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William Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle 1566 – 1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1566

Birth Location: Kinkilt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1626

Death Location: Ballymena, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Father: Ninian Castle

Mother: Elizabeth Gordon

Spouse(s): Rosena McLelland

Children(s): John Adair

In 1566, William Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle entered the world in Kinkilt, Wigtownshire, Scotland, born to Ninian Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle and Elizabeth Gordon. William Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle married Rosena Rielly McLelland, and had children including John Adair. William Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle passed away in 1626 in Ballymena, Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1566, William Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle entered the world in Kinkilt, Wigtownshire, Scotland, born to Ninian Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle and Elizabeth Gordon.
  • William Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle married Rosena Rielly McLelland, and had children including John Adair.
  • William Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle passed away in 1626 in Ballymena, Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ninian Castle
1531 – 1608
Birth Location: Ireland
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Elizabeth Gordon
1535 – 1604
Birth Location: Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Rosena McLelland
1565 –
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

John Adair
1598 – 1675
Birth Location: Scotland
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William Castle's Ancestors

Self
William Castle
1566 – 1626
Birth Place: Kinkilt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Parents
Ninian Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle
1531 – 1608
Ireland
Elizabeth Gordon
1535 – 1604
Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William Adair Lord) Kinhilt
1500 – 1575
Kinkilt, Wegland, Scotland
Lady (Helen) Kennedy-Adair
1518 – 1576
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Castle's Descendants

1.
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William (Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey) Castle (1566 – 1626) m. Rosena (Rielly) McLelland (1565 – )
  1. 1. John Adair (1598 – 1675) m. Helen Cathcart (1590 – 1640)
    1. 1. Rev (Patrick) Adair (1625 – 1694) m. Jean (Margaret) Adair (1625 – 1675)
      1. 1. Alexander Adair (1658 – 1715) m. Margaret Weer (1657 – 1715)
        1. 1. Thomas (Benjamin) Adair (1685 – 1755) m. Margaret Henart (1680 – 1750)
        2. 2. Alexander Adair
      2. 2. Mary Adair (1753 – 1819) m. John Nixon
        1. 1. Mary Nixon
    2. 2. William
    3. 3. James

William Castle's Timeline

7 Records

1565
1565
Birth of William Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle in Antrim, Northern Ireland
Antrim, Northern Ireland
1566
1566
Birth of William Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle in Kinkilt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Kinkilt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1580
1580
Age 14
William Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle was married in Scotland
Scotland
1585
1585
Age 19
William Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle was married in Corgie, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
Corgie, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
1595
1595
Age 29
William Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle was married in Genoch, Scotland
Genoch, Scotland
1626
4 Nov 1626
Age 60
Death of William Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle in Balleymena, Antrim, Northern Ireland, Uk
Balleymena, Antrim, Northern Ireland, Uk
1626
1626
Age 60
Death of William 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: Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1566
    Event Place: Kinkilt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Corgie, Kirkcudbright, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Genoch, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Adair family genealogy : an accounting of our South Carolina-Indiana-Idaho Adair ancestry

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1626
    Event Place: Balleymena, Antrim, Northern Ireland, Uk
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1626
    Event Place: Ballymena, Antrim, Northern Ireland
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