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Richard Henry Blair 1893–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Feb 1893

Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 19 Mar 1980

Death Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England

Father: John Blair

Mother: Elizabeth Love

Spouse(s): Dorothy Arnott

Children(s): John Blair, Elizabeth Blair, Dennis Blair

Richard Henry Blair was born in 1893 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of John Blair And Elizabeth Love. In 1901, Richard Henry Blair resided in Wigan, Lancashire, England. Richard Henry Blair married Dorothy Arnott, and had children including Alan Bruce Blair, Dennis A Blair, Elizabeth Ann Blair, John Kenneth Blair. Richard Henry Blair passed away in 1980 in Penzance, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Henry Blair was born in 1893 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of John Blair And Elizabeth Love.
  • In 1901, Richard Henry Blair resided in Wigan, Lancashire, England.
  • Richard Henry Blair married Dorothy Arnott, and had children including Alan Bruce Blair, Dennis A Blair, Elizabeth Ann Blair, John Kenneth Blair.
  • Richard Henry Blair passed away in 1980 in Penzance, Cornwall, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Blair's Ancestors

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Richard Blair
1893–1980
Birth Place: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
John Blair
1862–1939
Cork, Ireland
Elizabeth Love
1862–1935
Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Francis Love
1825–1906
Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
Janet Barclay
1829–1891
Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Francis Love
1782–1860
Agnes Cockburne
1784–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Laurence Cockburne
1753–1837
Margaret Allison
1753–1840

Richard Blair's Descendants

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Richard (Henry) Blair (11 Feb 1893–19 Mar 1980) m. Dorothy Arnott (30 Jun 1895–07 Mar 1976)
  1. 1. John (Kenneth) Blair 1924–1999 m. Carita Schwela 1927–2017
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Blair 1927–1955
  3. 3. Dennis (A) Blair 1932–1934

Richard Blair's Timeline

8 Records

1893
11 Feb 1893
Birth of Richard Henry Blair in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1893
11 Feb 1893
Birth of Richard Henry Blair in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 8
Richard Henry Blair resided here in Wigan, Lancashire, England
Wigan, Lancashire, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 18
Richard Henry Blair resided here in Wigan, Lancashire, England
Wigan, Lancashire, England
1914
1914
Age 21
Richard Henry Blair resided here
None
1939
1939
Age 46
Richard Henry Blair resided here in Cornwall, England
Cornwall, England
1980
19 Mar 1980
Age 87
Death of Richard Henry Blair in Penzance, Cornwall, England
Penzance, Cornwall, England
1980
27 Nov 1980
Age 87
Richard Henry Blair - Probate in Bristol
Bristol

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1893
    Event Place: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] British Army WWI Pension Records, WO364; Piece: 278
    [2] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 23011
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    [4] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 3557; Folio: 152; Page: 20

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1893
    Event Place: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1016683B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 3557; Folio: 152; Page: 20

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 23011

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1914
    Record Source: British Army WWI Pension Records, WO364; Piece: 278

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1016683B

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1980
    Event Place: Penzance, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1980
    Event Place: Bristol
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)

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