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Helen Balfour 1561–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1561

Birth Location: Burleigh Castle, Milnathort, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 3 Jan 1616

Death Location: Creich, Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Father: James Balfour

Mother: Margaret Balfour

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Helen Balfour was born in 1561 in Burleigh Castle, Milnathort, Fife, Scotland, the child of James Balfour And Margaret Balfour. Helen Balfour passed away in 1616 in Creich, Cupar, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Helen Balfour was born in 1561 in Burleigh Castle, Milnathort, Fife, Scotland, the child of James Balfour And Margaret Balfour.
  • Helen Balfour passed away in 1616 in Creich, Cupar, Fife, Scotland.

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Helen Balfour's Ancestors

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Helen Balfour
1561–1616
Birth Place: Burleigh Castle, Milnathort, Fife, Scotland
Parents
James Balfour
1533–1584
Pittendreich, Mid Lothian, Scotland
Margaret Balfour
1538–1584
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Andrew Balfour
1509–1583
Mountquhanie, Fife, Scotland
Janet Bruce
1502–1592
Pittendreich, Midlothian, Scotland
Michael Balfour
1515–1577
Burleigh, Kinrossshire, Scotland
Christina (Bethune of) Creich
1521–1579
Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Michael Balfour,
1465–1513
Marjorie Durie
1465–1513
David Balfour
1484–1530
Agnes FORRESTER
1490–1569
John Creich
1495–1546
Janet Hay
1500–1533
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Balfour
1420–1460
Michael Balfour
1453–1513
Duncan FORRESTER
1440–1488
Margaret Forsythe
1450–1499

Helen Balfour's Timeline

3 Records

1561
1561
Birth of Helen Balfour in Burleigh Castle, Milnathort, Fife, Scotland
Burleigh Castle, Milnathort, Fife, Scotland
1561
1561
Helen Balfour was christened in Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
1616
3 Jan 1616
Age 55
Death of Helen Balfour in Creich, Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Creich, Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Burleigh Castle, Milnathort, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1616
    Event Place: Creich, Cupar, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

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