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David Balfour 1484 – 1531 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1484

Birth Location: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1531

Death Location: Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Michael Balfour

Mother: Margaret Muschet

Spouse(s): Agnes Forrester

Children(s): Walter Balfour, Michael Balfour, Robert Balfour, Margaret Balfour, Agnes Balfour

David Balfour was born in 1484 in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Michael Balfour and Margaret Muschet. David Balfour married Agnes Forrester, and had children including Walter Balfour, Michael Burleigh Balfour, Robert Balfour, Margaret Balfour, Agnes Balfour. David Balfour passed away in 1531 in Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • David Balfour was born in 1484 in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Michael Balfour and Margaret Muschet.
  • David Balfour married Agnes Forrester, and had children including Walter Balfour, Michael Burleigh Balfour, Robert Balfour, Margaret Balfour, Agnes Balfour.
  • David Balfour passed away in 1531 in Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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David Balfour's Ancestors

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David Balfour
1484 – 1531
Birth Place: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Michael Balfour
1460 –
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Muschet
1465 –
Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Michael Balfour
1422 –
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret
1428 –
Scotland, United Kingdom
James Muschet
1451 –
Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Oliphant
1455 –
Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Balfour
1396 –
James Muschet
1420 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Muschet
1390 –

David Balfour's Descendants

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David Balfour (1484 – 1531) m. Agnes Forrester (1502 – )
  1. 1. Walter Balfour (1513 – )
  2. 2. Michael (Burleigh) Balfour (1515 – 29 NOV 1577) m. Christiana (Beaton) Bethune (1521 – 18 AUG 1579)
    1. 1. Isobel Balfour (1535 – ) m. John Seton (1532 – )
      1. 1. George Seton (1555 – ) m. Margaret Ayton (1563 – )
        1. 1. George Seton (1585 – )
      2. 2. John Seton (1557 – )
    2. 2. Margaret Balfour (1538 – 1590) m. James Balfour (1533 – 1583)
  3. 3. Robert Balfour (ABT 1517 – ) m. <Living> m. <Living> m. <Living> m. <Living>
  4. 4. Margaret Balfour (ABT 1521 – )
  5. 5. Agnes Balfour (ABT 1523 – ) m. Andrew Seton (1519 – ) m. Andrew Seton (ABT 1523 – ) m. Andrew (of Parbro) Seton (ABT 1523 – )

David Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1484
1484
Birth of David Balfour in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1531
1531
Age 47
Death of David Balfour in Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1484
    Event Place: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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

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