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William Adair 1500–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Kinkilt/Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1575

Death Location: Castle Dunskey, Kinhilt, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Father: Ninian Elder

Mother: Katherine Agnew

Spouse(s): Helen Kennedy

Children(s): Sir KNT), John Adair, Marion Adair, Janet Adair

William Adair was born in 1500 in KinkiltDumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Ninian De Adair The Elder And Katherine Agnew. William Adair married Helen Kennedy, and had children including Janet Adair, John Adair, Marion Adair, Sir Ninian Of Kilhilt And Dunskey Castle Chief Of The Adair Clan Adair Ii Esq Knt. William Adair/ passed away in 1575 in Castle Dunskey, Kinhilt, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Adair was born in 1500 in Kinkilt/Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Ninian De Adair The Elder And Katherine Agnew.
  • William Adair married Helen Kennedy, and had children including Janet Adair, John Adair, Marion Adair, Sir Ninian Of Kilhilt And Dunskey Castle Chief Of The Adair Clan Adair Ii Esq Knt.
  • William Adair passed away in 1575 in Castle Dunskey, Kinhilt, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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William Adair's Ancestors

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William Adair
1500–1575
Birth Place: Kinkilt/Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Ninian De Adair The Elder
1470–1525
Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland
Katherine Agnew
1470–1550
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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William Adair's Descendants

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William Adair (1500–1575) m. Helen Kennedy (1518–15 May 1572)
  1. 1. Sir (Ninian of Kilhilt and Dunskey Castle (Chief of the Adair Clan) Adair II (Esq.,) KNT) 1531–1608 m. Lady (Elizabeth Susanna) Gordon 1535–1607
    1. 1. William (Adair of Kinhilt and Dunskey) Castle 1565–1626 m. Kathart (Houston Stewart (MacDowell)) II 1565–1625
      1. 1. Knight (John II de Adair-Ireland RevIIerend) II 1598–1675 m. Lady (Helen De) Cathcart 1590–1640
        1. 1. Sir (Patrick Cathcart Adair) Rev. 1625–1694 m. Lady (Jean Margaret Beatty Adair (2nd cousin of) spouse) 1631–1675
      2. 2. William (Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey) Castle 1591–1684
      3. 3. John (Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey) Castle 1598–1675
      4. 4. Anna (Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey) Castle 1599–1670
    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
  2. 2. John Adair 1533–1600
  3. 3. Marion Adair 1542–
  4. 4. Janet Adair 1538–1588

William Adair's Timeline

3 Records

1500
1500
Birth of William Adair in Kinkilt/Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kinkilt/Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1530
1530
Age 30
William Adair was married in Genoch House, /Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Genoch House, /Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1575
1575
Age 75
Death of William Adair in Castle Dunskey, Kinhilt, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Castle Dunskey, Kinhilt, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: KinkiltDumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Genoch House, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Castle Dunskey, Kinhilt, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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