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Margaretha Balfour 1538–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1584

Death Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Michael Balfour

Mother: Lady Beaton

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In 1538, Margaretha Balfour entered the world in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Michael Burleigh Balfour And Lady Christiana Beaton. Margaretha Balfour passed away in 1584 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1538, Margaretha Balfour entered the world in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Michael Burleigh Balfour And Lady Christiana Beaton.
  • Margaretha Balfour passed away in 1584 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Margaretha Balfour's Ancestors

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Margaretha Balfour
1538–1584
Birth Place: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Michael Burleigh Balfour
1515–1577
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Christiana) Beaton
1521–1579
Creich, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
SIR (LORD JOHN 2ND LAID OF CREICH BETHUNE CREICH) BETHUNE
1485–1534
Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JANETTE HAY
1495–1564
Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaretha Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1538
1538
Birth of Margaretha Balfour in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1584
1584
Age 46
Death of Margaretha Balfour in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1584
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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