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Michael Balfour 1564–1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1564

Birth Location: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 15 Mar 1618

Death Location: , , , Scotland

Father: James Munquhanny

Mother: Lady Burleigh

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Michael Balfour began in 1564 in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland. Michael Balfour passed away in 1618 in , , , Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Michael Balfour began in 1564 in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland.
  • Michael Balfour passed away in 1618 in , , , Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Munquhanny
1533–1583
Birth Location: Pittendreich, Midlothian, Scotland
JM
Lady Burleigh
1538–1584
Birth Location: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
LB

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Michael Balfour's Ancestors

Self
Michael Balfour
1564–1618
Birth Place: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Parents
James Balfour Liard van Pittendreich en Munquhanny
1533–1583
Pittendreich, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Balfour Heiress of) Burleigh
1538–1584
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Michael (Balfour 4th Laird of) Burleigh
1515–1577
Burleigh,,Kinross-Shire,Scotland
Griselda Bethune
1521–1579
Creich,,Fife,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
SIr Burleigh
1500–1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Michael Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1564
1564
Birth of Michael Balfour in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
1618
15 Mar 1618
Age 54
Death of Michael Balfour in , , , Scotland
, , , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1564
    Event Place: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1618
    Event Place: , , , Scotland
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