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Sir Knight William III Reverend Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle 1565–1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1565

Birth Location: Kinkilt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1626

Death Location: Ballymena, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Father: Sir Castle

Mother: Lady m1552

Spouse(s): Lady McLelland, Kathcart Adair, Helen Adair, Kathart II, Lady McLelland, Lady McLelland

Children(s): Knight II, Lady Adair

The story of Sir Knight William III Reverend Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle began in 1565 in Kinkilt, Wigtownshire, Scotland. Sir Knight William III Reverend Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle married Helen Cathcart De Adair, Kathart Houston Stewart Macdowell Ii, Kathcart Houston De Adair, Lady Rosena Mclelland, and had children including Knight John Ii De Adair Ireland Reviierend Ii, Lady Marianne Adair. Sir Knight William III Reverend Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle passed away in 1626 in Ballymena, Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Knight William III Reverend Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle began in 1565 in Kinkilt, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
  • Sir Knight William III Reverend Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle married Helen Cathcart De Adair, Kathart Houston Stewart Macdowell Ii, Kathcart Houston De Adair, Lady Rosena Mclelland, and had children including Knight John Ii De Adair Ireland Reviierend Ii, Lady Marianne Adair.
  • Sir Knight William III Reverend Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle passed away in 1626 in Ballymena, Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Castle
1531–1608
Birth Location: Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland
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Lady m1552
1535–1607
Birth Location: Lochinver, Sutherland,Scotland
Lm

Spouses(s)

Lady McLelland
1565–1626
Birth Location: Gelston, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
LM
Kathcart Adair
1565–1625
Birth Location: Castle Stewart, Inverness-shire, Scotland
KA
Helen Adair
1580–1660
Birth Location: Carlston, Scotland
HA
Kathart II
1565–1625
Birth Location: Castle Stewart, Inverness-shire, Scotland
KI
Lady McLelland
1565–1626
Birth Location: Gelston, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
LM
Lady McLelland
1565–1626
Birth Location: Gelston, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
LM

Children(s)

Knight II
1598–1675
Birth Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland
KI
Lady Adair
1593–1630
Birth Location: County Meath, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
LA

Sir Castle's Ancestors

Self
Sir Castle
1565–1626
Birth Place: Kinkilt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Knight Ninian Adair-Scotland II, Chief of Adair Clan Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle
1531–1608
Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Susanna Gordon) m1552
1535–1607
Lochinver, Sutherland,Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William Adair Lord of) Kinkilt
1500–1608
Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland
Lady (Helen) Kennedy-Adair
1518–1576
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
James Gordon
1501–1547
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Margaret Gordon
–1535
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Elder)
1470–1525
Lady Adair
1470–1550
James Lochinvar
1501–1547
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Lochinvar
1501–1547
Marion Gordon
1480–1538

Sir Castle's Descendants

1.
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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
        1. 1. Sir (John II Clan (Johan Mattheus) Lamont) Young 1670–1747 m. Anna (Elizabeth Houston) Young 1670–1770
  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
        1. 1. Sir (Francis Hugh) Houston 1647–1750 m. Mary Cunningham 1650–1750 m. Margaret Shaw 1651–1750 m. Lady (Mary) Adair 1646–1716 m. Mary (Cunningham ( Houston) ) 1650–1750 m. Mary (McClung) Cunningham 1650–1750 m. Mary Cunningham 1650–1750
        2. 2. Patrick Houston 1714–
        3. 3. John Houston 1671–1728
    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

Sir Castle's Timeline

5 Records

1565
1565
Birth of Sir Knight William III Reverend Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1565
1565
Birth of Sir Knight William III Reverend Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle in Kinkilt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Kinkilt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1589
1589
Age 24
Sir Knight William III Reverend Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle was married
None
1626
4 Dec 1626
Age 61
Death of Sir Knight William III Reverend Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle in Antrim, Northern Ireland
Antrim, Northern Ireland
1626
1626
Age 61
Death of Sir Knight William III Reverend Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle in Ballymena, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Ballymena, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Kinkilt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1589

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Corgie, Kirkcudbright, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Register of Apprentices, 1583-1666

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Wigtown and Kirkcudbright: - Parish Lists of Wigtownshire and Minnigaff, 1684

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1626
    Event Place: Antrim, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1626
    Event Place: Ballymena, Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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