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Sir Ninian of Kilhilt and Dunskey Castle (Chief of the Adair Clan) Adair 1531–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: Kinhilt and Dunskey Castle, /Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 16 May 1608

Death Location: Kinhilt, /Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Adair

Mother: Helen Kennedy

Spouse(s): Lady Gordon-Douglas

Children(s): William Castle, Alexander Adair, Archibald Adair, Gilbert Adair, John Adair, Patrick Adair

In 1531, Sir Ninian of Kilhilt and Dunskey Castle (Chief of the Adair Clan) Adair entered the world in Kinhilt and Dunskey Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to William Adair And Helen Kennedy. Sir Ninian of Kilhilt and Dunskey Castle (Chief of the Adair Clan) Adair married Lady Margaret Margaretha Gordon Douglas, and had children including Alexander Adair, Archibald Adair, Gilbert Adair, John Adair, Patrick Adair, William Iii Sir Reverend Adair Of Kihilt And Dunskey Castle. Sir Ninian of Kilhilt and Dunskey Castle (Chief of the Adair Clan) Adair passed away in 1608 in Kinhilt, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • In 1531, Sir Ninian of Kilhilt and Dunskey Castle (Chief of the Adair Clan) Adair entered the world in Kinhilt and Dunskey Castle, /Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to William Adair And Helen Kennedy.
  • Sir Ninian of Kilhilt and Dunskey Castle (Chief of the Adair Clan) Adair married Lady Margaret Margaretha Gordon Douglas, and had children including Alexander Adair, Archibald Adair, Gilbert Adair, John Adair, Patrick Adair, William Iii Sir Reverend Adair Of Kihilt And Dunskey Castle.
  • Sir Ninian of Kilhilt and Dunskey Castle (Chief of the Adair Clan) Adair passed away in 1608 in Kinhilt, /Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Sir Adair's Ancestors

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Sir Adair
1531–1608
Birth Place: Kinhilt and Dunskey Castle, /Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Adair
1500–1575
Kinkilt/Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Helen Kennedy
1518–1572
Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Ninian Adair
1470–1525
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Katherine Agnew
1469–1520
Lochnaw, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Adair's Descendants

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Sir (Ninian of Kilhilt and Dunskey Castle (Chief of the Adair Clan)) Adair (1531–16 May 1608) m. Lady (Margaret (Margaretha)) Gordon-Douglas (1535–22 May 1607)
  1. 1. William (III Sir Reverend Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey) Castle 1566–1626 m. Lady (Rosena Reilly) McLelland 1565–1626
    1. 1. Robert (I Beatty) Adair-Ireland 1583–1655 m. Jean (Edmonstone) Lady 1590–1675
      1. 1. Lady (Jean Margaret Beatty Adair (2nd cousin of) spouse) 1631–1675 m. Sir (Patrick Cathcart Adair) Rev. 1625–1694
        1. 1. Alexander Adair 1652–1715 m. Margaret (Mary) Agnew 1661–1715
      2. 2. Alexander Adair-Ireland 1623–1700
      3. 3. Alexander Adair –1694
      4. 4. Ann Adair 1625–
      5. 5. Archibald Adair –1692
      6. 6. Isabel Adair 1621–
      7. 7. Patrick Adair 1625–1700
      8. 8. Robert (Beatty) Adair 1610–1700
      9. 9. William (Alexander) Adair 1625–1661
      10. 10. William Adair –1694
  2. 2. Alexander Adair 1571–1684
  3. 3. Archibald Adair 1580–1647
  4. 4. Gilbert Adair 1582–1635
  5. 5. John Adair 1569–1645
  6. 6. Patrick Adair 1567–1635

Sir Adair's Timeline

3 Records

1531
1531
Birth of Sir Ninian of Kilhilt and Dunskey Castle (Chief of the Adair Clan) Adair in Kinhilt and Dunskey Castle, /Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kinhilt and Dunskey Castle, /Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1552
1552
Age 21
Sir Ninian of Kilhilt and Dunskey Castle (Chief of the Adair Clan) Adair was married in Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1608
16 May 1608
Age 77
Death of Sir Ninian of Kilhilt and Dunskey Castle (Chief of the Adair Clan) Adair in Kinhilt, /Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kinhilt, /Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Kinhilt and Dunskey Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1608
    Event Place: Kinhilt, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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