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Murdoch BALFOUR

Murdoch BALFOUR

Male 1813 - 1904  (90 years)

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  • Name Murdoch BALFOUR  [1
    Birth 26 Jul 1813  Westray & Papa Westray Parish, Orkney Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Fact 1 Fact 1  [1
    • Sailor/Mariner
    FACT 2629 
    Reference Number 21654 
    _UID ADD3F526272B4E47A7BD97DFD91DA8B6B0C2 
    Death 1845-1904  [1
    Person ID I021654  OPR
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2024 

    Father James BALFOUR,   b. 18 Mar 1782, Westray & Papa Westray Parish, Orkney Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1841-1851 (Age 68 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Jean RENDALL,   b. 31 Aug 1780, Westray & Papa Westray Parish, Orkney Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Nov 1869, Westray & Papa Westray Parish, Orkney Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1797-1830  [1
    • Reference Number:201065
    Family ID F001125  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Marriage 16 Apr 1839  Church Of Blackpool, Blackpool, Chester, Lancaster, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Reference Number:199548
    Children 
     1. Captain James William BALFOUR,   b. 1 Mar 1840, Blackpool, Layton, Poulton Le Fylde, Lancaster, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1912, Monks Risborough, Wycombe, Buckingham, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F042686  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2019 

  • Notes 
    • [Br?derbund WFT Vol. 26, Ed. 1, Tree #0104, Date of Import: Dec 19, 2002]

      Murdoch was reputedly a Captain in the Merchant Marine. His ship went do wn off the Goodwin Sands and he and Alice both drowned. They are buri ed in Caister churchyard, Caister on Sea.

  • Sources 
    1. [S0032] Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 26, Ed. 1, (Release date: August 12, 1998), Tree #0104 (Reliability: 3).
      Date of Import: Dec 19, 2002