- 4th Baronet Adair
- Justice of the Peace - Norfolk
- Justice of the Peace - Suffolk
- 1910: High Sheriff for Suffolk
Biography
Sir Frederick Edward Shafto Adair, 4th Baronet Adair was born 26 December 1860 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom to Hugh Edward Adair (1815-1902) and Harriet Camilla Adair (1838-1909) and died 8 April 1915 Bungay, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes.
He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Suffolk.1 He gained the rank of Captain in the Rifle Brigade.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Norfolk.1 He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Adair [U.K., 1838] on 2 March 1902.1 He held the office of High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1910.1 He died on 8 April 1915 at age 54, unmarried.1
Adair Baronets
Adair Baronetcy, of Flixton Hall in the County of Suffolk, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom given to a distinguished branch of the Adair Family.[1] It was created on 2 August 1838 for Robert Adair. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet, Robert who sat as Member of Parliament for Cambridge. In 1873 he was created Baron Waveney, of South Elmham in the County of Suffolk, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for services rendered as Lord-Lieutenant of County Antrim and Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty Queen Victoria of England.[2] The barony became extinct on his death in 1886 while he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother, Hugh Adair, the third Baronet. The latter had earlier represented Ipswich in Parliament. Two of his sons, the fourth and fifth Baronets, both succeeded in the title. The fifth Baronet's son, the sixth Baronet, was a Major-General in the British Army during World War II. The title became extinct on the latter's death in 1988.
- See Also Adair Family Ancestry.
- See Also Ballymena Castle - primary family estate in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
His brother Robert succeeded him as 5th Baronet Adair.
Ballymena Castle
From a postcard of the early 20th Century.
Ballymena Castle was a large estate located in the village of Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The land was first given to the Adair family by King Charles I in 1626, with a right to hold two annual fairs and a free Saturday market in perpetuity. As of 2018, the Saturday market still runs.
The Adairs were active in helping Scotch settlers settle the "Ulster Plantation" in Northern Ireland. In the 1600s Sir Robert Adair (d. 1655) built Ballymena Castle as a centre for their Irish estates. But a great portion of the Adair Family continued at their main residence in Kilhilt Tower in Wigtownshire, Scotland. For time Ballymena was renamed "Kinhiltshire".
In 1865, one of the key descendants, Robert Alexander Shafto Adair (2nd Baronet Adair) made extensive modifications to the castle. But in the 20th century, the placed was little used, becoming victim to vandalism and arson before being sold and demolished in 1957. The Adairs sold much of the surrounding landholdings to their tenants.
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Henrietta Mary Adair (1857-) | |||
| Hugh Alexander Shafto Adair (1858-1868) | |||
| Frederick Edward Shafto Adair (1860-1915) | 26 December 1860 Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | 8 April 1915 Bungay, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | |
| Robert Shafto Adair, 5th Baronet Adair (1862-1949) | 18 August 1862 England, United Kingdom | 9 October 1949 England, United Kingdom | Mary Bosanquet (1862-1950) |
| Camilla Beatrix Mary Adair (1867-1936) | |||
Residences
See Also
- Frederick Adair
- Adair Family
- Adair Family Ancestry
- Adair in London
References
- Sir Frederick Edward Shafto Adair, 4th Bt. at thePeerage
- Sir Frederick Adair, 4th Baronet - Geni.com
- Townend, Peter. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 105th edition. London, U.K.: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1970.
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hugh Edward Adair (1815-1902) |
Baronet Adair (of Flixton Hall, Suffolk) 1902-1915 |
Succeeded by Robert Shafto Adair, 5th Baronet Adair (1862-1949) |