McNair, John

• Name	McNair, John  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	20 Oct 1709	Drumnamucklach, Killean & Kilchenzie parish, Argyll, Scotland   [2]
  	Former Tacksman
  Residence	1710	Drumnamucklach, Killean & Kilchenzie parish, Argyll, Scotland   [1]
  Community-wide Assize Trial	20 Jun 1710	Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland   [3]
  	"John McInneur in Drumnamuckloch Guilty of frequent Cutting of Carradells woods by Confession"
  Person ID	I1052	Kintyre People
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2026

  
  

• Notes

  In 1692, Iver McNuiar in Killigreir, and John Mcnuiar in Ernikell were fencible men. In 1694, John Mcnuair in Ernikle, Iver McInuer in Blary, and Iver McInuer in Killigrewer, all occupied hearths. On 20 October 1709 Archibald Cunnison "now in Killean" received a tack for the "20/- land of Drumnamucklach presently possessed by John McNuer and the other tenants thereof." This entry indicates that John McNuer was likely the previous tacksman. While McKerral listed McNair as a Lowland family name, Angus Martin disagrees with his assessment. Due to the fact that at this time most people in Killean were likely Gaelic speakers, this person has been classified as such. However, the presence of other McInnair families in the early Lowland parish records does give credence to McKerral's claim. See KF, p. 386, and KSC, p. 176, for further information.

  
  

• Sources

  [S26] SC54/17/2/35/7, (National Records of Scotland). [S4] A. I. B. Stewart and Andrew McKerral, Kintyre Rentals, 115. "[VIII. Killean Parish] 3. 15th Oct. 1709 Archibald Cunnison now in Killean 20/- land of Drumnamucklach presently possessed by John McNuer and the other tenants thereof." [S26] SC54/17/2/35/7, (National Records of Scotland). "John McInneur in Drumnamuckloch Guilty of frequent Cutting of Carradells woods by Confession"