Person:Robert Balfour (2)

Watchers
Browse
Robert Balfour, 4th of Balbirnie
b.1698
d.1767
  • HRobert Balfour, 4th of Balbirnie1698 - 1767
  • W.  Anne Ramsay (add)
  1. John Balfour, 5th of Balbirnie1738 - 1833
Facts and Events
Name Robert Balfour, 4th of Balbirnie
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1698
Marriage to Anne Ramsay (add)
Death[1] 1767
Reference Number Q7341833 (Wikidata)


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Robert Balfour of Balbirnie (1698–1766), from Fife, Scotland, was Member of Parliament for Midlothian (also known as Edinburghshire) from 1751 to 1754.

After his marriage to Ann Ramsay in 1736, he was styled Robert Balfour-Ramsay. Robert was a son of George Balfour of Balbirnie and Agnes Lumsdaine.

His wife Ann was the daughter of Sir Andrew Ramsay, 4th Baronet, of Whitehill. Their surviving children were:[1]

  • John Balfour, 5th of Balbirnie (1739–1813); married Mary Gordon
  • George Balfour, later Ramsay (1740–1806), of Whitehill
  • Andrew Balfour, later Ramsay (1741–1814), of Whitehill
  • Robert Balfour (1742–1807) of Balcurvie
  • General James Balfour (1743–1823), of Whitehill
  • Elizabeth Balfour; married Captain William Wardlaw
  • William Balfour (1755–1793) of the Honourable East India Company
  • Ann Balfour (ca. 1757–1826)
This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Robert Balfour, 4th of Balbirnie. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Robert Balfour, 4th of Balbirnie, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.