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     George Wauchope Hunter Blair was born on 14 February 1857.¹ He was the son of Sir Edward Hunter Blair of Blairquhan and Dunskey, 4th Bt. and Elizabeth Wauchope.² He died on 8 March 1858 at age 1.¹

     Edward Hunter Blair of Dunskey, 6th Bt. was born on 14 March 1858.² He was the son of Sir Edward Hunter Blair of Blairquhan and Dunskey, 4th Bt. and Elizabeth Wauchope.² He married Cecilia Dora Farrer, daughter of Sir William James Farrer and Anna Maria Shaw-Lefevre, on 6 July 1886.² He died on 11 April 1945 at age 87.²
     He retired from the military in 1898, with the rank of Captain, late of the Royal Navy.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Ayrshire.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Ayrshire.² He fought in the First World War.² He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Hunter Blair, of Dunskey [G.B., 1786] on 12 September 1939.²

     Major Forbes Cromartie Hunter Blair was born on 22 September 1859.¹ He was the son of Sir Edward Hunter Blair of Blairquhan and Dunskey, 4th Bt. and Elizabeth Wauchope.² He died on 27 September 1940 at age 81, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at Repton School, Repton, Derbyshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)¹ He was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers.¹ He was a partner of Wauchope, Moodie & Company, of Leith.¹ He gained the rank of officer in the 4th Battalion, Royal Scots.¹ In 1914 served WW I Gallipoli, Salonica and Egypt (four medals, star.)¹ He fought in the First World War, in Gallipoli, Salonika and Egypt.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1915 in the 3rd Battalion.¹ He was Commandant of the Combined Base Depot Egypt in 1919.¹ He gained the rank of Major in 1919.¹

     Marjorie Monteith Hamilton married Major Felix Walter Warre, son of Reverend Edmond Warre.¹
     Her married name became Warre.¹

     Beatrice Anne Seddon was born on 30 March 1916.¹ She married Donald MacDonald MacPhee on 4 March 1931.¹ She died on 3 June 2010 at age 94.¹
     From 4 March 1931, her married name became MacPhee.¹

     Karen Anne MacPhee was born on 15 January 1943.¹ She is the daughter of Donald MacDonald MacPhee and Beatrice Anne Seddon.¹
     Her married name became Mitchell.¹

     John Wauchope Hunter Blair was born on 4 August 1903.¹ He was the son of Walter Charles Hunter Blair and Ethel Mary Logan.² He married Helen Ezergallis, daughter of J. Ezergallis, in 1935.¹ He died on 31 December 1964 at age 61, without issue.¹
     He graduated from Oriel College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹

     J. Ezergallis lived at Liepaja, Latvia.¹

     Helen Ezergallis is the daughter of J. Ezergallis.² She married John Wauchope Hunter Blair, son of Walter Charles Hunter Blair and Ethel Mary Logan, in 1935.¹
     From 1935, her married name became Hunter Blair.

     Alice Dalrymple Hunter Blair was born on 15 May 1889.¹ She was the daughter of Walter Charles Hunter Blair and Ethel Mary Logan.² She married Lt.-Col. Willoughby Ewart Peel, son of William Felton Peel and Sarah Edith Willoughby, on 7 September 1909.¹ She died on 8 May 1966 at age 76.¹
     From 7 September 1909, her married name became Peel.