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William Adair

Birth
Scotland
Death
1626 (aged 60–61)
Ireland
Burial
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~ William Adair of Kilhilt and Dunskey Castle ~
Birthdate: circa 1565
Birthplace: Kinhilt Estate, Galloway, Scotland
Died: 1626 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
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Parents:
Son of Ninian Adair of Kilhilt and Dunskey Castle and Elizabeth Gordon
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Husband of Rosina McClelland of Gelston; Catherine Kirchart and Elizabeth Adair
Ex-husband of Lady Houston
Father of Marianne Houston; Jean Margaret Adair; Alexander Adair; Anna Adair; William Adair, Jr.

In 1626 William Adair acquired newly-settled lands at Ballymena in exchange for part of his patrimony in Wigtownshire, and his son, Sir Robert, built the castle as a centre for the new estate.

Adair of Ballymena Castle
~ William Adair of Kilhilt and Dunskey Castle ~
Birthdate: circa 1565
Birthplace: Kinhilt Estate, Galloway, Scotland
Died: 1626 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
Parents:
Son of Ninian Adair of Kilhilt and Dunskey Castle and Elizabeth Gordon
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
Husband of Rosina McClelland of Gelston; Catherine Kirchart and Elizabeth Adair
Ex-husband of Lady Houston
Father of Marianne Houston; Jean Margaret Adair; Alexander Adair; Anna Adair; William Adair, Jr.

In 1626 William Adair acquired newly-settled lands at Ballymena in exchange for part of his patrimony in Wigtownshire, and his son, Sir Robert, built the castle as a centre for the new estate.

Adair of Ballymena Castle


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