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Henry Balfour 1546–1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1546

Birth Location: Inchyra, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1588

Death Location: Wassenaar, Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Father: David Balfour

Mother: Katherine Abercrombie

Spouse(s): Christian Cant

Children(s): Sir London, Henry Balfour

Henry Balfour was born in 1546 in Inchyra, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of David Balfour And Katherine Abercrombie. Henry Balfour married Christian Cant, and had children including Henry Aka Harrie Balfour, Sir William Of Pitcullo Balfour Lieutenant Of The Tower Of London. Henry Balfour passed away in 1588 in Wassenaar, Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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Biography

  • Henry Balfour was born in 1546 in Inchyra, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of David Balfour And Katherine Abercrombie.
  • Henry Balfour married Christian Cant, and had children including Henry Aka Harrie Balfour, Sir William Of Pitcullo Balfour Lieutenant Of The Tower Of London.
  • Henry Balfour passed away in 1588 in Wassenaar, Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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Henry Balfour's Ancestors

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Henry Balfour
1546–1588
Birth Place: Inchyra, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
David Balfour
1503–1580
Powis, Sterlingshire, Scotland or Inchyre, Fife or Lalathan, Kennoway, Fife
Katherine Abercrombie
1500–1558
Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (Lord Balfour van) Mackareston
1470–1518
Inchrye, Fife, Scotland
Janet Wemyss
1478–1525
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Thomas Abercrombie
1450–1506
Abercrombie, Fife, SCT
Isabell Srymgeour
1455–
. Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Michael Balfour
1453–1526
Margaret Muschet
1452–1482
John Wemyss
1455–1507
Lady Saltoun
1450–1494
Humphery Abercrombie
1430–1472
Janet Ogilvy
1440–1525
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Balfour's Descendants

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Henry Balfour (Abt 1546–1588) m. Christian Cant (1540–1590)
  1. 1. Sir (William of Pitcullo Balfour Lieutenant of the Tower of) London 1578–1660 m. Helen Napier 1578–1628 m. Isabella (van) Weede 1595–1674
    1. 1. Lady (Isabella Balfour of) Pitcullo 1628–1680
    2. 2. Arabella (Susanna Balfour of) Pitcullo 1630–1687
    3. 3. Countess (Of Moray (Murray)Emilia, Countess Of Balfour (Amelia)) Balfour 1635–1683
    4. 4. Charles Balfour 1631–1713 m. Cicely Byron 1634–1688
      1. 1. Lucy Balfour 1657–
      2. 2. WILLIAM Balfour 1660–1737
      3. 3. Isabella Balfour –1742
      4. 4. Marie Balfour 1670–1672
      5. 5. John Balfour 1676–1750
  2. 2. Henry (AKA Harrie) Balfour 1579–1612

Henry Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1546
Abt 1546
Birth of Henry Balfour in Inchyra, Perthshire, Scotland
Inchyra, Perthshire, Scotland
1588
1588
Age 42
Death of Henry Balfour in Wassenaar, Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Wassenaar, Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1546
    Event Place: Inchyra, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1588
    Event Place: Wassenaar, Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

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