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Personal data Sir Ninian Adair of Kilhilt and Dunskey Castle 

• He was born in the year 1531 in Kinkilt, Wegland, Ireland.
• He died on May 16, 1608 in Kinhilt, Galloway, Scotland, he was 77 years old.
• A child of William Adair of Kinhilt and Helen Kennedy

Household of Sir Ninian Adair of Kilhilt and Dunskey Castle

He is married to Elizabeth Gordon.

They got married.

Child(ren):

1. Sir William Adair  1565-1626 

Notes about Sir Ninian Adair of Kilhilt and Dunskey Castle

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Sir Ninian Adair of Kilhilt and Dunskey Castle

Ninian Adair 1470-1525	Katherine Agnew ± 1470-± 1520
William Adair of Kinhilt 1500-1575		Helen Kennedy 1518-1575
Sir Ninian Adair of Kilhilt and Dunskey Castle 1531-1608
Elizabeth Gordon 1531-1608 Sir William Adair 1565-1626