'Blair04'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Blair of Ardblair, Blair of Mulyne

                               
Thomas Blair of Mulyne, Perthshire
1. William Blair of Mulyne & Ardblair (a 1423)
  A. William Blair of Ardblair (a 1457)
i. William Blair of Ardblair (dsp by 1488)
  ii. James Blair of Westfield of Dundee, later of Ardblair (d temp James IV who r. 1488-1513)
  a. John Blair of Ardblair (a 1530)
  m. Elizabeth Rattray (dau of Silvester Rattray of Craighall)
(1) Andrew Blair of Ardblair (a temp Mary who r. 1542-1567)
  m. Margaret Butter (dau of Patrick Butter of Gormack)
  (A) Patrick Blair of Ardblair
  m1. Isabel Ramsay (dau of George Ramsay of Banff by Elizabeth, dau of Laurence Mercer of Aldie)
  (i) James Blair of Ardblair (d before 1660) - continued below
  m. (Magdalen) Blair (dau of Sir John Blair of Balgillo by dau of (Sir George) Haliburton of Pitcur)
  (ii) Patrick Blair of Knockinchard
  (a) Patrick Blair in Aberdeen
  (iii) daughter
  m. _ Fowler of Bandirran
  (vi) daughter
  m. _ Cargill of Haltown of Rattray
(v) daughter
  m. _ Lundie of Glaswell
  m2. _ Blair (widow of _ Falconer of Glenfarquhar)
  v(i) John Blair of Balude
  (a)+ issue - James, Gilbert (minister at Blairgowrie), John of Polcack
  (2) Marian Blair probably of this generation
  m. John Smith of Polcalk (d before 1600)
  B.+ other issue
2.+ other issue (a 1423) - Thomas, John, Patrick, Alexander

 

 

James Blair of Ardblair (d before 1660) - continued above
m. (Magdalen) Blair (dau of Sir John Blair of Balgillo by dau of (Sir George) Haliburton of Pitcur)
1. James Blair of Ardblair (a 1663)
  m. Isabel Stewart (dau of James Stewart of Ladywell)
A. James Blair of Ardblair (b c1657, d 1724)
  m. Margaret Blair (dau/heir of Patrick Blair of Little Blair. son of Patrick of Pittendreich, son of Alexander of Balthyock)
  i. James Blair of Edinburgh, later of Ardblair (Director of the Bank of Scotland, younger son)
  m. Christian Forrester (dau of William Forrester (WS) by Rachel, dau of David Balfour of Forrest)
  a. Margaret Blair
  m. (05.11.1765, sp) William Fullerton of that ilk (Lt. Colonel)
  b. Rachel Blair
  m. Joseph Robertson, later Blair of Ardblair
  (1) Christian Blair apparently of this generation
  m. (16.11.1795) Laurence Oliphant of Gask (b 06.1768, d 03.07.1819)
  c.+ other issue (dsp)
  ii.+ other issue - Gilbert, "many children" (dvp)
  B. Katherine Blair (d unm)
  C. Elizabeth Blair
  m. Thomas Ireland of Parkhead
2. Isabel Blair
  m. John Robertson of Bandirran
  A. ?? Robertson
  i. Alexander Robertson, Provost of Dundee
3 daughter
  m. _ Gray of Drummillie
4. daughter
  m. _ Nairn of Tilliefergus
5. daughter
  m. _ Patullo of Kinnochtrie
6.+ other issue - Thomas (minister of Blairgowrie), David (dsp)

Main source(s): 'Baronage of Scotland' (Sir Robert Douglas, 1798, 'Blair of Ardblair', p190+)
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