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Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson 1850–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 November 1850

Birth Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Death Date: 3 December 1894

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Thomas Stevenson

Mother: Margaret Balfour

Spouse(s): Fanny Grift

Children(s):

In 1850, Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson entered the world in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, born to Thomas Stevenson And Margaret Isabella Balfour. Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson married Fanny Matilda De Grift. Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson passed away in 1894 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1850, Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson entered the world in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, born to Thomas Stevenson And Margaret Isabella Balfour.
  • Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson married Fanny Matilda De Grift.
  • Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson passed away in 1894 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Robert Stevenson's Ancestors

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Robert Stevenson
1850–1894
Birth Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Stevenson
1818–1887
Margaret (Isabella) Balfour
1829–1897
Grandparents
Lewis (Balfour) Rev
1777–1860
Henrietta (Scott) Smith
1787–1844
Great-Grandparents
John Pilrig
1740–1814
Jean Whyte
1743–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Prof. Pilrig
1705–1795
Cecila Elphinstone
1704–1780

Robert Stevenson's Timeline

2 Records

1850
13 November 1850
Birth of Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
1894
3 December 1894
Age 44
Death of Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson in Vailima, Tuamasaga, Samoa
Vailima, Tuamasaga, Samoa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 November 1850
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 December 1894
    Event Place: Vailima, Tuamasaga, Samoa
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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