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Gilbert Balfour 1478–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1478

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: AUG 1576

Death Location: Sweden

Father: Andrew Balfour

Mother: Janet Bruce

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Children(s):

Gilbert Balfour was born in 1478 in Scotland, the child of Andrew Balfour And Janet Bruce. Gilbert Balfour passed away in 1576 in Sweden.

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Biography

  • Gilbert Balfour was born in 1478 in Scotland, the child of Andrew Balfour And Janet Bruce.
  • Gilbert Balfour passed away in 1576 in Sweden.

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Gilbert Balfour's Ancestors

Self
Gilbert Balfour
1478–1576
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
Andrew Balfour
1512–1593
Balfour, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Bruce
1502–1592
Leuchars, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Michael Balfour
1446–1513
Balfour, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marjorie Durie
1465–
Scotland, United Kingdom
Alexander Bruce
1465–1504
Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Janet Stewart
Great-Grandparents
Michael Balfour
1412–1452
Michael Balfour
1412–1452
George Durie
1445–1471
Isobel Lundy
1450–
Alexander Bruce
1420–1488
Margaret Forrester
1422–1488
John Craigiehall
1430–
Margaret Moubray
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Balfour
1375–1460
Christian Lindsay
1400–1452
Andrew Balfour
1375–1460
Christian Lindsay
1400–1452
Andrew Durie
1420–
John Lundin
1406–1496
Elizabeth Lindsay
1407–1498
Robert Bruce
1395–1449
Janet Livingston
1396–1439
John Craigiehall
1410–1464

Gilbert Balfour's Timeline

3 Records

1478
1478
Birth of Gilbert Balfour in Scotland
Scotland
1576
AUG 1576
Age 98
Death of Gilbert Balfour in Sweden
Sweden
1576
AUG 1576
Age 98
Burial of Gilbert Balfour in Sweden
Sweden

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1478
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AUG 1576
    Event Place: Sweden

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: AUG 1576
    Event Place: Sweden

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