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Margaret Balfour 1538–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1590

Death Location: , , , Scotland

Father: Michael Burleigh

Mother: Christiana Seton

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Margaret Balfour was born in 1538 in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, the child of Michael Balfour 4Th Laird Of Burleigh And Christiana Seton. Margaret Balfour passed away in 1590 in , , , Scotland.

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Biography

  • Margaret Balfour was born in 1538 in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, the child of Michael Balfour 4Th Laird Of Burleigh And Christiana Seton.
  • Margaret Balfour passed away in 1590 in , , , Scotland.

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Margaret Balfour's Ancestors

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Margaret Balfour
1538–1590
Birth Place: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Parents
Michael Balfour 4th Laird of Burleigh
1515–1577
Burleigh, Kinross, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Christiana Seton
1521–1579
Creich, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
SIr (David Weymss) Balfour
1500–1580
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Lady (Agnes Forrester Baronness of) Burleigh
1502–1532
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Sir (George Seton 4th Laird of) Seton
1508–1549
Creich Castle, Fife, Scotland
Jeanette Hay
1500–1564
Creich, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Balfour
1470–1525
Janet Weymss
1479–1525
Sir Winton
1481–1513
Lady Hepburn
1485–1558
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1538
1538
Birth of Margaret Balfour in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
1590
1590
Age 52
Death of Margaret Balfour in , , , Scotland
, , , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: , , , Scotland

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