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Margaretha Balfour 1450–1521 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Balfour, Fifeshire, Schotland

Death Date: 1521

Death Location: Burleigh, Kinross, Schotland

Father: William Index=6.26%

Mother: Beatrix Index=3.34%

Spouse(s): Alexander husband), Robert Lochleven

Children(s): William FRASER, Thomas (15thGU)

Margaretha Balfour was born in 1450 in Balfour, Fifeshire, Schotland, the child of William Of The Haye 1St Earl Of Erroll 2Nd Lord Hay 19Thggf Consanguinity Index 6 26 And Beatrix Douglas Lady 19Thggm Consanguinity Index 3 34. Margaretha Balfour married Alexander Fraser 4Th Of Philorth Hay S 1St Husband, Robert Ii Douglas Laird Van Lochleven, and had children including Thomas Douglas Laird Of Lochleven 1475 15Thgu, William Fraser. Margaretha Balfour passed away in 1521 in Burleigh, Kinross, Schotland.

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Biography

  • Margaretha Balfour was born in 1450 in Balfour, Fifeshire, Schotland, the child of William Of The Haye 1St Earl Of Erroll 2Nd Lord Hay 19Thggf Consanguinity Index 6 26 And Beatrix Douglas Lady 19Thggm Consanguinity Index 3 34.
  • Margaretha Balfour married Alexander Fraser 4Th Of Philorth Hay S 1St Husband, Robert Ii Douglas Laird Van Lochleven, and had children including Thomas Douglas Laird Of Lochleven 1475 15Thgu, William Fraser.
  • Margaretha Balfour passed away in 1521 in Burleigh, Kinross, Schotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaretha Balfour's Ancestors

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Margaretha Balfour
1450–1521
Birth Place: Balfour, Fifeshire, Schotland
Parents
William of the HAYE , 1st Earl of Erroll , 2nd Lord ( Hay ) (19thGGF) * Consanguinity Index=6.26%
1386–1461
Beatrix (DOUGLAS ( Lady ) (19thGGM) Consanguinity) Index=3.34%
1420–1507
Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Gilbert (of the HAYE of Erroll (20thGGF)) *
–1436
James (Douglas 7th Earl of Douglas (of Balveny) (a planner of the " Black Dinner ") ( the Gross ) 1st Earl of Avondale (A "Black" Douglas ) Attacked and killed David Fleming of Biggar (18thGGF)) *
1371–1443
Scotland
Beatrice Sinclair
1396–1461
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William roskildehistorie.dk
1374–1436
Margaret roskildehistorie.dk
1363–1432
Archibald *
1328–1400
Joan (18th,19th,22ndGGM)
1339–1409
Sir Sinclair
1389–1420
Egidia (18thGGM)
1387–1438
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas *
1342–1406
Elizabeth Stuart
1351–1389
Patrick roskildehistorie.dk
1330–1413
James Crusade
1286–1330
Isabella (19thGGM)
–1314
Maurice Cross
1322–1346
Joanna *
1314–1367
Henry Orkney
1345–1404
Jean Haliburton
1355–1400
William (19thGGF)
1364–1392
Egidia (19thGGM)
1358–1388

Margaretha Balfour's Descendants

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Margaretha Balfour (1450–1521) m. Alexander (FRASER 4th of Philorth (Hay's 1st) husband) (–Abt. 1486) m. Robert (II Douglas Laird van) Lochleven (1445–1520)
  1. 1. William FRASER 1473–1513
    1. 1. John (FRASER 3rd of Knock (3rdC16XR)) * –1509 m. Margaret STUART 1510–
  2. 2. Thomas (Douglas Laird of Lochleven (1475)) (15thGU) 1475–1539 m. Elizabeth (Boyd of Bonshaw (1475) (13thGA)) ✔ 1480–1498
    1. 1. Elizabeth Douglas 1505–1545
    2. 2. Robert (Douglas of LOCHLEVEN . Died at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh) (1stC14XR) 1515–1547 m. Lady (Margaret Mar (Erskine)) Douglas 1513–1572
      1. 1. Euphemia (DOUGLAS) (4thC12XR) 1533–1580 m. Patrick (LINDSAY 6th Lord of the) Byres 1521–1589
        1. 1. James (LINDSAY , 7th Lord of the Byres (5thC11XR)) * 1554–1601 m. Eupheme (LESLIE (Lady)) * 1559–1605
      2. 2. William (Douglas of) Lochleven 1540–1606 m. Agnes (Rothes (Rootes), Countess Leslie (1539-1594) (Queen Mary's closest female) companion) 1539–1594
        1. 1. Agnes (Douglas , Countess of Argyll (Roman Catholic)) (2ndC12XR) 1574–1607 m. Archibald (Campbell , 7th Earl of Argyll Converted to Catholicism years after his wife's death) * 1575–1638
        2. 2. Robert (Douglas , Master of Morton , of Lochleven (1562-1584)) (2ndC12XR) 1562–1584 m. Jean (Lyon , Countess of Angus) (1stC13XR) 1556–1609
      3. 3. Lady (Jean) Stewart 1538–1587
      4. 4. Adam Stewart 1528–1606
      5. 5. Janet (Douglas) (4thC12XR) 1536–
      6. 6. George Douglas 1544–1625
      7. 7. Margaret Douglas 1520–
      8. 8. ROBERT, (4th Earl of Buchan,) DOUGLAS 1543–1580

Margaretha Balfour's Timeline

4 Records

1450
1450
Birth of Margaretha Balfour in Balfour, Fifeshire, Schotland
Balfour, Fifeshire, Schotland
1453
1453
Age 3
Birth of Margaretha Balfour in Balfour, Fifeshire, Schotland
Balfour, Fifeshire, Schotland
1500
1500
Age 50
Death of Margaretha Balfour in Burleigh, Kinross, Schotland
Burleigh, Kinross, Schotland
1521
1521
Age 71
Death of Margaretha Balfour in Burleigh, Kinross, Schotland
Burleigh, Kinross, Schotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1453
    Event Place: Balfour, Fifeshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Balfour, Fifeshire, Schotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Burleigh, Kinross, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Burleigh, Kinross, Schotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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