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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Balfour

Melville Balfour
1781-1828
Joanna Brunton
John Balfour
1816-1861
Euphemia Edgar
± 1821-????

John Balfour
1842-1910


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      John Balfour<br>Birth name: John Balfour<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: 1842 - Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland<br>Christening: Dec 16 1843 - East Parish, Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland<br>Residence: 1851 - 1st District Ward Of Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland<br>Death: Nov 29 1910 - Unley, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia<br>Burial: W.T.Cem, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia<br>Occupation: Biscuit and Cake Maker<br>Parents: John Balfour, Euphemia Balfour (born Edgar)<br>Wife: Elizabeth Balfour (born Mc Donald)<br>Children: Margaret Calder Wauchope (born Balfour), Donald Mc Donald Balfour, John Gordon Balfour, James Calder Balfour, Jane Skethaway Balfour, Mary Camilla Balfour</a><br>Siblings: Robert Balfour, Jane Edgar Sketheway (born Balfour), James Balfour, Robert Balfour, <;a>Archibald Balfour<br>This person appears to have duplicated relatives. View it on FamilySearch to see the full information.
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    Historical events

    Christening day December 16, 1843

    • The temperature on December 16, 1843 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
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      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1843: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
      • February 11 » Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata receives its first performance in Milan, Italy.
      • June 26 » Treaty of Nanking comes into effect, Hong Kong Island is ceded to the British "in perpetuity".
      • July 19 » Brunel's steamship the SSGreat Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull and screw propeller, becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world.
      • August 15 » The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu, Hawaii is dedicated. Now the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, it is the oldest Roman Catholic cathedral in continuous use in the United States.
      • September 3 » King Otto of Greece is forced to grant a constitution following an uprising in Athens.
      • September 13 » The Greek Army rebels (OS date: September 3) against the autocratic rule of king Otto of Greece, demanding the granting of a constitution.

    Day of death November 29, 1910

    • The temperature on November 29, 1910 was between -0.3 °C and 5.5 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
      • April 16 » The oldest existing indoor ice hockey arena still used for the sport in the 21st century, Boston Arena, opens for the first time.
      • July 24 » The Ottoman Empire captures the city of Shkodër, putting down the Albanian Revolt of 1910.
      • August 22 » Korea is annexed by Japan with the signing of the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, beginning a period of Japanese rule of Korea that lasted until the end of World War II.
      • October 20 » The hull of the RMSOlympic, sister-ship to the ill-fated RMS Titanic, is launched from the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
      • November 10 » The date of Thomas A. Davis' opening of the San Diego Army and Navy Academy, although the official founding date is November 23, 1910.
      • December 21 » An underground explosion at the Hulton Bank Colliery No. 3 Pit in Over Hulton, Westhoughton, England, kills 344 miners.
    

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