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Sir Robert Arnot Lord 2nd Baron of Burleigh Balfour 1574 – 1663 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1574

Birth Location: Newton Star, Fife, Arnot, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 August 1663

Death Location: Burleigh Castle, Orwell, Kinross-Shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Balfour

Mother: Lydia Avery

Spouse(s): Lady Married)

Children(s): Margret Arnot

Sir Robert Arnot Lord 2nd Baron of Burleigh Balfour was born in 1574 in Newton Star, Fife, Arnot, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Robert Arnot Lord Burleigh Balfour and Lydia Margaret Avery. Sir Robert Arnot Lord 2nd Baron of Burleigh Balfour married Lady Margaret Law Baroness of Balfour (Maiden and Married), and had children including Margret Arnot. Sir Robert Arnot Lord 2nd Baron of Burleigh Balfour passed away in 1663 in Burleigh Castle, Orwell, Kinross-Shire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • Sir Robert Arnot Lord 2nd Baron of Burleigh Balfour was born in 1574 in Newton Star, Fife, Arnot, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Robert Arnot Lord Burleigh Balfour and Lydia Margaret Avery.
  • Sir Robert Arnot Lord 2nd Baron of Burleigh Balfour married Lady Margaret Law Baroness of Balfour (Maiden and Married), and had children including Margret Arnot.
  • Sir Robert Arnot Lord 2nd Baron of Burleigh Balfour passed away in 1663 in Burleigh Castle, Orwell, Kinross-Shire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Sir Balfour's Ancestors

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Sir Balfour
1574 – 1663
Birth Place: Newton Star, Fife, Arnot, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Robert Arnot Lord Burleigh Balfour
1551 – 1640
Newton, Midlothian, Scotland
Lydia (Margaret) Avery
1555 – 1640
Falkland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sir Balfour's Descendants

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Sir (Robert Arnot Lord 2nd Baron of Burleigh) Balfour (1574 – 10 August 1663) m. Lady (Margaret Law Baroness of Balfour (Maiden and) Married) (1585 – 6 June 1639)
  1. 1. Margret Arnot (1622 – Aft. 1660) m. Johne Roxburgh (1620 – 31 Jul 1662)
    1. 1. John Roxburgh (1645 – )
      1. 1. Andrew Roxburgh (October 1672 – ) m. Margaret Whyte
        1. 1. Margaret Roxburgh (14 Apr 1706 – Aft. 1735) m. George Nisbet (1701 – Bef. 3 Feb 1785)

Sir Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1574
1574
Birth of Sir Robert Arnot Lord 2nd Baron of Burleigh Balfour in Newton Star, Fife, Arnot, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Newton Star, Fife, Arnot, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1663
10 August 1663
Age 89
Death of Sir Robert Arnot Lord 2nd Baron of Burleigh Balfour in Burleigh Castle, Orwell, Kinross-Shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Burleigh Castle, Orwell, Kinross-Shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Newton Star, Fife, Arnot, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 August 1663
    Event Place: Burleigh Castle, Orwell, Kinross-Shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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