
1871
1871
Age 42
James Adair resided here in Ingersoll, South Oxford, Ontario, Canada
Ingersoll, South Oxford, Ontario, Canada
1881
1881
Age 52
James Adair resided here in Ingersoll, Oxford South, Ontario, Canada
Ingersoll, Oxford South, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 62
James Adair resided here in Ingersoll, Oxford South, Ontario, Canada
Ingersoll, Oxford South, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 72
James Adair resided here in sud), Ontario, Canada
sud), Ontario, Canada
1908
17 Nov 1908
Age 79
Death of James Adair in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada
Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1829
    Event Place: Township of N. Oxford (Near Ingersoll), Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: West Zorra, Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11744; Page: 103; Line: 19
    [2] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Ingersoll, Oxford South, Ontario; Roll: T-6361; Family No: 52
    [3] 1861 Census of Canada, Year: 1861; Census Place: West Nissouri, Middlesex, Canada West; Roll: C-1050-1051; Page: 5
    [4] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Ingersoll, Oxford South, Ontario; Roll: C_13267; Page: 70; Family No: 370
    [5] 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Ingersoll, Oxford South, Ontario; Roll: C-9911; Page: 39; Family No: 153
    [6] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Ingersoll (TownVille), Oxford (southsud), Ontario; Page: 8; Family No: 93
    [7] Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938, 1943-1944, and Deaths Overseas, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 138

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: West Zorra, Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: West Zorra, Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11744; Page: 103; Line: 19

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: West Nissouri, Middlesex, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Year: 1861; Census Place: West Nissouri, Middlesex, Canada West; Roll: C-1050-1051; Page: 5

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Ingersoll, South Oxford, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Ingersoll, Oxford South, Ontario; Roll: C-9911; Page: 39; Family No: 153

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Ingersoll, Oxford South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Ingersoll, Oxford South, Ontario; Roll: C_13267; Page: 70; Family No: 370

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Ingersoll, Oxford South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Ingersoll, Oxford South, Ontario; Roll: T-6361; Family No: 52

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: sud), Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Ingersoll (TownVille), Oxford (southsud), Ontario; Page: 8; Family No: 93

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938, 1943-1944, and Deaths Overseas, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 138

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1908
    Event Place: Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938, 1943-1944, and Deaths Overseas, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 138
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