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Personal data William Balfour 

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Household of William Balfour

He is married to Adnes Weir Hume.

They got married on October 13, 1904 at Tontine Hotel, Greenock, he was 25 years old.


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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Balfour

Daniel Balfour
1829-1904
Amelia Campbell
1828-1906
Janet Ritchie
1860-1950

William Balfour
1878-1958

1904

Adnes Weir Hume
1879-????

Marion Kennedy Balfour
1906-1988
William Balfour
1911-????

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    1. Balfour Web Site, Patrick Balfour, via https://www.myheritage.com/person-250024...
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    3. 1891 Scotland Census
      William Balfour<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Circa 1879 - Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland<br>Residence: Apr 5 1891 - Greenock, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland&lt;br>Address: Dempster Street<br>Age: 12<br>Occupation: Scholar<br>Census: r 5 1891Parish #564amp;gt;Relation; Name; Birth<br>Head; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10974-3956584/william-balfour-in-1891-scotland-census?s=199921651">William Balfour</a>; Circa 1853<br>Wife; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10974-3956590/janet-balfour-in-1891-scotland-census?s=199921651">Janet Balfour&lt;/a>; Circa 1860<br>Son; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10974-3956606/william-balfour-in-1891-scotland-census?s=199921651">William Balfour&lt;/a>; Circa 1879<br>Daughter; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10974-3956598/mary-r-r-balfour-in-1891-scotland-census?s=199921651">Mary R R Balfour</a>; Circa 1881<br>Son; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10974-3956604/thomas-r-balfour-in-1891-scotland-census?s=199921651">Thomas R Balfour</a>; Circa 1889

      Census records were collected according to a national program and were taken in the same manner throughout Scotland. The records were subsequently preserved centrally and survive as a robust record of the nineteenth century from 1841 to 1901.


      This census was collected and organized around enumeration districts and sub-districts. Enumeration districts correspond to parishes -- with some exceptions. The place of residence is often broken down into the name of street, house name or number, county, and parish.

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    5. 1881 Scotland Census
      William Balfour<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Circa 1879 - Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland<br>Residence: Apr 3 1881 - Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland<br&gt;Address: Rossland Terrace<br>Age: 2<br>Census: districtErskineesearch/record-10977-1142632/william-balfour-in-1881-scotland-census?s=199921651">William Balfour</a>; Circa 1853<br>Wife; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10977-1142630/janet-balfour-in-1881-scotland-census?s=199921651">Janet Balfour</a>; Circa 1860<br>Son; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10977-1142633/william-balfour-in-1881-scotland-census?s=199921651">William Balfour</a>; Circa 1879<br>Daughter; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10977-1142631/mary-r-r-balfour-in-1881-scotland-census?s=199921651">Mary R R Balfour</a>; Circa 1881

      Census records were collected according to a national program and were taken in the same manner throughout Scotland. The records were subsequently preserved centrally and survive as a robust record of the nineteenth century from 1841 to 1901.


      This census was collected and organized around enumeration districts and sub-districts. Enumeration districts correspond to parishes -- with some exceptions. The place of residence is often broken down into the name of street, house name or number, county, and parish.

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    Historical events

    Birthday December 28, 1878

    • The temperature on December 28, 1878 was about 3.9 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • February 18 » John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jesse Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
      • June 4 » Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
      • September 1 » Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company.
      • September 3 » Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.
      • October 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.
      • October 22 » The Bramall Lane stadium sees the first rugby match played under floodlights.

    Day of marriage October 13, 1904

    • The temperature on October 13, 1904 was between 3.0 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
      • January 8 » The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system.
      • January 17 » Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre.
      • February 8 » Aceh War: Dutch Colonial Army's Marechaussee regiment led by General G.C.E. van Daalen launch military campaign to capture Gayo Highland, Alas Highland, and Batak Highland in Dutch East Indies' Northern Sumatra region, which ends with genocide to Acehnese and Bataks people.
      • February 9 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur concludes.
      • April 8 » Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square after The New York Times.
      • June 16 » Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; this date is now traditionally called "Bloomsday".

    Day of death February 24, 1958

    • The temperature on February 24, 1958 was between -3.4 °C and 0.6 °C and averaged -0.9 °C. There was 7.5 mm of rain during 6.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1958: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 11.1 million citizens.
      • February 5 » A hydrogen bomb known as the Tybee Bomb is lost by the US Air Force off the coast of Savannah, Georgia, never to be recovered.
      • May 9 » Alfred Hitchcock's film Vertigo has world premiere in San Francisco.
      • May 13 » Ben Carlin becomes the first (and only) person to circumnavigate the world by amphibious vehicle, having travelled over 17,000 kilometres (11,000mi) by sea and 62,000 kilometres (39,000mi) by land during a ten-year journey.
      • August 23 » Chinese Civil War: The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis begins with the People's Liberation Army's bombardment of Quemoy.
      • August 29 » United States Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
      • September 1 » Iceland expands its fishing zone, putting it into conflict with the United Kingdom, beginning the Cod Wars.
    

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