'Balfour1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Balfour of Strathor

'Fife P&H' reported: "some etymologists have explained the name as having been derived in a roundabout fashion from bal, a town or residence, faidh, the foot or point, and orr, the designation of the river near whose margin the house stood."

Siward (a 1033)

1.

Osulf

A.

Siward

i.

Octred of Strathor (a 1141)

a.

Michael de Balfour

(1)

William de Balfour

This William was ancestor of the Balfours of Balfour. 'Fife P&H' reported: "In the reign of Robert II, this branch of the family terminated with an heiress who married Sir Robert Bethune, and from him descended the Bethunes of Balfour". [Robert II reigned 1371-1390.]

(2)

Michael de Balfour of Stathor (a 1187)

(A)

Sir David de Balfour of Strathor (a 1269)

(i)

Sir Michael de Balfour of Strathor (d Falkirk 1298)

(a)

Sir David de Balfour of Strathor (d 1318)

m. Isabella MacDuff (dau of MacDuff of Reres)

((1))

Sir Malcolm de Balfour of Strathor

((A))

Sir Michael de Balfour of Strathor

m. Marjory

((i))

George Balfour of Strathor

((a))

Sir John Balfour (dvp 1460)

(((1)))

Sir Michael Balfour of Strathor

m. Janet Ogilvy (dau of Sir Andrew Ogilvy of Inchmartin)

(((A)))

Michael Balfour, 1st of Munquhanny (d Flodden 09.09.1513)

..

m. Marjory Durie (or Drury)

..

((ii))

John Balfour of Balgarvie (d by 1485)

..

((iii))

David Balfour of Carrolshire (?)

Main source(s): BLG1850 (Balfour of Trenaby)
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