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Margaret Balfour 1460 – 1499 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1460

Birth Location: Burleigh, , Kinross-Shire, Scotland

Death Date: 24 Sep 1499

Death Location: , Kinross-shire, , Scotland

Father: Michael Balfour

Mother: Elizabeth Douglas

Spouse(s): Robert Douglas, James Morton

Children(s): Margaret Douglas, Margaret Douglas

In 1460, Margaret Balfour entered the world in Burleigh, , Kinross-Shire, Scotland, born to Michael Balfour and Elizabeth Douglas. Margaret Balfour married Robert Douglas, James Douglas Morton, and had children including Margaret Douglas, Margaret Douglas. Margaret Balfour passed away in 1499 in , Kinross-shire, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1460, Margaret Balfour entered the world in Burleigh, , Kinross-Shire, Scotland, born to Michael Balfour and Elizabeth Douglas.
  • Margaret Balfour married Robert Douglas, James Douglas Morton, and had children including Margaret Douglas, Margaret Douglas.
  • Margaret Balfour passed away in 1499 in , Kinross-shire, , Scotland.

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Margaret Balfour's Ancestors

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Margaret Balfour
1460 – 1499
Birth Place: Burleigh, , Kinross-Shire, Scotland
Parents
Michael Balfour
1422 – 1500
, Kinross-shire, , Scotland
Elizabeth Douglas
1430 –
Douglas, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Balfour's Descendants

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Margaret Balfour (1460 – 24 Sep 1499) m. Robert Douglas (1450 – 1526) m. James (Douglas) Morton (1454 – 1548)
  1. 1. Margaret Douglas (1482 – )
  2. 2. Margaret Douglas (1482 – 24 May 1505) m. Patrick Halyburton (1475 – 6 Dec 1505)
    1. 1. Janet Halyburton (1510 – 1560) m. William (Lord Sheriff of Perth) Ruthven (1500 – 3 Dec 1552)
      1. 1. William (1515) Ruthven (1515 – )
      2. 2. Patrick Ruthven (1520 – 13 Jun 1566)
      3. 3. Katherine Ruthven (1525 – Sep 1580) m. Colin ('6th laird ofglenorchy') Campbell (1515 – 11 Apr 1583)
        1. 1. Duncan Campbell (7 Aug 1550 – 23 Jun 1631) m. Janet Stewart (1557 – 1593) m. Elizabeth Sinclair (1575 – 1654)
        2. 2. Margaret Campbell (1552 – Jun 1610)
        3. 3. Colin Campbell (1555 – 16 Jan 1610)
        4. 4. Patrick Campbell (1556 – 1622)
        5. 5. Beatrice Campbell (1557 – )
        6. 6. Elizabeth Campbell (1560 – )
        7. 7. Katherine Campbell (1563 – )
        8. 8. Annas Campbell (1565 – )
        9. 9. MARY CAMPBELL (1572 – 14 Dec 1618)
      4. 4. Lilias Ruthven (1526 – 7 Jul 1579)
      5. 5. James Ruthven (1527 – )
      6. 6. Henry Ruthven (1528 – )
      7. 7. William Ruthven (1530 – 9 Oct 1599)
      8. 8. Margaret Ruthven (1544 – )
      9. 9. Cecilia Ruthven (1546 – 8 Jul 1589)
      10. 10. Christina Ruthven (1546 – 1575)
      11. 11. Christian Ruthven (1546 – 15 Oct 1597)
      12. 12. Janet Ruthven (1550 – 9 Dec 1593)
    2. 2. Mariot (Halyburton) p223 (1511 – 1563-02-26)

Margaret Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1460
1460
Birth of Margaret Balfour in Burleigh, , Kinross-Shire, Scotland
Burleigh, , Kinross-Shire, Scotland
1499
24 Sep 1499
Age 39
Death of Margaret Balfour in , Kinross-shire, , Scotland
, Kinross-shire, , Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1460
    Event Place: Burleigh, , Kinross-Shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1499
    Event Place: , Kinross-shire, , Scotland

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