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William Russell Balfour 1825–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1825

Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 6 Mar 1919

Death Location: Balham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Father: Alexander Balfour

Mother: Margaret Russell

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William Russell Balfour was born in 1825 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, the child of Alexander Balfour And Margaret Russell. William Russell Balfour passed away in 1919 in Balham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Russell Balfour was born in 1825 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, the child of Alexander Balfour And Margaret Russell.
  • William Russell Balfour passed away in 1919 in Balham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.

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William Balfour's Ancestors

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William Balfour
1825–1919
Birth Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Balfour
1777–1834
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Russell
1789–1855
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
John Balfour
1731–1819
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Jean (Margaret) Wilson
1740–1801
Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
William Russell
1756–1828
~ Fossoway & Tulliebole, moth not ment
Elizabeth Morison
1758–1843
dau Henry & Margaret
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Balfour
1691–1735
Helen Bowman
1693–1735
William Wilson
1713–1774
Alison Landals
1707–1790
John Russell
1722–
Helen Mudie
1720–1803
2nd-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–

William Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1825
24 Dec 1825
Birth of William Russell Balfour in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
1919
6 Mar 1919
Age 94
Death of William Russell Balfour in Balham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Balham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1825
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1919
    Event Place: Balham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

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