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Sir Murdo John Bethune IX Of Balfour 1525–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1575

Death Location: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland

Father: John7th Bethune

Mother: Christiana Stewart

Spouse(s): Agnes Anstruther, Agnes Anstruther

Children(s): Elizabeth Orr, Janet Bethune

Sir Murdo John Bethune IX Of Balfour was born in 1525 in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, the child of John7Th Laird Of Balfour Bethune And Christiana Stewart. Sir Murdo John Bethune IX Of Balfour married Agnes Anstruther, and had children including Elizabeth Carringer Orr, Janet Bethune. Sir Murdo John Bethune IX Of Balfour passed away in 1575 in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir Murdo John Bethune IX Of Balfour was born in 1525 in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, the child of John7Th Laird Of Balfour Bethune And Christiana Stewart.
  • Sir Murdo John Bethune IX Of Balfour married Agnes Anstruther, and had children including Elizabeth Carringer Orr, Janet Bethune.
  • Sir Murdo John Bethune IX Of Balfour passed away in 1575 in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John7th Bethune
1493–1546
Birth Location: Isle Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Christiana Stewart
1502–1580
Birth Location: Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Anstruther
1526–1582
Birth Location: Anstruther, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Agnes Anstruther
1526–1582
Birth Location: Anstruther, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Orr
1560–1602
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Janet Bethune
1550–1602
Birth Location: Lanark, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sir Balfour's Ancestors

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Sir Balfour
1525–1575
Birth Place: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
John7th Laird of Balfour Bethune
1493–1546
Isle Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Christiana Stewart
1502–1580
Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Balfour's Descendants

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Sir (Murdo John Bethune IX Of) Balfour (1525–1575) m. Agnes Anstruther (1526–14 February 1582) m. Agnes Anstruther (1526–14 Feb 1582)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Carringer -) Orr 1560–1602 m. Humphrey (Orr) I 1560–1603
    1. 1. Agnes Orr 1592–
    2. 2. William Orr 1586–1623
    3. 3. Marie Orr 1590–1640
    4. 4. Ann Orr 1596–
    5. 5. Sir (James Alexander) Orr 1590–1640
    6. 6. John (James Orr) I 1580–1627
    7. 7. Robert Orr 1580–1627
    8. 8. Isabella (Orr) TRAINE 1584–1646
    9. 9. Janet Orr 1594–1613
    10. 10. John Orr 1573–1598
  2. 2. Janet Bethune 1550–1602

Sir Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Sir Murdo John Bethune IX Of Balfour in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland
Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland
1575
1575
Age 50
Death of Sir Murdo John Bethune IX Of Balfour in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland
Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Strathkynnes, Perth, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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