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William Balfour 1578–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1578

Birth Location: Pitcullo, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: July 1660

Death Location: Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: Henry Pitcullo

Mother: Christian Cant

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William Balfour was born in 1578 in Pitcullo, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Henry Balfour Laird Van Pitcullo And Christian Cant. William Balfour passed away in 1660 in Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Balfour was born in 1578 in Pitcullo, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Henry Balfour Laird Van Pitcullo And Christian Cant.
  • William Balfour passed away in 1660 in Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom.

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William Balfour's Ancestors

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William Balfour
1578–1660
Birth Place: Pitcullo, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Henry Balfour Laird Van Pitcullo
1530–1580
Inchrye, Fife, Scotland
Christian Cant
1540–1590
Perth, Scotland
Grandparents
Bartholomew (Balfour Battle Of Pinkie Cleugh) Veteran
1510–1547
MacCorrostone, Morriston, Menteith, Scotland
Margaret Drummond
1500–1547
Drummond Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Walter Cant
1510–1598
Fife, Scotland
Lady (Christiana) Beaton
1521–1579
Creich, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
SIR BETHUNE
1485–1534
JANETTE HAY
1495–1564
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1578
1578
Birth of William Balfour in Pitcullo, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Pitcullo, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1660
July 1660
Age 82
Death of William Balfour in Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Pitcullo, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1660
    Event Place: Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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