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Louisa Balfour 1767–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1767

Birth Location: Pilrig, Edinburgh, Scotland

Death Date: 4 Aug 1856

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Major Balfour

Mother: Jane Elliot

Spouse(s): Robert BIGGAR

Children(s): Henry BIGGAR, Walter BIGGAR, Louisa Bigger

The story of Louisa Balfour began in 1767 in Pilrig, Edinburgh, Scotland. Louisa Balfour married Robert Biggar, and had children including Henry Balfour Biggar, Louisa Alexandrina Bigger, Walter Biggar. Louisa Balfour passed away in 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Louisa Balfour began in 1767 in Pilrig, Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • Louisa Balfour married Robert Biggar, and had children including Henry Balfour Biggar, Louisa Alexandrina Bigger, Walter Biggar.
  • Louisa Balfour passed away in 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Major Balfour
1724–1791
Birth Location: Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
MB
Jane Elliot
1748–1815
Birth Location: Scotland
JE

Spouses(s)

Robert BIGGAR
1767–1794
Birth Location: */?
RB

Children(s)

Henry BIGGAR
1790–1817
Birth Location: –
HB
Walter BIGGAR
1787–1837
Birth Location: Banff, Scotland
WB
Louisa Bigger
1792–1837
Birth Location: –
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Louisa Balfour's Ancestors

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Louisa Balfour
1767–1856
Birth Place: Pilrig, Edinburgh, Scotland
Parents
Major Henry Balfour
1724–1791
Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Jane Elliot
1748–1815
Scotland
Grandparents
James Balfour
1681–1737
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Lewisa Hamilton
1686–1750
Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland
William Elliot
1688–1768
Wolfelee, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Balfour
1652–1703
Hellin Smith
1659–1732
Robert Hamilton
1666–1705
Louisa COCHRANE
1657–1720
Thomas Elliot
1659–1723
Jean Inglis
1659–1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Balfour
1619–1667
Beatrice Chalmers
1624–1666
Robert Smith
1638–1702
Elizabeth Hope
1634–
Gavin Hamilton
1624–1681
DR COCHRANE
1627–1686
Levisa Hope
1627–1702
William Elliot
1688–1768

Louisa Balfour's Descendants

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Louisa Balfour (1767–4 Aug 1856) m. Robert BIGGAR (1767–16 Sep 1794)
  1. 1. Henry (Balfour) BIGGAR 1790–1817
  2. 2. Walter BIGGAR 1787–1837 m. Ann Duff 1784–1876
    1. 1. Margaret (Catharine) BIGGAR 1823–1915
  3. 3. Louisa (Alexandrina) Bigger 1792–1837 m. John Hamilton 1795–1846

Louisa Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1767
1767
Birth of Louisa Balfour in Pilrig, Edinburgh, Scotland
Pilrig, Edinburgh, Scotland
1856
4 Aug 1856
Age 89
Death of Louisa Balfour in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1767
    Event Place: Pilrig, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1856
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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