William
Blair
Born in Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of William (Blair) de Blair
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Bryce (Blair) Blair of that Ilk and David Blair
Died
at about age 52
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jun 2011
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Biography
William was the son of another William Blair.[1]
Sources
- ↑ John Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours, Volume 4 (London: Henry Colburn, 1838), p. 392, digital images, https://books.google.com/books?id=KikAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA392. Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed 4 June 2016).
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Categories: Clan Blair
"II. WILLIAM BLAIR of that ilk, who succeeded him [i.e. the first William de Blair], and, in a charter of king Alexander III. to the abbacy of Dunfermline about the year 1260, is designed Willielmus de Blair dominus de eodem.
"He left issue two sons.
"1. Sir Bryce, his heir.
"2. David, who carried on the line of this family.
"He was succeeded by his eldest son,
"III. Sir BRYCE BLAIR of that ilk, . . . ."
For the 1260 charter above, Douglas cites "Chartulary of Dunfermline, and Nisbet, vol. I. p. 2."
edited by Jared Olar
"II. William, who, in a charter of Alexander III., to the Abbey of Dunfermline, about 1260, is styled Willielmus de Blair, Dominus de eodem. He left two sons, Bryce and David. He was succeeded by the eldest,
"III. Sir Bryce Blair of that Ilk, . . . ."