Hi Ken, John Blair is a very prominent name in my family history, I have a Henry Blair who lived in Saltwell Terrace in 1851 and at 96 Peareth St, in 1881 both in the Gateshead area, Henry was born in 1798 location unknown, but most of my Blair's are from Newcastle, Sunderland and Morpeth areas, and Henry was the only one to live in Gateshead. Regards Raymond George Rogers, English, Stewart, Stephenson, Wilson, Burrows, Blair