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Archibald Bethune 3rd Laird of Balfour 1390–1421 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1390

Birth Location: Holkettle, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1421

Death Location: Holkettle, Fife, Scotland

Father: John Balfour

Mother: Jane Stewart

Spouse(s): Lady Stewart

Children(s): John Balfour

The story of Archibald Bethune 3rd Laird of Balfour began in 1390 in Holkettle, Fife, Scotland. Archibald Bethune 3rd Laird of Balfour married Lady Jean Janet Perth Stewart, and had children including John Van Bethune Liard Van Balfour. Archibald Bethune 3rd Laird of Balfour passed away in 1421 in Holkettle, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Archibald Bethune 3rd Laird of Balfour began in 1390 in Holkettle, Fife, Scotland.
  • Archibald Bethune 3rd Laird of Balfour married Lady Jean Janet Perth Stewart, and had children including John Van Bethune Liard Van Balfour.
  • Archibald Bethune 3rd Laird of Balfour passed away in 1421 in Holkettle, Fife, Scotland.

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Archibald Balfour's Ancestors

Self
Archibald Balfour
1390–1421
Birth Place: Holkettle, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Bethune 2nd Liard van Balfour
1365–1420
Balfour, Fifeshire, Schotland
Jane Stewart
1346–1386
Innermeath, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John Bethune 1st Laird of) Balfour
1340–
Great-Grandparents
Sir Bethune
1280–1332
Isabel d'Estouteville
1287–1332
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bethune
1245–
Jeannette Couray
1254–

Archibald Balfour's Descendants

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Archibald (Bethune 3rd Laird of) Balfour (1390–1421) m. Lady (Jean Janet Perth) Stewart (1396–21 1420)
  1. 1. John (van Bethune Liard van) Balfour 1415–1495 m. Catherine, (Baroness Balfour,) Stirling 1419–1526
    1. 1. John (van Bethune Liard van Balfour en) Holkettle 1440–1510 m. Marjory Boswell 1445–1466 m. Majorie Boswell 1445–
      1. 1. David (Bethune) (Beaton) 1460–1505 m. Janet Duddingston 1477–1541
        1. 1. Jeanette (van) Bethune 1485–1522 m. ++James (III 1st Earl of Arran 2nd Lord) Hamilton 1475–1529 m. James (Arran) Hamilton 1475–1529 m. Sir (Robert IV of Wemyss) Livingston 1478–1513
      2. 2. John (van Bethune Laird van) Balfour 1470–1532
      3. 3. David, (Sir, Lord Creich) Beaton 1465–1505
      4. 4. Robert ((Abbot of Melrose)) Bethune 1462–
      5. 5. Andrew Bethune 1463–
      6. 6. Isabel Bethune 1472–
      7. 7. Sir (David) Bethune 1477–1522
      8. 8. Grissel Bethune 1479–
      9. 9. John Beaton 1499–
      10. 10. Janet Bethune 1464–
      11. 11. Matgaret Bethune 1466–
      12. 12. John (van Bethune Laird van) Balfour 1470–1532
      13. 13. David (van) Bethune 1465–1505
    2. 2. John, (5th Lord of Balfour) Bethune 1440–1507

Archibald Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1390
1390
Birth of Archibald Bethune 3rd Laird of Balfour in Holkettle, Fife, Scotland
Holkettle, Fife, Scotland
1421
1421
Age 31
Death of Archibald Bethune 3rd Laird of Balfour in Holkettle, Fife, Scotland
Holkettle, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1390
    Event Place: Holkettle, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1421
    Event Place: Holkettle, Fife, Scotland

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