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Gilbert Balfour 1532–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1532

Birth Location: Munquhanny, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: August 1576

Death Location: Sweden, Suède

Father: Sir Munquhanny

Mother: Janet Bruce

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In 1532, Gilbert Balfour entered the world in Munquhanny, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir Andrew Balfour 2Nd Baron Of Munquhanny And Janet Bruce. Gilbert Balfour passed away in 1576 in Sweden, Suède.

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Biography

  • In 1532, Gilbert Balfour entered the world in Munquhanny, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir Andrew Balfour 2Nd Baron Of Munquhanny And Janet Bruce.
  • Gilbert Balfour passed away in 1576 in Sweden, Suède.

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Gilbert Balfour's Ancestors

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Gilbert Balfour
1532–1576
Birth Place: Munquhanny, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Andrew Balfour 2nd Baron of Munquhanny
1509–1593
Pittendreich, Midlothian, Scotland
Janet Bruce
1516–1593
Pittendreich, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Michael Balfour
1446–1513
Balfour, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marjorie Durie
1465–1570
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
William Bruce
1487–1583
Airth, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Ann) Meldrum
1500–1580
Caskiben, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gilbert Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1532
1532
Birth of Gilbert Balfour in Munquhanny, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Munquhanny, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1576
August 1576
Age 44
Death of Gilbert Balfour in Sweden, Suède
Sweden, Suède

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Munquhanny, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 1576
    Event Place: Sweden, Suède

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