David
Blair
Born in Ballymena, Antrim, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of James Blair
and Catherine (Ross) Blair
Brother of
Robert James Blair, Rose Mary (Blair) Knox, William Blair, Margretta (Blair) Holmes, Robert Blair, Sarah Millar (Blair) Harris, Samuel Herlison Blair, Hugh Blair and [private brother (1920s - unknown)]
Husband of
Ellen (McAlonan) Blair
— married
29 Nov 1920 in Ballymena, Antrim, Ireland
Husband of
Amelia (Noble) Blair
— married
16 Jan 1930 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Kathleen (Blair) Boyd, David Blair, Thomas Blair, James Blair, Margaret Blair, Elizabeth Blair and [private son (1940s - unknown)]
Died
at age 75
in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Aug 2018
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Biography
David was born on March 9th, 1902, on Springwell Street, Ballymena, Antrim, Ireland. He was the son of James Blair (a Plasterer) and Catherine Ross. His Birth was registered by his Mother, Catherine. [1].
David was 9 years old during the 1911 Ireland Census, living in a house 45 in Henry Street (Ballymena No. 3 Urban, Antrim) with his parents, and siblings James, Rose Mary, William and Maggie [2] [3].
On November 29th, 1920, David married Ellen McAlonan in Wellington Presbyterian Church in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland. David is recorded as a Mill Worker. The witnesses were Joseph McCauley and Anne Ballantine. [4]
David and Ellen had a wonderful daughter and 3 sons together. Sadly, Ellen passed away in 1929, before their youngest son was 2 years old. David then married Amelia Noble on January 16, 1930 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[5] They had two daughters and a son together.
David passed away on September 28th, 1977. [6]He is interred in Islandmagee Cemetery (Plot C7), in Islandmagee, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. [7][8]
Sources
- ↑ Ireland Civil Registration Birth Index https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1902/01925/1745459.pdf
- ↑ The National Archives of Ireland http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Ballymena_No__3_Urban/Henry_Street/117958/
- ↑ The National Archives of Ireland Household Return Form http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001356323/
- ↑ Ireland Civil Registration Marriage Index https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1920/09275/5358086.pdf
- ↑ General Register Office (Northern Ireland) M/1930/B1/533/5/50 David Blair Noble 16th January 1930 Belfast
- ↑ Newspaper Clipping Handed down to Kathy (Boyd) Theede
- ↑ On Tranquil Land or Stormy Sea: Gravestone Inscriptions and Interments Islandmagee New Cemetery Co. Antrim 1925-2002. Published by the Larne Branch of the North of Ireland Family History Society (2003).
- In Loving Memory DAVID BLAIR 1902-1977 AMELIA BLAIR 1903-2002 [interred 3rd January 1975 ELIZABETH TEMPLETON JOHNSTON]
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #230633439
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with David by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with David:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with David by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with David:
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~25.00%
50.00%
Frank Boyd 
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~12.50%
~25.00%
Kathy (Boyd) Theede :
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