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David Laird of Burleigh Balfour 1440–1531 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1440

Birth Location: Burleigh, Kinross, Scotland

Death Date: 1531

Death Location: Kinross-shire, Scotland

Father: Michael Balfour

Mother: Lady Montrose

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David Laird of Burleigh Balfour was born in 1440 in Burleigh, Kinross, Scotland, the child of Michael Sir Balfour And Lady Helen Elene Douglas Countess Montrose. David Laird of Burleigh Balfour passed away in 1531 in Kinross-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • David Laird of Burleigh Balfour was born in 1440 in Burleigh, Kinross, Scotland, the child of Michael Sir Balfour And Lady Helen Elene Douglas Countess Montrose.
  • David Laird of Burleigh Balfour passed away in 1531 in Kinross-shire, Scotland.

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David Balfour's Ancestors

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David Balfour
1440–1531
Birth Place: Burleigh, Kinross, Scotland
Parents
Michael Sir Balfour
1420–1495
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Lady (Helen Elene Douglas, Countess) Montrose
1425–1486
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Douglas
1399–1437
Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Elizabeth Countess of Angus) Hay
1404–1484
Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Angus
1378–1402
Maria Stewart
1385–1460
William Hay
1380–1421
Alicia Hay
1382–1448
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1440
abt 1440
Birth of David Laird of Burleigh Balfour in Burleigh, Kinross, Scotland
Burleigh, Kinross, Scotland
1531
1531
Age 91
Death of David Laird of Burleigh Balfour in Kinross-shire, Scotland
Kinross-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1440
    Event Place: Burleigh, Kinross, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Kinross-shire, Scotland

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