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Lieutenant-General, Robert Balbirnie Balfour 1762–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jun 1762

Birth Location: Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: Nov 1837

Death Location: Markinch Parish Churchyard, Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Father: John Balbirnie

Mother: Mary Gordon

Spouse(s): Lady, Fordyce

Children(s): Eglantine Ellice, Katherine Ellice, Mary Balfour, Elizabeth Pleydell-Bouverie, Charles Balfour, George Balfour, John Balfour, Robert Balfour

Lieutenant-General, Robert Balbirnie Balfour was born in 1762 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Ramsay Balfour 5Th Laird Of Balbirnie And Mary Ellen Gordon. Lieutenant-General, Robert Balbirnie Balfour married Lady Eglantyne Katherine Fordyce, and had children including Charles James Balfour, Eglantine Charlotte Louisa Ellice, Elizabeth Anne Pleydell Bouverie, George Gordon Balfour, John Balfour, Katherine Jane Ellice, Mary Georgiana Balfour, Robert William Balfour. Lieutenant-General, Robert Balbirnie Balfour passed away in 1837 in Markinch Parish Churchyard, Markinch, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lieutenant-General, Robert Balbirnie Balfour was born in 1762 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Ramsay Balfour 5Th Laird Of Balbirnie And Mary Ellen Gordon.
  • Lieutenant-General, Robert Balbirnie Balfour married Lady Eglantyne Katherine Fordyce, and had children including Charles James Balfour, Eglantine Charlotte Louisa Ellice, Elizabeth Anne Pleydell Bouverie, George Gordon Balfour, John Balfour, Katherine Jane Ellice, Mary Georgiana Balfour, Robert William Balfour.
  • Lieutenant-General, Robert Balbirnie Balfour passed away in 1837 in Markinch Parish Churchyard, Markinch, Fife, Scotland.

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Lieutenant-General, Balfour's Ancestors

Self
Lieutenant-General, Balfour
1762–1837
Birth Place: Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Ramsay Balfour, 5th Laird of Balbirnie
1738–1813
Balbirnie,Markinch,Fife,Scotland
Mary (Ellen) Gordon
1741–1820
Newton Don, Berwickshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Balfour
1698–1767
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Anne Ramsay
–1766
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lieutenant-General, Balfour's Descendants

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Lieutenant-General, (Robert Balbirnie) Balfour (3 Jun 1762–Nov 1837) m. Lady, (Eglantyne Katherine) Fordyce (1789–9 Jan 1851)
  1. 1. Eglantine (Charlotte Louisa) Ellice 1816–1907 m. Robert Ellice 1816–1858
    1. 1. Edward (Charles) Ellice 1858–1934
  2. 2. Katherine (Jane) Ellice 1812–1864 m. Edward Ellice 1810–1880
  3. 3. Mary (Georgiana) Balfour 1810–1891
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Anne) Pleydell-Bouverie 1820–1889 m. Edward Pleydell-Bouverie 1818–1889
    1. 1. Anne Pleydell-Bouverie 1843–1940
    2. 2. Edward (Oliver) Pleydell-Bouverie 1856–1938
    3. 3. Eglantine Pleydell-Bouverie 1845–1925
    4. 4. Major (Walter) Pleydell-Bouverie 1848–1893
    5. 5. Ruth Pleydell-Bouverie 1852–1944
  5. 5. Charles (James) Balfour 1814–1878
  6. 6. George (Gordon) Balfour 1821–1901
  7. 7. John Balfour 1811–1895
  8. 8. Robert (William) Balfour –1854

Lieutenant-General, Balfour's Timeline

3 Records

1762
3 Jun 1762
Birth of Lieutenant-General, Robert Balbirnie Balfour in Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
1837
31 Oct 1837
Age 75
Death of Lieutenant-General, Robert Balbirnie Balfour in Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Warwick, Warwickshire, England
1837
Nov 1837
Age 75
Burial of Lieutenant-General, Robert Balbirnie Balfour in Markinch Parish Churchyard, Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Markinch Parish Churchyard, Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1762
    Event Place: Markinch, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1837
    Event Place: Warwick, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Nov 1837
    Event Place: Markinch Parish Churchyard, Markinch, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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