Capt. Alexander Adair was born 8 September 1791 in Durham, Durham, England, United Kingdom to William Adair (1754-1844) and Camilla Shafto (1756-1827) and died 22 November 1863 Wells, Somerset, England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. He married Harriet Eliza Atkinson (1793-1878) 17 June 1828 in Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
He inherited Heatherton Park and Colehayes from his father in 1844. He died 22 November 1863, aged 72.
Heatherton Park
Heatherton Park Estate, Somerset.
The estate was formed by Sir Thomas Gunston in 1765, and he built a modest five by four bay Palladian house c.1770 to the designs of an unknown architect, which was altered in the 1790s. A design by William Blogg for improving the front of 'Heatherton House' was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1797, but it is not clear whether it was for this house or for Heatherton in Sussex. The porch was added in the 1840s and the single-storey flat-roofed conservatory either side of it at some later point. The house became a school in the 1920s, and in 1928 a fine Baroque-style chapel was built adjacent to the south-west corner of the house disguised as a detached five bay single-storey classical pavilion, to the designs of Mr Stone of Taunton. The conservatory was then extended to provide covered access to it. The school closed in 1953 and the estate was sold to a property speculator who divided the house and outbuildings into flats.
Marriage and Family
Alexander Adair married 17 June 1828 Harriet Eliza Atkinson (1793-1878), daughter of George Atkinson of Temple Sowerby (Westmorland) and had issue:
- Col. Alexander William Adair (1829-89) (q.v.);
- Robert Desmond Adair (1831-87), m. 1867 Frances Easton and had issue a daughter;
- Harriet Camilla Adair (1833-1909), m. Sir Hugh Edward Adair, 3rd bt. (1815-1902) (her cousin Adair) and had issue (see previous post);
- Rev. Hugh Jenison Adair (1835-92), vicar of Bradford-on-Tone (Somerset), m. 1865 Elizabeth, daughter of Hugh Bruce Campbell and had issue;
- Maj. Allan Shafto Adair (1836-1902), m. 1864 Georgiana Sarah Turnbull (c.1841-1910) and had issue;
- Maj. Henry Atkinson Adair (1839-1919), m. 1864 Charlotte Martha Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of Maj. George Hamilton (1846-1929);
- Henrietta Mary Adair (1843-1921), who died without issue.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| William Adair (1820-1864) | |||
| Robert Desmond Adair (1831-1887) | |||
| Camilla Beatrix Mary Adair (1834-) | |||
| Hugh Jenison Adair (1835-1892) | |||
| Allan Shafto Adair (1836-1902) | |||
| Harriet Camilla Adair (1838-1909) | 1838 Ireland | 30 May 1909 Heatherton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom | Hugh Edward Adair (1815-1902) |
| Henry Atkinson Adair (1839-1919) | |||
| Henrietta Mary Adair (1841-1921) | |||
| Mary Adair (1844-) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Robert Shafto Adair (1786-1869) | 26 June 1786 Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | 24 February 1869 | Elizabeth Maria Strode (1792-1853) Jane Anne Clarkson (1813-1873) |
| William Robert Adair (1788-1844) | |||
| Alexander Adair (1791-1863) | 8 September 1791 Durham, Durham, England, United Kingdom | 22 November 1863 Wells, Somerset, England, United Kingdom | Harriet Eliza Atkinson (1793-1878) |
| Camilla Anne Adair (1793-1822) | |||
Residences
See Also
- Alexander Adair
- Adair Family
- Adair Family Ancestry
- Adair in Somerset
- Alexander Adair at thePeerage
- Adair of Heatherton Park - Landed Families of England Blog
- Adair of Ballymena Castle and Flixton Hall, Baronets - Landed Families of England Blog.