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William (Walter) Balfour 1767–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 June 1767

Birth Location: Cameron, Parish of Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 12 November 1839

Death Location: Leven Mills, Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

Father: John Balfour

Mother: Jean Wilson

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In 1767, William (Walter) Balfour entered the world in Cameron, Parish of Markinch, Fife, Scotland, born to John Balfour And Jean Margaret Wilson. William (Walter) Balfour passed away in 1839 in Leven Mills, Scoonie, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1767, William (Walter) Balfour entered the world in Cameron, Parish of Markinch, Fife, Scotland, born to John Balfour And Jean Margaret Wilson.
  • William (Walter) Balfour passed away in 1839 in Leven Mills, Scoonie, Fife, Scotland.

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William Balfour's Ancestors

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William Balfour
1767–1839
Birth Place: Cameron, Parish of Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Balfour
1731–1819
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Jean (Margaret) Wilson
1740–1801
Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Balfour
1691–1735
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Helen Bowman
1693–1735
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
William Wilson
1713–1774
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Alison Landals
1707–1790
St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Kincaid
1653–1710
Margaret Lady
1653–1677
James Balfour
1652–1702
Helen Smith
1659–1732
John Landels
1685–1745
Jean Smyth
1681–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Knight
1625–1694
James Hill
1621–1659
Bessie Whyte
1626–1659
James Balfour
1619–1667
Bridget Chalmers
1619–1666
Robert Smith
1638–1702
ELIZABETH HOPE
1634–1712
Thomas Landales
1655–1720
Heline Pryde
1656–1720
Robert [Scotland]
1660–1720
Marie Smyth
–1720

William Balfour's Timeline

3 Records

1767
17 June 1767
Birth of William (Walter) Balfour in Cameron, Parish of Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Cameron, Parish of Markinch, Fife, Scotland
1767
21 Jun 1767
William (Walter) Balfour was baptized in Markinch,Fife,Scotland
Markinch,Fife,Scotland
1839
12 November 1839
Age 72
Death of William (Walter) Balfour in Leven Mills, Scoonie, Fife, Scotland
Leven Mills, Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 June 1767
    Event Place: Cameron, Parish of Markinch, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1767
    Event Place: Markinch,Fife,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 November 1839
    Event Place: Leven Mills, Scoonie, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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