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James Adair 1835 – 1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1835

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 1891

Death Location: Newcumnock, , , Scotland

Father: James Adair

Mother: Margaret Henart

Spouse(s): Henrietta Conolly, Isabella Christie

Children(s): Isabella Adair, Rosanna Adair, Jane Adair, James Adair, Thomas Adair, Robert Adair, Margaret Adair, John Adair, Major Adair, Elizabeth Adair, William Adair, Isabella Adair, Thomas Adair, Rosanna Adair, David Adair, Jane Adair

In 1835, James Adair III entered the world in Ireland, born to James Adair and Margaret Henart. In 1851, James Adair III resided in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. In 1861, James Adair III resided in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. James Adair III married Henrietta Conolly, Isabella Christie, and had children including Isabella Adair, Rosanna Adair, Jane Jeanie Adair, James Adair, Thomas Adair, Robert Adair, Margaret Adair, John Adair, Major Adair, Elizabeth Adair, William Adair, Isabella Adair, Thomas Adair, Rosanna Adair, David Adair, Jane Jeanie Adair. James Adair III passed away in 1891 in Newcumnock, , , Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1835, James Adair III entered the world in Ireland, born to James Adair and Margaret Henart.
  • In 1851, James Adair III resided in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • In 1861, James Adair III resided in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • James Adair III married Henrietta Conolly, Isabella Christie, and had children including Isabella Adair, Rosanna Adair, Jane Jeanie Adair, James Adair, Thomas Adair, Robert Adair, Margaret Adair, John Adair, Major Adair, Elizabeth Adair, William Adair, Isabella Adair, Thomas Adair, Rosanna Adair, David Adair, Jane Jeanie Adair.
  • James Adair III passed away in 1891 in Newcumnock, , , Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Adair's Ancestors

Self
James Adair
1835 – 1891
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
James Adair
1800 – 1862
Doughus, Lanarkshire
Margaret Henart
1680 – 1750
Antrim, Dublin, Ireland
Grandparents
Giles Henart
1650 – 1700
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Pierre Enard
1605 – 1656
Hilaire Guirout
1610 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Noelle Ballieul
1565 – 1614

James Adair's Descendants

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James Adair (1835 – 1891) m. Henrietta Conolly (abt 1839 – ) m. Isabella Christie (abt 1839 – )
  1. 1. Isabella Adair (09 Mar 1856 – ) m. John Steel (abt 1858 – )
    1. 1. Henerattie Steel (abt 1885 – )
    2. 2. Mary Steel (abt 1886 – )
    3. 3. Isabella Steel (abt 1887 – )
  2. 2. Rosanna Adair (abt 1858 – )
  3. 3. Jane (Jeanie) Adair (16 April 1860 – 3 Oct 1940) m. James (Cowen) Wilson (4 December 1859 – 3 September 1952) m. James Wilson (abt 1855 – )
    1. 1. Henrietta Wilson (abt 1883 – )
    2. 2. Maria (H.) Walker (25 April 1884 – 13 March 1979)
    3. 3. William Wilson (17 May 1883 – )
    4. 4. John Wilson (4 Jan 1885 – )
    5. 5. Jean Wilson (19 Dec 1887 – )
  4. 4. James Adair (abt 1864 – )
  5. 5. Thomas Adair (11 Feb 1865 – 27 Jul 1930)
  6. 6. Robert Adair (abt 1868 – )
  7. 7. Margaret Adair (abt 1870 – )
  8. 8. John Adair (abt 1872 – 1954)
  9. 9. Major Adair (abt 1875 – ) m. Christina Bryce (abt 1882 – )
    1. 1. James Adair (abt 1907 – )
    2. 2. Elizabeth Adair (abt 1910 – 20 Dec 1975)
    3. 3. Henrietta Adair (abt 1912 – )
    4. 4. Major Adair (abt 1915 – )
  10. 10. Elizabeth Adair (abt 1877 – )
  11. 11. William Adair (abt 1879 – )
  12. 12. Thomas Adair (abt 1857 – )
  13. 13. David Adair (06 Nov 1858 – )

James Adair's Timeline

6 Records

1835
1835
Birth of James Adair III in Ireland
Ireland
1851
1851
Age 16
James Adair III resided here in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 26
James Adair III resided here in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 36
James Adair III resided here in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 46
James Adair III resided here in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 56
Death of James Adair III in Newcumnock, , , Scotland
Newcumnock, , , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Maybole; ED: 13; Page: 16; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1851_136; Year: 1851
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: New Cumnock; ED: 6; Page: 12; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1861_89
    [3] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Mochrum; ED: 3; Page: 10; Line: 24; Roll: CSSCT1861_148
    [4] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: New Cumnock; ED: 5; Page: 12; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1871_114
    [5] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Mochrum; ED: 3; Page: 12; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1871_189
    [6] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: New Cumnock; ED: 8; Page: 18; Line: 1; Roll: cssct1881_194
    [7] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Mochrum; ED: 3; Page: 9; Line: 16; Roll: cssct1881_334
    [8] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 090151-093150

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Maybole; ED: 13; Page: 16; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1851_136; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: New Cumnock; ED: 6; Page: 12; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1861_89
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Mochrum; ED: 3; Page: 10; Line: 24; Roll: CSSCT1861_148

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: New Cumnock; ED: 5; Page: 12; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1871_114
    [2] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Mochrum; ED: 3; Page: 12; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1871_189

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: New Cumnock; ED: 8; Page: 18; Line: 1; Roll: cssct1881_194
    [2] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Mochrum; ED: 3; Page: 9; Line: 16; Roll: cssct1881_334

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Newcumnock, , , Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936

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