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Lady Margaret Balfour, Heiress of Burleigh 1543–1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543 or 1552

Birth Location: Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 04 Aug 1603

Death Location: Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Scott

Mother: Lady Beaton\Bethune\Sefton

Spouse(s): Lord Borthwick

Children(s): Johnne Borthwick, Lady Haltoun, William Borthwick, Grizel Borthwick, Martha Borthwick, Isabel Borthwick, Alexander Borthwick, Lord Borthwick, Anne Robertson

The story of Lady Margaret Balfour, Heiress of Burleigh began in 1543 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland. Lady Margaret Balfour, Heiress of Burleigh married Andrew Law, Lord William Campbell Borthwick 6Th Lord Borthwick, and had children including Agnes Borthwick, Alexander Borthwick, Anne Robertson, Grizel Borthwick, Isabel Borthwick, Johnne Borthwick, Lady Margaret Borthwick Baroness Haltoun, Lord James Borthwick, Martha Borthwick, William Borthwick Master Of Borthwick. Lady Margaret Balfour, Heiress of Burleigh passed away in 1603 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Margaret Balfour, Heiress of Burleigh began in 1543 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland.
  • Lady Margaret Balfour, Heiress of Burleigh married Andrew Law, Lord William Campbell Borthwick 6Th Lord Borthwick, and had children including Agnes Borthwick, Alexander Borthwick, Anne Robertson, Grizel Borthwick, Isabel Borthwick, Johnne Borthwick, Lady Margaret Borthwick Baroness Haltoun, Lord James Borthwick, Martha Borthwick, William Borthwick Master Of Borthwick.
  • Lady Margaret Balfour, Heiress of Burleigh passed away in 1603 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Scott
1495–1552
Birth Location: Buccleuch, Selkirkshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Beaton\Bethune\Sefton
1520–1579
Birth Location: Creich Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lord Borthwick
1539–1582
Birth Location: Borthwick Castle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Johnne Borthwick
1570–1634
Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland
JB
Lady Haltoun
1560–1634
Birth Location: Borthwick Castle, Lochorwart, Midlothian, Scotland
LH
William Borthwick
1562–1582
Birth Location: Borthwick Castle, Lochorwart, Midlothian, Scotland
WB
Grizel Borthwick
1566–
Birth Location: Borthwick Castle, Lochorwart, Midlothian, Scotland
GB
Martha Borthwick
1567–1596
Birth Location: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
MB
Isabel Borthwick
1568–
Birth Location: Borthwick Castle, Lochorwart, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
IB
Alexander Borthwick
1569–1640
Birth Location: Borthwick Castle, Lochorwart, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
AB
Lord Borthwick
1570–1599
Birth Location: Borthwick, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Anne Robertson
1575–1589
Birth Location: Borthwick, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
AR

Lady Burleigh's Ancestors

Self
Lady Burleigh
1543–1603
Birth Place: Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Walter 'Wicked Wat" Scott, Laird of Buccleuch, 1st of Branxholme, 3rd of Buccleuch, Chief of clan Scott
1495–1552
Buccleuch, Selkirkshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Gisela "Grissel" Janet) Beaton\Bethune\Sefton
1520–1579
Creich Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Burleigh's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Margaret Balfour, Heiress of) Burleigh (1543 or 1552–04 Aug 1603) m. Lord (William Campbell Borthwick, 6th Lord) Borthwick (1 Oct 1539–1 Oct 1582)
  1. 1. Johnne Borthwick 1570–1634 m. Marjorie Good 1582–1609
    1. 1. Agnes Borthwik 1596–1620 m. Johne Knox 1595–1620
      1. 1. Sir (Johne) Knox 1620–1670 m. Elspeth Sympson 1628–1678
        1. 1. Elspeth ((Knox)) Deason 1647–1697 m. John Dasone\Deason 1640–1690
  2. 2. Lady (Margaret Borthwick, Baroness) Haltoun 1560–1634
  3. 3. William (Borthwick, Master of) Borthwick 1562–1582
  4. 4. Grizel Borthwick 1566–
  5. 5. Martha Borthwick 1567–1596
  6. 6. Isabel Borthwick 1568–
  7. 7. Alexander Borthwick 1569–1640
  8. 8. Lord (James) Borthwick 1570–1599
  9. 9. Anne Robertson 1575–1589

Lady Burleigh's Timeline

3 Records

1543
1543 or 1552
Birth of Lady Margaret Balfour, Heiress of Burleigh in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
1583
Abt. 1583
Age 40
Lady Margaret Balfour, Heiress of Burleigh was married in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1603
04 Aug 1603
Age 60
Death of Lady Margaret Balfour, Heiress of Burleigh in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543 or 1552
    Event Place: Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1583
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Hereot-toun, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Aug 1603
    Event Place: Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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