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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 Kinkilt

Mother: Lady Kennedy

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lady

Children(s): William Castle

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 Iii Sir Reverend Adair Of Kihilt And Dunskey Castle. 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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  • 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 Iii Sir Reverend Adair Of Kihilt And Dunskey Castle.
  • 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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Ninian Castle's Ancestors

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Ninian Castle
1531–1608
Birth Place: Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Adair Lord of Kinkilt
1500–1608
Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland
Lady (Helen) Kennedy
1500–1576
Culzean Castle, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Ninian De Adair (the) elder)
1470–1525
Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland
Lady (Katherine Agnew) Adair
1470–1550
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

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 (III Sir Reverend Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey) Castle 1566–1626 m. Lady (Rosena Reilly McLelland, of) Gelston 1565–1626
    1. 1. Rev. (Sir John de) Adair 1598–1675 m. Lady (Helen De) Cathcart 1585–1634
      1. 1. Captain (James) Adair 1610–1686 m. Annabelle (Allen) Blair 1610–
        1. 1. Benjamin Adair 1655–1730 m. Anne Crymble 1675–1713

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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