John
Balfour
Born about in St Monans, Fife, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of Alexander Balfour
and Jean (Duncan) Balfour
Brother of
Helen (Balfour) Veitch, Alexander Balfour, Euphemia Balfour, Thomas Balfour and Jean (Balfour) Bain
Husband of
Agnes Mackie
— married
26 Sep 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Father of
Alexander Balfour
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Apr 2017
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Biography
In the 1841 census John (age 3) was on Back Street, St Monance, Fife.[1]
In the 1851 census John (age 13) was the son of Alexander Balfour in Back Gate, St Monance, Fife.[2]
In the 1861 census John (age 23), Bootmaker, was the lodger of John Grieve at 9 Leith St Ter, Edinburgh St Andrew, Midlothian.[3]
John married Agnes Mackie on 26 September 1862 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland.[4]
Sources
- ↑
1841 Census:
"1841 Scotland Census"
Parish: St Monance; ED: 1; Page: 19; Line: 1360; Year: 1841
Ancestry Record 1004 #1944807 (accessed 22 October 2023)
John Balfour (3) on Back Street, St Monance, Fife. Born in Fife, Scotland. - ↑
1851 Census:
"1851 Scotland Census"
Parish: St Monance; ED: 1; Page: 20; Line: 4; Roll: CSSCT1851_93; Year: 1851; Household schedule number: 82; Roll: CSSCT1851_93
Ancestry Record 1076 #1211160 (accessed 22 October 2023)
John Balfour (13) son in household of Alexander Balfour (42) in Back Gate, St Monance, Fife. Born in St Monance, Fife. - ↑
1861 Census:
"1861 Scotland Census"
Parish: Edinburgh St Andrew; ED: 92; Page: 6; Line: 24; Roll: CSSCT1861_126; Registration Number: 685/2; Household schedule number: 35; Roll: CSSCT1861_126
Ancestry Record 1080 #1241150 (accessed 22 October 2023)
John Balfour (23) lodger, Bootmaker, in household of John Grieve (49) at 9 Leith St Ter, Edinburgh St Andrew, Midlothian in St Andrew registration district. Born in St Monance, Fife. - ↑
Marriage:
"Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910"
Original data: Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 294894
Ancestry Record 60144 #2347948 (accessed 22 October 2023)
John Balfour marriage to Agnes Mackie on 26 Sep 1862 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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