Meaning/Pronunciation: Pronunciation: Blayr Meaning: from the pre 9th century Gaelic word "blar", meaning a field or plain but more specifically a battlefield
Origin: Gaelic, apparently. :)
Variations: Blair is the most common form, but I am sure there are more out there.
Relation to me: This is my mother's father's mother's mother's mother, if I am correct.
Ancestors: (in ascending order from most recent with name)
i: Blair, Jane, 1838? – ?, Ireland; Thomas Curran, 3 known daughters, 3 possible sons, 1 more possible daughter
ii: Blair, John, ? - ?, Ireland?; ?; only one known daughter at this time.
Looking for:
Jeannie or Jane Blair is another of my recent finds. I found her using the FamilySearch.org beta site, listed on my great-great grandmother Elizabeth's death record in Vancouver, BC's records.
In searching for her and Thomas, I have found 6 birth records with variations of Jane/Jeannie and Blair/Curran: Sarah, Rhoda, John, Thomas, Anna, and Joseph. I have not found my great-great grandmother's birth record, however. I know that she was born in 1861 in Northern Ireland, but moved to Philadelphia with her husband Robert James Park in the 1880s or thereabouts. I assume they were married in Ireland, though I am not certain of this, just that by the 1900 census, they were married with 6 living children.
I'm hoping to find a birth record for either Thomas or Jane, or a wedding record, but so far no luck. Any help here would be most appreciated.
ETA (12/18/10) : Found a wedding record listing Jane and Thomas's marriage and birth dates (just years, unfortunately, but it's still a start), and also listing possible fathers, so I've added hers here.
BLAIR (Antrim, Northern Ireland)
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Elf Flame
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Labels: Blair , Surname Saturday
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