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Michael Balfour 1537–1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: <Of Garth, Orkney, Scotland>

Death Date: 1603

Death Location: Westray, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Michael Balfour

Mother: Janet Boswell

Spouse(s): Mariota Adamson

Children(s): Isabella Balfour, Andrew Balfour

The story of Michael Balfour began in 1537 in <Of Garth, Orkney, Scotland>. Michael Balfour married Mariota Adamson, and had children including Andrew Strathearn Balfour, Isabella Balfour. Michael Balfour passed away in 1603 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Michael Balfour began in 1537 in <Of Garth, Orkney, Scotland>.
  • Michael Balfour married Mariota Adamson, and had children including Andrew Strathearn Balfour, Isabella Balfour.
  • Michael Balfour passed away in 1603 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Michael Balfour's Ancestors

Self
Michael Balfour
1537–1603
Birth Place: <Of Garth, Orkney, Scotland>
Parents
Michael Balfour
1520–1592
Munquhanny, Fife, Scotland
Janet Boswell
1542–1548
Balmuto, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
David BOSWELL
1498–1582
Balmuto Castle, Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth Moncreiffe
1505–1568
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Boswell
1472–1513
Elizabeth Ramsay
1480–1513
John Moncrieff
1475–1513
Beatrix Foreman
1482–1530
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David BOSWELL
1431–1493
Grisel Wemyss
1447–1480
Alexander Ramsay
1438–1483
Isabel Douglas
1449–1512
John Moncrieff
1454–1513
Margaret Livingston
1460–
John Foreman
1450–1506
Helen Rutherford
1450–

Michael Balfour's Descendants

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Michael Balfour (1537–1603) m. Mariota Adamson (1541–1603)
  1. 1. Isabella Balfour 1565–1598 m. Henry Pitcairn 1546–1626
    1. 1. Johnne Pitcairne 1575–1652
    2. 2. James Pitcairn 1579–1654
    3. 3. Margaret Pitcain 1580–1622
    4. 4. Alexander (De) Pitcairn 1581–1651
    5. 5. John Pitcairn 1604–1653
    6. 6. Jean Pitcairn 1611–
    7. 7. Andrew Pitcairn 1613–1642
  2. 2. Andrew (Strathearn) Balfour 1566–1619

Michael Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Michael Balfour in <Of Garth, Orkney, Scotland>
<Of Garth, Orkney, Scotland>
1603
1603
Age 66
Death of Michael Balfour in Westray, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
Westray, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: <Of Garth, Orkney, Scotland>
    Record Source:
    [1] "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 19 Jul 2024), entry for Isabella Balfour, person ID GDM1-W5J.
    [2] "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 28 Aug 2024), entry for Andrew Strathearn Balfour, person ID L24X-6WS.
    [3] "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 26 Sep 2024), entry for Janet Boswell, person ID LR5W-NVX.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1603
    Event Place: Westray, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 19 Jul 2024), entry for Isabella Balfour, person ID GDM1-W5J.
    [2] "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 28 Aug 2024), entry for Andrew Strathearn Balfour, person ID L24X-6WS.
    [3] "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 26 Sep 2024), entry for Janet Boswell, person ID LR5W-NVX.

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