'Balfour4'
Index
links to: Lead / LetterFamilies covered: Balfour of Balbirnie, Balfour of Dovan, Balfour of Lawlethan
'Balfour4'Index
links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Balfour of Balbirnie, Balfour of Dovan, Balfour of Lawlethan
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| Andrew Balfour of Dovan (a 1483) | |||||||||||||||
| m(2). Mirabell Kynneir | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Balfour of Dovan & Lawlethan (a 1509) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Isobel Lindsay (dau of John Lindsay, Lord of the Byres) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Thomas Balfour of Dovan | ||||||||||||||
| i. | David Balfour of Dovan presumed father of ... | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Robert Balfour of Dovan | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Pitcairn | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Balfour of Dovan (a 1604) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | David Balfour of Lawlethan (a 1499, d 01.1546) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Marioun | |||||||||||||||
| i. | David Balfour of Lawlethan (d 1578) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.04.1546) Isobel Gaw (dau of John Gaw of the Maw by Elizabeth Wemyss) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Martin Balfour of Lawlethan (d after 1624) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Balfour (of family of Ballo) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | ?? Balfour of Lawlethan (dsp?) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | George Balfour, 1st of Balbirnie (d 1665, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Arnott (dau of Sir Michael Arnott, 1st Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Robert Balfour, 2nd of Balbirnie (b 1641, d 1713) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Preston (sister of Sir John Preston of Airdrie) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | George Balfour, 3rd of Balbirnie (b 1664, d 1743) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Lumsdain (dau of Rober Lumsdain of Strathvinny) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Robert Balfour, later Balfour-Ramsay of Whitehill, 4th of Balbirnie (b 1698, d 1767) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.06.1736) Anne Ramsay (dau of Sir Andrew Ramsay of Whitehill, 4th Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | John Balfour, 5th of Balbirnie (b 1738) | ||||||||||||||
m. Ellen Gordon (dau of James Gordon of Ellon) |
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| ((A)) | Robert Balfour, 6th of Balbirnie (b 1762, d 31.10.1837, General) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.08.1808) Eglantyne Katherine Fordyce (d 09.01.1851, dau of John Fordyce of Ayton) | |||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | James Balfour of Whittinghame (d 04.1845) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (19.01.1815) Eleanor Maitland (b 03.10.1790, d 23.05.1869, dau of James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale) | |||||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Elizabeth Balfour (d 06.06.1844) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.08.1794) Sir Archibald Campbell of Succoth, 2nd Bart (d 23.07.1846) | |||||||||||||||
| ((D)) | Anne Balfour of Kingsdale (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| The following comes from BLG1952 (Wardlaw-Ramsay formerly of Whitehill). | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | George Balfour, later Ramsay, 15th of Whitehill (b 1740, d unm 1806) | ||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Andrew Balfour, later Ramsay, 16th of Whitehill (b 1741, d unm 1814) | ||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | James Balfour, 17th of Whitehill (b 1743, d unm 1823, General, 5th son) | ||||||||||||||
| ((5)) | Elizabeth Balfour | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Wardlaw (Captain) | |||||||||||||||
| Their 2nd son inherited Whitehill and took the name Wardlaw-Ramsay. | |||||||||||||||
| ((6))+ | other issue - Robert (b 1742, d 1807), William (b 1755, d 1793) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii)+ | "a large family" | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | David Balfour of Lawlethan (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Alexander Balfour of Lawlethan (dsp by 1692) | ||||||||||||||
| b.+ | "several daughters" | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | David Balfour of Pitcullo (d before 1499) ancestor of Balfour of Pitcullo | ||||||||||||||
| A different ancestry for certain Balfours of Pitcullo has been found although it is not clear whether that ancestry definitely conflicts with this connection or Pitcullo passed to those Balfours from a descendant of this David by sale/purchase. | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
BLG1952 (Balfour of Balbirnie)
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