Peerage Record – 48236

     James Hunter Blair was born on 22 March 1817.¹ He was the son of Sir David Hunter Blair of Blairquhan, 3rd Bt. and Dorothea Hay-Mackenzie.² He died on 5 November 1854 at age 37 at Inkerman, Crimea, Russia^G, killed in action.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Ayrshire between 1852 and 1854.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Scots Fusiliers Guards.¹ He fought in the Crimean War in 1854.¹

     Sophia Biscoe was born in 1800 at Whitbourne, Herefordshire, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Vincent Hilton Biscoe.¹

     Maria Dorothea Hunter Blair was born on 25 January 1816.² She was the daughter of Sir David Hunter Blair of Blairquhan, 3rd Bt. and Dorothea Hay-Mackenzie.³ She married Sir Walter Elliot of Wolfelee on 15 January 1839.¹ She died on 24 December 1890 at age 74.¹
     From 15 January 1839, her married name became Elliot.

     Sir Walter Elliot of Wolfelee was born on 16 January 1803.² He married Maria Dorothea Hunter Blair, daughter of Sir David Hunter Blair of Blairquhan, 3rd Bt. and Dorothea Hay-Mackenzie, on 15 January 1839.¹ He died on 1 March 1887 at age 84.¹
     He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Star of India (K.C.S.I.)¹ He lived at Wolfelee, Roxburghshire, Scotland.¹

     Sylvia May Morrison was born in October 1928 at Invercargill, New Zealand^G.¹ She married Bernard Francis Wood, son of Albert Evelyn Wood and Agnes May Mellor, on 2 June 1951 at Christchurch, New Zealand^G.¹ She died on 1 March 2014 at age 85 at Paraparaumu, New Zealand.¹
     From 2 June 1951, her married name became Wood.¹

     Margaret Anne Wood was born on 14 June 1934 at Auckland, New Zealand^G.¹ She was the daughter of Albert Evelyn Wood and Agnes May Mellor.¹ She married Patrick Francis Coffey on 7 April 1956 at Christchurch, New Zealand^G.¹ She died on 15 June 2002 at age 68 at Timaru, New Zealand.¹
     From 7 April 1956, her married name became Coffey.¹

     Patrick Francis Coffey was born on 13 November 1932 at Christchurch, New Zealand^G.¹ He married Margaret Anne Wood, daughter of Albert Evelyn Wood and Agnes May Mellor, on 7 April 1956 at Christchurch, New Zealand^G.¹ He died on 18 May 2021 at age 88 at Timaru, New Zealand.¹

     Nellie Alleyne was born in 1889.¹ She married William Sprague Swinscow.¹ She died in 1970.¹
     Her married name became Swinscow.¹

     Lt.-Cdr. Alan Colquhoun Burnett married Joanna Law-Smith, daughter of Walter Henry Law-Smith and Agnes Giles, before 1938.¹ He and Joanna Law-Smith were divorced before 1938.¹
     He gained the rank of Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal NAvy.¹

     Penton Hunter Blair was born on 5 January 1856.¹ He was the son of John Hunter Blair and Emily Williams Grant.² He died on 26 April 1882 at age 26.¹