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John Alexander Blair of Blair (9th Lord of Blair) Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar 1547–1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1547

Birth Location: Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 15 November 1609

Death Location: Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Lord Blair)

Mother: Dame Cunningham

Spouse(s): Lady Sempill, Grizel Semple

Children(s): Grizel Blair, Bryce Blair, Robert Blair, Gavin Blair, Hugh Blair, John Blair, John\ 11GGF, Mary Blair, Gavin Blair, Blair Blair, Anna Blair, Margaret Blair, Jean Blair, Robert Bogtoun, Margaret Blair, Alexander Cochrane, Jean Blair, Sir Blair*, John Blair, Sir BLAIR, William Blair, Alexander Blair, Hugh Blair, Andrew Jones

John Alexander Blair of Blair (9th Lord of Blair) Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar was born in 1547 in Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Lord John V Blair 8Th Lord Of Blair And Dame Margaret Lady Luss Cunningham. John Alexander Blair of Blair (9th Lord of Blair) Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar married Grizel Semple, Lady Grissel Grace Sempill, and had children including Alexander Blair, Alexander Blair Lord Cochrane, Andrew Jones, Anna Blair, Blair Blair, Bryce Blair, Gavin James Blair, Gavin James Blair, Grizel Blair, Hugh Blair, Jean Blair, John Jhon Blair Blear Vii 11Ggf, John Blair, Margaret Blair, Mary Blair, Robert Blair, Robert Blair Of Bogtoun, Sir Bryce De Blair, Sir Patrick Blair, William Blair. John Alexander Blair of Blair (9th Lord of Blair) Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar passed away in 1609 in Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Alexander Blair of Blair (9th Lord of Blair) Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar was born in 1547 in Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Lord John V Blair 8Th Lord Of Blair And Dame Margaret Lady Luss Cunningham.
  • John Alexander Blair of Blair (9th Lord of Blair) Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar married Grizel Semple, Lady Grissel Grace Sempill, and had children including Alexander Blair, Alexander Blair Lord Cochrane, Andrew Jones, Anna Blair, Blair Blair, Bryce Blair, Gavin James Blair, Gavin James Blair, Grizel Blair, Hugh Blair, Jean Blair, John Jhon Blair Blear Vii 11Ggf, John Blair, Margaret Blair, Mary Blair, Robert Blair, Robert Blair Of Bogtoun, Sir Bryce De Blair, Sir Patrick Blair, William Blair.
  • John Alexander Blair of Blair (9th Lord of Blair) Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar passed away in 1609 in Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Mar's Ancestors

Self
John Mar
1547–1609
Birth Place: Blair, Ayrshire, 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

John Mar's Descendants

1.
JM
John (Alexander Blair of Blair (9th Lord of Blair) Baron Erskine, Earl of) Mar (Sep 1547–15 November 1609) m. Lady (Grissel Grace) Sempill (1547–28 Dec 1609) m. Grizel Semple (1551–8 Feb 1573)
  1. 1. Grizel Blair 1574–1598 m. David, (Laird of Adamton Blair) vii 1575–1647
    1. 1. Laird (David Blair 9th Of) Adomton 1625–1690 m. Margaret Boswell 1640–1708
      1. 1. William Blair 1671–1750 m. Janet Huie 1670–
        1. 1. Mary Blair 1700–1754 m. William Shaw 1703–1750
        2. 2. Patrick Blair 1686–
        3. 3. Patrick Blair 1701–
      2. 2. Marjory Blair 1676–
      3. 3. Margaret Blair 1673–
      4. 4. John (Blair 10th of) Adamton 1670–
      5. 5. Morris (W) Blair 1660–
  2. 2. Bryce Blair 1574–1639
  3. 3. Robert Blair 1567–1678
  4. 4. Gavin ("James") Blair 1576–1615
  5. 5. Hugh Blair 1584–1617
  6. 6. John Blair 1560–1600
  7. 7. John\ (Jhon Blair\ Blear VII) 11GGF 1591–1621
  8. 8. Mary Blair 1574–1605
  9. 9. Gavin (James) Blair 1578–1641
  10. 10. Blair Blair 1577–1604
  11. 11. Anna Blair 1580–1608
  12. 12. Margaret Blair 1581–1610
  13. 13. Jean Blair 1570–1647
  14. 14. Robert (Blair of) Bogtoun 1576–1665
  15. 15. Margaret Blair 1572–1594
  16. 16. Alexander (Blair Lord) Cochrane 1570–1641
  17. 17. Jean Blair 1580–1591
  18. 18. Sir (Patrick) Blair* 1598–1655
  19. 19. John Blair 1573–1604
  20. 20. Sir (Bryce de) BLAIR 1565–1639
  21. 21. William Blair –1686
  22. 22. Alexander Blair 1584–1641
  23. 23. Hugh Blair 1570–1617
  24. 24. Andrew Jones 1560–1622

John Mar's Timeline

10 Records

1540
10 Mar 1540
John Alexander Blair of Blair (9th Lord of Blair) Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar was married in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1545
1545
John Alexander Blair of Blair (9th Lord of Blair) Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar was married in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1547
Sep 1547
Birth of John Alexander Blair of Blair (9th Lord of Blair) Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar in Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland
Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland
1565
11 May 1565
Age 18
John Alexander Blair of Blair (9th Lord of Blair) Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar was married in Blair, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Blair, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1570
8 Feb 1570
Age 23
John Alexander Blair of Blair (9th Lord of Blair) Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar was married in Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, United Kingdom
1573
8 Feb 1573
Age 26
John Alexander Blair of Blair (9th Lord of Blair) Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar was married in Perth, Perthshire, Midlothia, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Midlothia, Scotland
1576
1576
Age 29
John Alexander Blair of Blair (9th Lord of Blair) Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar was married in Stonehouse, Scotland
Stonehouse, Scotland
1580
1580
Age 33
John Alexander Blair of Blair (9th Lord of Blair) Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar was married in Ayshire, Scotland
Ayshire, Scotland
1584
Bef. 1584
Age 37
John Alexander Blair of Blair (9th Lord of Blair) Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar was married in Perth, Perthshire, Midlothia, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Midlothia, Scotland
1609
15 November 1609
Age 62
Death of John Alexander Blair of Blair (9th Lord of Blair) Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar in Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland
Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1547
    Event Place: Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1540
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 May 1565
    Event Place: Blair, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1570
    Event Place: Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1573
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Midlothia, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1576
    Event Place: Stonehouse, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Ayshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Bef. 1584
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Midlothia, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The commissariot record of Glasgow Register of testamenis, 1547-1800

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ayshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Blair Park, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ilk, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Poll Tax Returns, 1694

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 November 1609
    Event Place: Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland

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