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Charles James Balfour 1814–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1814

Birth Location: Putney, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 3 February 1878

Death Location: Cannes, Nice (Rgion), Alpes Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d''Azur, France

Father: Lieutenant-General, Balfour

Mother: Lady, Fordyce

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Charles James Balfour was born in 1814 in Putney, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, the child of Lieutenant General Robert Balbirnie Balfour And Lady Eglantyne Katherine Fordyce. Charles James Balfour passed away in 1878 in Cannes, Nice (Rgion), Alpes Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d''Azur, France.

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Biography

  • Charles James Balfour was born in 1814 in Putney, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, the child of Lieutenant General Robert Balbirnie Balfour And Lady Eglantyne Katherine Fordyce.
  • Charles James Balfour passed away in 1878 in Cannes, Nice (Rgion), Alpes Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d''Azur, France.

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Charles Balfour's Ancestors

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Charles Balfour
1814–1878
Birth Place: Putney, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Lieutenant-General, Robert Balbirnie Balfour
1762–1837
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Lady, (Eglantyne Katherine) Fordyce
1789–1851
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Ramsay Balfour, 5th Laird of) Balbirnie
1738–1813
Balbirnie,Markinch,Fife,Scotland
Mary (Ellen) Gordon
1741–1820
Newton Don, Berwickshire, Scotland
Catharine Maxwell
1747–
Monreith, Wigtown, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Balfour
1698–1767
Anne Ramsay
–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Charles Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1814
1814
Birth of Charles James Balfour in Putney, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Putney, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
1878
3 February 1878
Age 64
Death of Charles James Balfour in Cannes, Nice (Rgion), Alpes Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d''Azur, France
Cannes, Nice (Rgion), Alpes Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d''Azur, France

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Putney, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 February 1878
    Event Place: Cannes, Nice (Rgion), Alpes Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d''Azur, France
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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