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jablair
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My wife and I will be in Kippen the first week of May to research my Blair line which we have traced back to Kippen.
My earlist known Blair is John Blair, b. Mar 27, 1720 in Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland, d. Dec 1799 in Bucklyvie (Kippen), Stirlingshire, Scotland. John married Margaret b. Mar 20, 1720 in Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland, d. Dec 1799 in Bucklyvie (Kippen), Stirlingshire, Scotland.
John and Margaret had at least 7 children listed as born in Kippen. These were:
John b. Feb 11,1750
Robert b. Jul 1754
James b. Jun 01, 1759
Joseph b. May 21, 1761
Peter b. Apr 02, 1763
Janet b. Nov 11, 1764
Alexander b. Unknown
Robert married Margaret McLuckie and they came to Barnet Vermont in 1785. We have letters written between 1786 and 1816 from Robert's father John, his brothers' Joseph and Peter, his sister Janet, Margaret's brother Robert, and other family friends to Robert and Margaret in Barnet VT which discuss all the above line. John's letters came from Arnmore.
Based on these letters and OPRs we believe (but have no real hard evidence) that John Blair was the son of Donald Blair b. abt 1698 in Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland and Janet McAdam b. abt 1700. They were married Apr 28, 1719 in Port of Monteith, Perth, Scotland.
Given Kippen's close proximity to Perth and that in some censuses it is listed in Perth, I am hoping someone on this list may be connected to or have some information on this line of Blairs or the place Arnmore. In the 1881, 1891, and 1901 censuses there are Blairs back at Arnmore.
I would also appreciate any information on the best way and places to go to in conducting our research around Kippen.
Scottish DNA - Better than Life Insurance
John
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valr
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Hi can you tell us Margaret's surname?
I'd be surprised- if Johns father was Donald -if he didnt name a son Donald after his father as would have been customary at that time - usually the first son.
I have ancestors on both my grandfather and grandmothers lines from Buchlyvie (Drymen) and Kippen back to 1700's but alas! not a Blair among them. My brother lives in Buchlyvie and I'll be seeing him this weekend - I think the farm you are looking for is off the road to Buchlyvie before Arnprior. I'll look out for it. If you visit the farm no doubt you will be regaled by the farmer with tales of other people who have visited over the years looking for their ancestors home.. very frustrating as you wont know who they are! That has happened to me a couple of times and in fact it happened just a few weeks ago when I went to visit Offerance in Buchlyvie, which was where several generations of my ancestors lived...
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jablair
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Hi Val,
Magaret's surname is McLuckie (I hadn't realized I forgot to include it).
I understand what you're saying about the naming conventions in Scotland. I even checked the actual OPR marriage record of Doanld Blair and Janet McAdam to see if the index was wrong, but there is no question it is Donald (the penmanship in the actual record was quite good). I did note that Donald and Janet McAdam had a son Duncan and a son John and that John and Margaret McLuckie may have had a son Duncan. The OPR index lists a Duncan Blair, son of John Blair and Margaret McLuckie christened Aug 18, 1751 in Balfron, Stirlingshire. Given the Donald - Duncan names, it makes me think there is a connection. There are also several referrences in the letters to Robert Blair in Vermont to aunts and uncles whose name are the same as Donald's children.
If you search for Arnmore on Google Earth it takes you to what appears to be a farm about 500 feet off of A811 (to the north) and about halfway between Arnprior and Kippen. It looks to be about 1 mile north of where we will be staying at Larne Coachhouse, Fore Road, Kippen, Stirlingshire.
I have a feeling the original farm house is now a ruins because there was a photo quiz in the Summer 2006 issue of the Arnprior Community News Paper and the answer was "A window opening in the ruin of Arnmore House".
I'm curious as to long there were Blairs at Arnmore. In the 1901 census Archibald Blair was ther with his wife Mary. He was only 54 years old so it's possible he was there was several more years. In 1881 and 1891 Archibald's father Alexander was the farmer and head of household at Arnmore.
We're really looking forward to the trip. It should be very interesting and hopefully rewarding.
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John
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