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Robert Blair 1683–1733 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1683

Birth Location: Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 12 Jul 1733

Death Location: Dull, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: Captain Chief

Mother: Ellen Sandilands

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Davie

Children(s): Katherine Blair

Robert Blair was born in 1683 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Captain Robert Fiar Of Menzies 55Th Menzies Clan Chief And Ellen Anne Sandilands. Robert Blair married Elizabeth Davie, and had children including Katherine Blair. Robert Blair passed away in 1733 in Dull, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Robert Blair was born in 1683 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Captain Robert Fiar Of Menzies 55Th Menzies Clan Chief And Ellen Anne Sandilands.
  • Robert Blair married Elizabeth Davie, and had children including Katherine Blair.
  • Robert Blair passed away in 1733 in Dull, Perthshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Chief
1660–1692
Birth Location: Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
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Ellen Sandilands
1663–1695
Birth Location: Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Davie
1683–1720
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Katherine Blair
1691–1774
Birth Location: Buchanan, Stirling, Scotland
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Robert Blair's Ancestors

Self
Robert Blair
1683–1733
Birth Place: Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Captain Robert 'Fiar' of Menzies 55th Menzies Clan Chief
1660–1692
Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
Ellen (“Anne”) Sandilands
1663–1695
Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (Finlay Menzies,1 Baronet, Clan) Chief
1623–1694
Lands of Rannoch, Culdare, Perthshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Agnes (Graham) Campbell of) Glenorchy
1613–1686
Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland
Walter (Baron Torpichen) Sandilands
1629–1696
Mid-Calder, Midlothian
Catherine Alexander
1630–1685
Mid Calder, West Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Stirling
1602–1638
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Blair's Descendants

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Robert Blair (6 Mar 1683–12 Jul 1733) m. Elizabeth Davie (1683–1720)
  1. 1. Katherine Blair 1691–1774 m. William (Alexander) Buchanan 1698–1774
    1. 1. John Buchanan 1725–1787 m. Jane (Trindle) Russell 1731–1764 m. John Buchanan 1731–
      1. 1. John (Buchanan) II 1759–1832 m. Margaret Kennedy 1749–1789 m. Sarah (Sallie) Ridley 1773–1831
        1. 1. John (Buchanan) III 1787–1834 m. Margaret (Peggy) Sample 1782–1860
        2. 2. Elizabeth Buchanan 1795–1875
        3. 3. James (Bryant) Buchanan 1804–1862
        4. 4. Ann (Nancy) Buchanan 1797–1852
        5. 5. Charles (Bingley) Buchanan 1809–1856
        6. 6. Dennis Buchanan 1812–1889
        7. 7. Gentry (Henry) Buchanan 1814–
        8. 8. George Buchanan 1792–1816
        9. 9. Henry (Ridley) Buchanan 1814–1898
        10. 10. Jane (Trindle) Buchanan 1802–1837
        11. 11. William (S) Buchanan 1800–1849
        12. 12. John (Buchanan) III 1787–1834
        13. 13. Moses (Ridley) Buchanan 1806–1887
        14. 14. Nancy (Mulherrin) Buchanan 1818–1881
        15. 15. Richard (Gregory) Buchanan 1811–
        16. 16. Samuel Buchanan 1797–1836
        17. 17. Sarah (Vincent) Buchanan 1807–1866
        18. 18. Alexander Buchanan 1794–1836
      2. 2. James (Buchanan) Sr. 1759–1821
      3. 3. William Buchanan 1783–
      4. 4. George Buchanan 1767–1913
      5. 5. Thomas Buchanan 1759–1786
      6. 6. David Buchanan 1754–
      7. 7. Archibald Buchanan 1765–
    2. 2. Christian Buchanan 1737–
    3. 3. George Buchanan 1731–
    4. 4. Lillias Buchanan 1739–
    5. 5. Janet BUCHANAN 1732–
    6. 6. Margaret Buchanan 1729–

Robert Blair's Timeline

2 Records

1683
6 Mar 1683
Birth of Robert Blair in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
1733
12 Jul 1733
Age 50
Death of Robert Blair in Dull, Perthshire, Scotland
Dull, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1683
    Event Place: Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1733
    Event Place: Dull, Perthshire, Scotland
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