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Janet Margaret Balfour 1450–1521 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Balfour, Fifeshire, Schotland

Death Date: 1521

Death Location: Burleigh, Kinross, Schotland

Father: Michael Balfour

Mother: Elizabeth Douglas

Spouse(s): James Douglas

Children(s): Jonet Douglas

The story of Janet Margaret Balfour began in 1450 in Balfour, Fifeshire, Schotland. Janet Margaret Balfour married James 3Rd Earl Of Morton Douglas, and had children including Jonet Douglas. Janet Margaret Balfour passed away in 1521 in Burleigh, Kinross, Schotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Janet Margaret Balfour began in 1450 in Balfour, Fifeshire, Schotland.
  • Janet Margaret Balfour married James 3Rd Earl Of Morton Douglas, and had children including Jonet Douglas.
  • Janet Margaret Balfour passed away in 1521 in Burleigh, Kinross, Schotland.

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Janet Balfour's Ancestors

Self
Janet Balfour
1450–1521
Birth Place: Balfour, Fifeshire, Schotland
Parents
Michael Balfour
1422–1500
Feu Charter, Burleigh, Kinrosshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Douglas
1430–1489
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Earl) Balfour
1395–1486
Balfour, Fifeshire, Schotland
Mrs. (John) DeBalfour
1399–
Balfour, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Balfour's Descendants

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Janet (Margaret) Balfour (1450–1521) m. James (3rd Earl of Morton) Douglas (1454–1548)
  1. 1. Jonet Douglas 1498–1537 m. Robert Maxwell 1493–1546
    1. 1. Margaret (Maxwell, 4th Lord) Maxwell 1537–1593 m. Robert (Mor 15th Baron of Foulis) MUNRO 1531–1588
    2. 2. Margaret (Martha Lady) Maxwell 1426–1493

Janet Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1450
1450
Birth of Janet Margaret Balfour in Balfour, Fifeshire, Schotland
Balfour, Fifeshire, Schotland
1521
1521
Age 71
Death of Janet Margaret Balfour in Burleigh, Kinross, Schotland
Burleigh, Kinross, Schotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Balfour, Fifeshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Burleigh, Kinross, Schotland

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