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James Blair 1557 – 1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1557

Birth Location: Holmstone, Ayreshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1593

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Lord Blair)

Mother: Dame Cunningham

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of James Blair began in 1557 in Holmstone, Ayreshire, Scotland. James Blair passed away in 1593 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Blair began in 1557 in Holmstone, Ayreshire, Scotland.
  • James Blair passed away in 1593 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Blair)
1502 – 1570
Birth Location: Blair House, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
LB
Dame Cunningham
1506 – 1573
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
DC

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Blair's Ancestors

Self
James Blair
1557 – 1593
Birth Place: Holmstone, Ayreshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord John V Blair (8th Lord of Blair)
1502 – 1570
Blair House, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dame (Margaret"Lady Luss") Cunningham
1506 – 1573
Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John Blair (7th Lord of) Blair)
1476 – 1567
Blair, Ayshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Montgomerie
1480 – 1523
Carrick Castle, Argyll, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Blair's Timeline

2 Records

1557
1557
Birth of James Blair in Holmstone, Ayreshire, Scotland
Holmstone, Ayreshire, Scotland
1593
1593
Age 36
Death of James Blair in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Holmstone, Ayreshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: Scotland
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