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Robert Balfour 1866–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1866

Birth Location: Westray and Papa Westray, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 26 Nov 1886

Death Location: Westray, , Orkney Islands, Scotland

Father: David Balfour

Mother: Barbara Reid

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In 1866, Robert Balfour entered the world in Westray and Papa Westray, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to David Balfour And Barbara Reid. Robert Balfour passed away in 1886 in Westray, , Orkney Islands, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1866, Robert Balfour entered the world in Westray and Papa Westray, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to David Balfour And Barbara Reid.
  • Robert Balfour passed away in 1886 in Westray, , Orkney Islands, Scotland.

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Robert Balfour's Ancestors

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Robert Balfour
1866–1886
Birth Place: Westray and Papa Westray, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
David Balfour
1816–1903
Charlmersquoy, Orkney Scotland
Barbara Reid
1831–1912
Westray, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James (Balfour of) Chalmersquoy
1782–1849
Charlmersquoy, Orkney Scotland
Jean Rendall
1780–1869
Orkneys, Scotland
Robert Reid
1804–
Westray, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
Hanna Smith
1808–
of Westray, Orkney, Scot.
Great-Grandparents
Jean Hewison
1755–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1866
21 Aug 1866
Birth of Robert Balfour in Westray and Papa Westray, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
Westray and Papa Westray, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
1886
26 Nov 1886
Age 20
Death of Robert Balfour in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1866
    Event Place: Westray and Papa Westray, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 14 Jul 2024), entry for David Balfour, person ID 978Q-GSC.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1886
    Event Place: Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 14 Jul 2024), entry for David Balfour, person ID 978Q-GSC.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westray, , Orkney Islands, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i>, accessed 14 Jul 2024), entry for David Balfour, person ID 978Q-GSC.

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