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John BALFOUR 1420–1460 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1420

Birth Location: , , , Scotland

Death Date: 1460

Death Location: Dvp

Father: George Balfour

Mother: Christian Lindsay

Spouse(s): Janet BRUCE

Children(s): Michael Balfour

John BALFOUR was born in 1420 in , , , Scotland, the child of George Balfour And Christian Lindsay. John BALFOUR married Janet Bruce, and had children including Michael Balfour. John BALFOUR passed away in 1460 in Dvp.

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Biography

  • John BALFOUR was born in 1420 in , , , Scotland, the child of George Balfour And Christian Lindsay.
  • John BALFOUR married Janet Bruce, and had children including Michael Balfour.
  • John BALFOUR passed away in 1460 in Dvp.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John BALFOUR's Ancestors

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John BALFOUR
1420–1460
Birth Place: , , , Scotland
Parents
George Balfour
1385–1460
Strathor, Fifrshire, Scotland
Christian Lindsay
1390–
, , , Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Laurence Balfour of) Strathor
1365–1429
Strathor, Fife, Scotland
Marjory
1370–
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir DeBalfour
1330–1346
Elena Abernethy
1338–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Malcolm Balfour
1300–1346

John BALFOUR's Descendants

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John BALFOUR (1420–1460) m. Janet BRUCE (1416–1592)
  1. 1. Michael Balfour 1440–1513 m. Janet Ogilvy 1440–1533
    1. 1. Janet Balfour 1465–1518 m. William Leslie 1461–1513
      1. 1. George Leslie 1476–1558 m. Margaret Crichton 1480–1546
        1. 1. Robert Leslie 1519–1588 m. Janet Elphinstone 1534–1589
        2. 2. Agnes Leslie 1539–1594
        3. 3. Helen Leslie 1520–1594
    2. 2. Michael BALFOUR 1465–1513

John BALFOUR's Timeline

3 Records

1420
1420
Birth of John BALFOUR in , , , Scotland
, , , Scotland
1460
1460
Age 40
Death of John BALFOUR in Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1460
1460
Age 40
Death of John BALFOUR in Dvp
Dvp

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1420
    Event Place: , , , Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1460
    Event Place: Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1460
    Event Place: Dvp
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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