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Margaret 'Jean' (Cunningham) Blair 1506–1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1506

Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 20 Jul 1573

Death Location: Kilmarnock, Stirling, Scotland

Father: Lord Intriguer"

Mother: Elizabeth Sinclair

Spouse(s): John Blair), Sir Balthayock)

Children(s): Lady Blair, James Blair, John Harrison, Elizabeth Blair, Patrick Blair, Lady Blair, John Blair, Alexander Cunningham, John Blair, Grizel Blair, Bryce Blair, Grace Blair, James Blair, Missy Blair, John Blair, John Erskine, Jean Blair, William Blair, Robert Blair, Margaret Blair

Margaret 'Jean' (Cunningham) Blair was born in 1506 in Glengarnock, Ayrshire, , Scotland, the child of Lord William 4Th Earl Of Glencairn 4Th Lord Of Kilmaurs Cunninghame The Notorious Intriguer And Elizabeth Sinclair. Margaret 'Jean' (Cunningham) Blair married John V Blair 8Th Lord Of Blair, Sir Thomas Blair 6Th Laird Of Balthayock, and had children including Alexander Cunningham, Bryce Blair, Elizabeth Blair, Grace Blair, Grizel Semple Blair, James Blair, Jean Blair, John Of Adamton Blair, John Alexander Blair Vi 9Th Lord Of Blair, John Erskine, John Harrison, John V Blair, Lady Janet Blair, Lady Margaret Blair, Margaret Blair, Missy Blair, Patrick Ramsey Blair, Robert Blair, William Blair. Margaret 'Jean' (Cunningham) Blair passed away in 1573 in Kilmarnock, Stirling, Scotland.

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  • Margaret 'Jean' (Cunningham) Blair was born in 1506 in Glengarnock, Ayrshire, , Scotland, the child of Lord William 4Th Earl Of Glencairn 4Th Lord Of Kilmaurs Cunninghame The Notorious Intriguer And Elizabeth Sinclair.
  • Margaret 'Jean' (Cunningham) Blair married John V Blair 8Th Lord Of Blair, Sir Thomas Blair 6Th Laird Of Balthayock, and had children including Alexander Cunningham, Bryce Blair, Elizabeth Blair, Grace Blair, Grizel Semple Blair, James Blair, Jean Blair, John Of Adamton Blair, John Alexander Blair Vi 9Th Lord Of Blair, John Erskine, John Harrison, John V Blair, Lady Janet Blair, Lady Margaret Blair, Margaret Blair, Missy Blair, Patrick Ramsey Blair, Robert Blair, William Blair.
  • Margaret 'Jean' (Cunningham) Blair passed away in 1573 in Kilmarnock, Stirling, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Margaret Blair's Ancestors

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Margaret Blair
1506–1573
Birth Place: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Parents
Lord William, 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs, Cunninghame "The Notorious Intriguer"
1493–1548
Glengarncok, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Sinclair
1495–1562
Caithnessshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Blair's Descendants

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Margaret ('Jean' (Cunningham)) Blair (1506–20 Jul 1573) m. John (V Blair (8th Lord of) Blair) (1502–10 August 1570) m. Sir (Thomas Blair (6th Laird of) Balthayock) (1508–1568)
  1. 1. Lady (Janet) Blair 1565–1621 m. James (McClement) Sir 1560–1627
    1. 1. Janet McClement 1580–1636 m. John (James) Orr 1580–1627
      1. 1. John (James ll) Orr 1601–1663 m. Janet Mountjoy 1605–1660
        1. 1. James (Wilson) Orr 1623–1704 m. Agnes Cummyng 1622–1660
        2. 2. Thomas Orr 1622–
        3. 3. Barbara Orr 1626–
        4. 4. Helen Orr 1620–
        5. 5. Alexander Orr 1624–
        6. 6. Bessie Orr 1635–
        7. 7. David Orr 1640–1687
        8. 8. Susanna Orr 1634–
        9. 9. Isabella Orr 1628–
        10. 10. Peter Orr 1637–
        11. 11. Janet ((Jonet)) Orr 1630–
        12. 12. Beatrix Orr 1638–
        13. 13. Johanna Orr 1628–1704
        14. 14. Robert (Wilson) Orr 1638–1700
        15. 15. William Orr 1628–1714
      2. 2. James (Wilson) Orr 1623–1689
      3. 3. John (Wilson) Orr 1599–1640
      4. 4. Hunphrey Orr 1596–
      5. 5. James Orr 1580–1627
      6. 6. Patrick Orr 1598–1627
      7. 7. William Orr 1626–1714
      8. 8. Robert Orr 1726–1780
      9. 9. James Orr –1779
  2. 2. James Blair 1534–
  3. 3. John Harrison 1524–1567
  4. 4. Elizabeth Blair 1548–1582
  5. 5. Patrick (Ramsey) Blair 1543–1583
  6. 6. Lady (Margaret) Blair 1522–1603 m. John (Craufurd) Crawford 1523–1603
    1. 1. Agnes (Margaret) Crawford 1542–1658
  7. 7. John (V) Blair 1520–1608
  8. 8. Alexander Cunningham 1535–1574
  9. 9. John (Alexander Blair VI 9th Lord of) Blair 1547–1608
  10. 10. Grizel (Semple) Blair 1551–1575
  11. 11. Bryce Blair 1565–1639
  12. 12. Grace Blair 1553–1650
  13. 13. James Blair 1557–1593
  14. 14. Missy Blair 1553–1582
  15. 15. John ('of Adamton') Blair 1558–1603
  16. 16. John Erskine –1572
  17. 17. Jean Blair 1551–1621
  18. 18. William Blair 1549–1639
  19. 19. Robert Blair 1558–1639
  20. 20. Margaret Blair 1562–1624

Margaret Blair's Timeline

4 Records

1506
1506
Birth of Margaret 'Jean' (Cunningham) Blair in Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1506
1506
Birth of Margaret 'Jean' (Cunningham) Blair in Glengarnock, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Glengarnock, Ayrshire, , Scotland
1573
20 July 1573
Age 67
Death of Margaret 'Jean' (Cunningham) Blair in Kilmarnock, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kilmarnock, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1573
20 Jul 1573
Age 67
Death of Margaret 'Jean' (Cunningham) Blair in Kilmarnock, Stirling, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Stirling, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1506
    Event Place: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1506
    Event Place: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dalry, Ayrshire
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 July 1573
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1573
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Stirling, Scotland

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