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Personal data Major Henry Balfour 

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Household of Major Henry Balfour

He is married to Jane / Jean Elliot.

They got married on August 4, 1765 at Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, he was 40 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Margaret Balfour  ± 1766-± 1854
  2. Louisa BALFOUR  1767-1856 
  3. James BALFOUR  1770-1849 
  4. William Balfour  1772-????
  5. Henry Balfour  1773-????
  6. Helen Balfour  1776-????

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Major Henry Balfour

James Balfour
1652-1703
Hellin Smith
1659-1732
Robert HAMILTON
1645-1705
Louisa COCHRANE
1657-1720

Major Henry Balfour
1724-1791

1765

Jane / Jean Elliot
1748-1815

Margaret Balfour
± 1766-± 1854
Louisa BALFOUR
1767-1856
James BALFOUR
1770-1849
William Balfour
1772-????
Henry Balfour
1773-????
Helen Balfour
1776-????
Jane Balfour

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    1. WikiTree, via http://www.myheritage.com/research/colle...

      Major Henry Balfour
      Gender: Male
      Birth: Aug 13 1724
      Marriage: Aug 4 1765 - Edinburgh
      Death: 1791
      Father: James Balfour of Pilrig (born Balfour)
      Mother: Louisa Balfour of Pilrig (born Hamilton)
      Wife: Jane Elliot
      Siblings: James Balfour, &40Louisa Balfour, Prof&41Robert BalfourWilliam BalfourHelen BalfourGeorge BalfourJohn BalfourAlexander BalfourElizabeth BalfourJohn Balfour, &40William Balfour, Rev&41Bridget BalfourMargaret BalfourMary BalfourWilliam BalfourUnnamed Balfour
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    2. Kelso Web Site, David Kelso, July 28, 2022
      Personal photo of Major Henry Balfour Added via a Photo Discovery™

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      Family site: Kelso Web Site

      Family tree: 387599322-2
    3. Redshaw Web Site, Bev Redshaw, October 18, 2015
      Added by confirming a Smart Match

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      Family site: Redshaw Web Site

      Family tree: 63709741-17
    4. george Web Site, mark george, Major. Henry BALFOUR, August 21, 2016
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    5. Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, via https://www.myheritage.com/research/coll...
      Henry Balfour
      Gender: Male
      Birth: Aug 13 1724 - Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
      Christening: Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
      Residence: 1724 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
      Father: James Balfour
      Mother: Lewisa Hamilton
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11986-6
      System Origin: Scotland-VR
      GS Film number: 1066752
      Reference ID: 2:17R0NX4
    6. Geni World Family Tree, via http://www.myheritage.com/research/colle...

      Henry Balfour
      Gender: Male
      Birth: 1724
      Marriage: Spouse: Jane Elliot - 1765
      Death: 1791
      Father: James Balfour
      Mother: Louisa Hamilton
      Wife: Jane Elliot
      Children: Margaret Balfour, Louisa Balfour
      Siblings: James Balfour, George Balfour, WS, Helen Balfour, Margaret Balfour, Bridget Balfour, John Balfour, Louisa Balfour

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    7. Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910, via https://www.myheritage.com/research/coll...
      Louisa Balfour & Robert Biggar
      Marriage: Sep 26 1786 - South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
      Wife: Louisa Balfour
        Father: Henry Balfour
      Husband: Robert Biggar
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M19504-2
      System Origin: Scotland-ODM
      GS Film number: 1067773

    Historical events

    Birthday August 13, 1724

    • The temperature on August 13, 1724 was about 20.0 °C. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
    • In the year 1724: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 28 » The Russian Academy of Sciences is founded in St. Petersburg by Peter the Great, and implemented by Senate decree. It is called the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences until 1917.
      • April 7 » Premiere performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion, BWV245, at St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig.
      • November 11 » Joseph Blake, alias Blueskin, a highwayman known for attacking "Thief-Taker General" (and thief) Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London.
      • December 7 » Tumult of Thorn: Religious unrest is followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toruń) by Polish authorities.

    Day of marriage August 4, 1765

    • The temperature on August 4, 1765 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1765: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 25 » Port Egmont, the first British settlement in the Falkland Islands near the southern tip of South America, is founded.
      • March 9 » After a campaign by the writer Voltaire, judges in Paris posthumously exonerate Jean Calas of murdering his son. Calas had been tortured and executed in 1762 on the charge, though his son may have actually committed suicide.
      • March 22 » The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act that introduces a tax to be levied directly on its American colonies.
      • March 24 » Great Britain passes the Quartering Act, which requires the Thirteen Colonies to house British troops.
      • August 12 » Treaty of Allahabad is signed. The Treaty marks the political and constitutional involvement and the beginning of Company rule in India.
      • November 1 » The British Parliament enacts the Stamp Act on the Thirteen Colonies in order to help pay for British military operations in North America.
    

    Same birth/death day

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