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John Alexander Blair VI 9th Lord of Blair 1547 – 1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1547

Birth Location: Blair, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 November 1609

Death Location: Bankhead, Aberdeen City, Scotland

Father: Lord Blair)

Mother: Margaret Cunningham

Spouse(s): Lady Sempill

Children(s): Alexander Cochrane

The story of John Alexander Blair VI 9th Lord of Blair V began in 1547 in Blair, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom. John Alexander Blair VI 9th Lord of Blair V married Lady Grissel Grace Sempill, and had children including Alexander Blair, Lord of Cochrane. John Alexander Blair VI 9th Lord of Blair V passed away in 1609 in Bankhead, Aberdeen City, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Alexander Blair VI 9th Lord of Blair V began in 1547 in Blair, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • John Alexander Blair VI 9th Lord of Blair V married Lady Grissel Grace Sempill, and had children including Alexander Blair, Lord of Cochrane.
  • John Alexander Blair VI 9th Lord of Blair V passed away in 1609 in Bankhead, Aberdeen City, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Blair)
1502 – 1570
Birth Location: Blair House, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Margaret Cunningham
1506 – 1573
Birth Location: Glengarnock (Ayr) Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Sempill
1547 – 1609
Birth Location: Castle Sempill, Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
LS

Children(s)

Alexander Cochrane
1585 – 1641
Birth Location: Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland
AC

John Blair's Ancestors

Self
John Blair
1547 – 1609
Birth Place: Blair, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord John V Blair (8th Lord of Blair)
1502 – 1570
Blair House, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret ('Jean') Cunningham
1506 – 1573
Glengarnock (Ayr) Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Blair's Descendants

1.
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John (Alexander Blair VI 9th Lord of) Blair (1547 – 11 November 1609) m. Lady (Grissel Grace) Sempill (1547 – 28 December 1609)
  1. 1. Alexander (Blair, Lord of) Cochrane (1585 – Jul 1641) m. Lady (Elisabeth) Cochrane (1580 – Jul 1641)
    1. 1. Anna Blair (1621 – 1665) m. David ((1st Laird of Keithock)) Edgar (15 Dec 1610 – 30 May 1676)
      1. 1. Edward Edgar (1 APR 1658 – June 1699) m. Margaret Gilchrist (28 DEC 1656 – 1740)
        1. 1. John Edgar (19 Jul 1674 – 1729) m. Tabitha Markham (18 Jul 1674 – 1725)

John Blair's Timeline

2 Records

1547
1547
Birth of John Alexander Blair VI 9th Lord of Blair V in Blair, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Blair, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1609
11 November 1609
Age 62
Death of John Alexander Blair VI 9th Lord of Blair V in Bankhead, Aberdeen City, Scotland
Bankhead, Aberdeen City, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Blair, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 November 1609
    Event Place: Bankhead, Aberdeen City, Scotland
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