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| '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.] |
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| 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 |
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| 1 | Sir Malcolm de Balfour of Strathor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Sir Michael de Balfour of Strathor<
m Marjory |
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| i | George Balfour of Strathorb c 1400 d c 1470 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| a | Sir John Balfour dvp 1460 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sir Michael Balfour of Strathor
m Janet Ogilvy dau of Sir Andrew Ogilvy of Inchmartin |
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| A | Michael
Balfour, 1st of Munquhanny b c 1480 k Flodden 09.09.1513
m Marjory Durie or Drury |
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| ii | Sir John Balfour of Balgarvie 1st of Burleigh b c 1420 Kilmany Fife d 1460
-2 David Balfour b 1450 d c 1531 |
-1 Michael Balfour 2nd of Burleigh b c 1440 Montquanie Kilmany Fife d 9 Sep 1513 Branxton Northumberland m Janet Ogilvy b 1440 Isleworth Mdx d 1533 dau of Sir Andrew Ogily of Inchmartine und Margaret Glen | -1-1 Alexander Balfour of Mackareston
-1-2 Margaret Balfour -1-3 David Balfour, 3rd Laird of Burleigh; Robert Balfour David Balfour, 3rd of Burleigh b c 1484 Burleigh d 1530 m Agnes Forrester b 1490 Stirlin d aft 1569 dau of Sir Duncan Forrester and Margaret Bothwell -1-4 Sir Michael Balfour, 1st of Munqhannie |
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-1-3-1 Michael Balfour of Burleigh, 4th of Burleigh -1-3-2 Margaret Balfour m y Seton -1-3-3 Walter Balfour -1-3-4 Robert Balfour -1-3-5 Agnes Balfour -1-3-6 Isobel Balfou |
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| iii | David Balfour of Carrolshire ? | |||||||||||||||||||||