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Sir Knight Ninian Adair-Scotland II, 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, Scottland

Father: Sir Kinkilt

Mother: Lady Kennedy-Adair

Spouse(s): Lady Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon, Lady Gordon, Lady m1552, Elizabeth Gordon, Lady Gordon

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

The story of Sir Knight Ninian Adair-Scotland II, Chief of Adair Clan Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle began in 1531 in Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland. Sir Knight Ninian Adair-Scotland II, Chief of Adair Clan Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle married Elizabeth Gordon, Lady Elizabeth Gordon, Lady Elizabeth Susanna Gordon M1552, and had children including Alexander Adair, Archibald Adair, Gilbert Adair, John Adair, Patrick Adair, Sir Knight William Iii Reverend Adair Of Kihilt And Dunskey Castle. Sir Knight Ninian Adair-Scotland II, Chief of Adair Clan Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle passed away in 1608 in Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scottland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Knight Ninian Adair-Scotland II, Chief of Adair Clan Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle began in 1531 in Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland.
  • Sir Knight Ninian Adair-Scotland II, Chief of Adair Clan Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle married Elizabeth Gordon, Lady Elizabeth Gordon, Lady Elizabeth Susanna Gordon M1552, and had children including Alexander Adair, Archibald Adair, Gilbert Adair, John Adair, Patrick Adair, Sir Knight William Iii Reverend Adair Of Kihilt And Dunskey Castle.
  • Sir Knight Ninian Adair-Scotland II, Chief of Adair Clan Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle passed away in 1608 in Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scottland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Kinkilt
1500–1608
Birth Location: Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland
SK
Lady Kennedy-Adair
1518–1576
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
LK

Spouses(s)

Lady Gordon
1535–1607
Birth Location: Lochinver, Sutherland,Scotland
LG
Elizabeth Gordon
1531–1608
Birth Location: Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland
EG
Lady Gordon
1535–1607
Birth Location: Lochniver, Sutherland, Scotland
LG
Lady m1552
1535–1607
Birth Location: Lochinver, Sutherland,Scotland
Lm
Elizabeth Gordon
1531–1608
Birth Location: Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland
EG
Lady Gordon
1535–1607
Birth Location: Lochniver, Sutherland, Scotland
LG

Children(s)

Sir Castle
1565–1626
Birth Location: Kinkilt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
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Alexander Adair
1571–1684
Birth Location: Cargill, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
AA
Archibald Adair
1580–1647
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
AA
Gilbert Adair
1582–1635
Birth Location: Cardayne, /Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
GA
John Adair
1569–1645
Birth Location: Maryport/Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
JA
Patrick Adair
1567–1635
Birth Location: Altune/Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
PA

Sir Castle's Ancestors

Self
Sir 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-Adair
1518–1576
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Ninian DE Adair (The) Elder)
1470–1525
Kinhilt, Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Katherine Agnew) Adair
1470–1550
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Castle's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Knight Ninian Adair-Scotland II, Chief of Adair Clan Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey) Castle (1531–16 May 1608) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Gordon (1535–22 May 1607) m. Elizabeth Gordon (1531–1608) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Gordon (1535–22 May 1607) m. Lady (Elizabeth Susanna Gordon) m1552 (1535–22 May 1607) m. Elizabeth Gordon (1531–1608) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Gordon (1535–22 May 1607)
  1. 1. Sir (Knight William III Reverend Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey) Castle 1565–1626 m. Lady (Rosena) McLelland 1565–1626 m. Kathcart (Houston de) Adair 1565–1625 m. Helen (Cathcart De) Adair 1580–1660 m. Kathart (Houston Stewart (MacDowell)) II 1565–1625 m. Lady (Rosena) McLelland 1565–1626 m. Lady (Rosena) McLelland 1565–1626
    1. 1. Knight (John II de Adair-Ireland RevIIerend) II 1598–1675 m. Lady (Helen De) Cathcart 1585–1640 m. Christine Dunbar 1585–1640
      1. 1. Rev. (Sir Patrick Cathcart) Adair 1625–1694
        1. 1. Mary Adair 1646–1746
    2. 2. Lady (Marianne) Adair 1593–1630 m. Sir (William Houston) I 1590–1631 m. William Huston 1590–1667 m. Sir (William, 1st Baronet of Houston Houston) I 1570–1631
      1. 1. Sir (William III, 3rd Baronet of) HOUSTON 1608–1685 m. Lady (Sarah Jane Todd Houston of) Primrose 1599–1700
        1. 1. Sir (John Hugh) Houston 1625–1702 m. Lady (Margaret Baroness of Houston Shaw Baroness of) Houston 1625–1730 m. Lady (Margaret Baroness of Houston Shaw Baroness of) Houston 1625–1730 m. John Houston 1650–1747 m. Lady (Margaret Baroness of Houston Shaw Baroness of) Houston 1625–1730 m. Lady (Margaret Baroness of Houston Shaw Baroness of) Houston 1625–1730
      2. 2. Sir (William III, 3rd Baronet of) HOUSTON 1608–1685 m. Lady (Sarah Jane Todd Houston of) Primrose 1599–1700
      3. 3. Sir (William III, 3rd Baronet of) HOUSTON 1608–1685 m. Lady (Sarah Jane Todd Houston of) Primrose 1599–1700
  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 Castle's Timeline

2 Records

1531
1531
Birth of Sir Knight Ninian Adair-Scotland II, 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 Sir Knight Ninian Adair-Scotland II, Chief of Adair Clan Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle in Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scottland
Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scottland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1608
    Event Place: Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scottland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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