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Alexander Balfour 1549–1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1549

Birth Location: Inchrye,Fife,Scotland

Death Date: 1588

Death Location: Inverkeithing

Father: DAVID BALFOUR

Mother: Katherine Abercrombie

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Alexander Balfour began in 1549 in Inchrye,Fife,Scotland. Alexander Balfour passed away in 1588 in Inverkeithing.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Balfour began in 1549 in Inchrye,Fife,Scotland.
  • Alexander Balfour passed away in 1588 in Inverkeithing.

Immediate Family

Parents

DAVID BALFOUR
1500–1580
Birth Location: Inchrye, Fife, Scotland
DB
Katherine Abercrombie
1500–1558
Birth Location: Montrose, Angus, Scotland
KA

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Balfour's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Balfour
1549–1588
Birth Place: Inchrye,Fife,Scotland
Parents
DAVID B BALFOUR
1500–1580
Inchrye, Fife, Scotland
Katherine Abercrombie
1500–1558
Montrose, Angus, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (Lord Balfour van) Mackareston
1470–1518
Inchrye, Scotland
Alexander (Abercromby, of) Birkenbog
1484–1505
Banff, Banffshire, , Scotland
Jonet Ogilvy
1465–1585
Of, Findlater, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1549
1549
Birth of Alexander Balfour in Inchrye,Fife,Scotland
Inchrye,Fife,Scotland
1588
1588
Age 39
Death of Alexander Balfour in Inverkeithing
Inverkeithing

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Inchrye,Fife,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1588
    Event Place: Inverkeithing
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