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- SOURCE: "James Blair and his family started for America, but on theway he was taken sick of ship fever and died. His body was cart intothe sea." "According to the record of Annie Love Blair in January1894."
Written by Bessie Blair in June 1988. [Transcribed 17 June 2006,SLJuhl, compiler] There isn't any indication, in the portion of AnnieLove Blair's record that we do have, that any of James' siblings orparents made the voyage to America along with James Blair's family.More research is required to continue to confirm the family'sinformation. To date no differences have been found to the contraryof what has been recorded by the family members. SLJuhl, compiler, 17June 2006.
SOURCE: Edna Grant Fiosne's (c.1898-1990 A.D.)HAND WRITTEN PERSONALNOTES ON THE BLAIR, LOVE, GRANT, AND MCWHINNEY FAMILIES. Contributedby, Susanna Baker of Ferndale, California on 12 January 2009. Ednacontributed information, photos, and some certificates of marriage toBessie Blair in abt. 1979. Edna's story of the families odyssey isthe same as told by Mary Gerrity and Bessie Blair, also all of theinformation in her notes is nearly identical.
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Subject: Antrim 1823 index names & places A-B
Author: shirley5346
Date: Monday, December 11, 2000
Classification: queries
Surnames: Antrim
Blair, Henry Randalstown Mount Shalgus
**Blair, James Belfast Merville"
[Transcribed 23 December 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]
SOURCE: "Board:
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Subject: Landowners
Author: jeanrice
Date: Saturday, August 28, 1999
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.ant.general/1472.1656/mb.ashx
Per genealogy library reference book, the following individuals ownedone or more acres of land in Co. Antrim, Ireland, the latter part ofthe 1870s:
9. Archibald Blair, address Drains, Larne, owned 9 acres.
10. David Blair, address Ballywee, Parkgate, owned 16 acres.
11. James Blair, address Ballytober, Larne, owned 24 acres.
12. James R. Blair, address Ballysillan, owned 55 acres.
13. Jane Blair, address Ballyvallagh, Raloo, owned 71 acres.
14. John Blair, address Near Ballyclare, owned 23 acres.
15. Patrick Blair, address Ballyvallagh, Raloo, owned 54 acres.
16. Samuel Blair, address Kingsbog, Doagh, owned 4 acres.
17. Samuel Blair, address Straidnahanna, Ballynure,
owned 42 acres.
18. Thomas Blair, address Toreagh, Raloo, owned 20 acres.
19. William Blair, address Ballyvallagh, Raloo, owned 34 acres.
20. William Blair, address Killead, Antrim, owned 10 acres.
[Transcribed 23 December 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]
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