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John Balfour 1738–1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jul 1738

Birth Location: Pilrig House, Edinburgh, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Feb 1814

Death Location: South Leith, Scotland

Father: James Balfour

Mother: Cecilia Elphinstone

Spouse(s): BALFOUR None

Children(s): Lewis Balfour

John Balfour was born in 1738 in Pilrig House, Edinburgh, Scotland, the child of James Balfour And Cecilia Helen Elphinstone. In 1773, John Balfour was employed in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. In 1773, John Balfour was employed in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. John Balfour married Balfour, and had children including Lewis Balfour. John Balfour passed away in 1814 in South Leith, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Balfour was born in 1738 in Pilrig House, Edinburgh, Scotland, the child of James Balfour And Cecilia Helen Elphinstone.
  • In 1773, John Balfour was employed in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • In 1773, John Balfour was employed in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • John Balfour married Balfour, and had children including Lewis Balfour.
  • John Balfour passed away in 1814 in South Leith, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Balfour's Ancestors

Self
John Balfour
1738–1814
Birth Place: Pilrig House, Edinburgh, Scotland
Parents
James Balfour
1705–1795
Pilrig, Riddles Close, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Cecilia (Helen) Elphinstone
1705–1780
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James Balfour
1681–1737
Edinburgh
Lowisa Hamiltoun
1686–1750
Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Balfour's Descendants

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John Balfour (6 Jul 1738–17 Feb 1814) m. BALFOUR (1750–20 Nov 1833)
  1. 1. Lewis Balfour 1777–1860 m. Henrietta (Scott) Smith 1787–1844
    1. 1. Margaret (I) Stevenson 1829–1897 m. Thomas Stevenson 1818–1887
      1. 1. Robert (Louis Balfour) Stevenson 1850–1894 m. Frances (Matilda Vandergrift) Osbourne 1840–1914
        1. 1. Harvey (Stuart) Osbourne 1871–1876
        2. 2. Samuel (Lloyd) Osbourne 1868–1947
        3. 3. Isobel (Osbourne Stuart) Field 1858–1953

John Balfour's Timeline

4 Records

1738
6 Jul 1738
Birth of John Balfour in Pilrig House, Edinburgh, Scotland
Pilrig House, Edinburgh, Scotland
1773
1773
Age 35
John Balfour was employed in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1773
1773
Age 35
John Balfour was employed in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1814
17 Feb 1814
Age 76
Death of John Balfour in South Leith, Scotland
South Leith, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1738
    Event Place: Pilrig House, Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] P 504
    [2] P272

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1814
    Event Place: South Leith, Scotland
    Record Source: South Leith Churchyard entry no. 157

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Merchant
    Record Source: P 504

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1773
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Parish Marriages & Banns 1561-1893 - Findmypast, Archive reference: OPR 685_150; Page: 46; Record set: Scotland, Parish Marriages & Banns 1561-1893; Subcategory: Parish Marriages; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United Kingdom, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1773
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Parish Marriages & Banns 1561-1893 - Findmypast, Archive reference: OPR 685_150; Page: 46; Record set: Scotland, Parish Marriages & Banns 1561-1893; Subcategory: Parish Marriages; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United Kingdom, Scotland

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