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Sir Michael Balfour 1555–1619 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Garth, Orkney, Scotland

Death Date: 15 Mar 1619

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Sir Balfour

Mother: Mariota Adamson

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1555, Sir Michael Balfour entered the world in Garth, Orkney, Scotland, born to Sir Michael Balfour And Mariota Adamson. Sir Michael Balfour passed away in 1619 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1555, Sir Michael Balfour entered the world in Garth, Orkney, Scotland, born to Sir Michael Balfour And Mariota Adamson.
  • Sir Michael Balfour passed away in 1619 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Balfour
1537–1619
Birth Location: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
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Mariota Adamson
1541–1603
Birth Location: Garth, Orkney, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Balfour's Ancestors

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Sir Balfour
1555–1619
Birth Place: Garth, Orkney, Scotland
Parents
Sir Michael Balfour
1537–1619
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Mariota Adamson
1541–1603
Garth, Orkney, Scotland
Grandparents
Michael Balfour
–1570
Patrick (Adamson) Archbishop
1510–1609
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Arthur
1520–1570
Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Adamson
1470–1513
Janet Turing
1474–1515
William Kernis
1475–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1555
1555
Birth of Sir Michael Balfour in Garth, Orkney, Scotland
Garth, Orkney, Scotland
1619
15 Mar 1619
Age 64
Death of Sir Michael Balfour in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Garth, Orkney, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1619
    Event Place: Scotland
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