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Ninian Adair-ScotlandII, Sir Knight, Chief of Adair Clan Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle 1531–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland

Death Date: 16 May 1608

Death Location: Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland

Father: Sir Castle

Mother: Helen Kennedy

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lady

Children(s): William Adair

The story of Ninian Adair-ScotlandII, Sir Knight, Chief of Adair Clan Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle began in 1531 in Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland. Ninian Adair-ScotlandII, Sir Knight, Chief of Adair Clan Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle married Elizabeth Gordon Lady, and had children including William Adair. Ninian Adair-ScotlandII, Sir Knight, Chief of Adair Clan Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle passed away in 1608 in Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Ninian Adair-ScotlandII, Sir Knight, Chief of Adair Clan Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle began in 1531 in Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland.
  • Ninian Adair-ScotlandII, Sir Knight, Chief of Adair Clan Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle married Elizabeth Gordon Lady, and had children including William Adair.
  • Ninian Adair-ScotlandII, Sir Knight, Chief of Adair Clan Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle passed away in 1608 in Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ninian Castle's Ancestors

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Ninian Castle
1531–1608
Birth Place: Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle
1500–1575
Kinkilt, Wegland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Helen Kennedy
1492–1572
Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Ninian Adair
1470–1525
Kinhilt, Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Katherine Agnew
1470–1550
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Adair
1444–1513
Lady Stewart
1449–1525
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Kinhilt
1418–1483
Miss Vaux
1440–

Ninian Castle's Descendants

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Ninian (Adair-ScotlandII, Sir Knight, Chief of Adair Clan Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey) Castle (1531–16 May 1608) m. Elizabeth (Gordon) Lady (1535–1608)
  1. 1. William Adair 1565–1626 m. Houston Adair 1565–1625
    1. 1. John (Adair II, Reverend Sir) Knight 1598–1675 m. Helen Cathcart 1585–1640
      1. 1. Patrick (Adair I Reverend Sir) Knight 1583–1655 m. John Young 1625–1675
        1. 1. Alexander Adair 1652–1715 m. Margaret Agnew 1661–1715

Ninian Castle's Timeline

2 Records

1531
1531
Birth of Ninian Adair-ScotlandII, Sir Knight, Chief of Adair Clan Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle in Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland
Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland
1608
16 May 1608
Age 77
Death of Ninian Adair-ScotlandII, Sir Knight, Chief of Adair Clan Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle in Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland
Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1608
    Event Place: Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland

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