Barbara Elizabeth BALFOUR

1881 - 1959  (78 years)

• Name	Barbara Elizabeth BALFOUR  [1]
  Birth	1881	Westray & Papa Westray Parish, Orkney   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Fact 1	Fact 1  [1]
  	School Teacher
  Reference Number	21972
  _UID	0C65447EB6754F64853AAB69B80F16BB7CB3
  Death	15 Feb 1959	Kirkwall County Home, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland   [1]
  Person ID	I021972	OPR
  Last Modified	8 May 2024

  
  

  Father	David BALFOUR,   b. 26 Jun 1816, Chalmersquoy d. 11 Feb 1903, Westray & Papa Westray Parish, Orkney (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Barbara REID,   b. 15 Nov 1831, Westray & Papa Westray Parish, Orkney d. 21 Jun 1912 (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	2 Apr 1857	Westray & Papa Westray Parish, Orkney
  Married	1844-1876  [1]
  	Reference Number:201182
  Family ID	F015836	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  [Br?derbund WFT Vol. 26, Ed. 1, Tree #0104, Date of Import: Dec 19, 2002] Barabara was the last of the Balfour line to live and die in Westray, Orkn ey. Barbara trained as a school teacher and was a devout member of the Bapti st Church and proud of her family history. She taught at the Pierowall Sch ool and succeeded the farm at Chalmersquoy and lived their until her dea th at the Kirkwall County Home. She willed that the farm and her goo ds be sold and distributed to her nieces and nephews in America and Jamaic a.

  
  

• Sources

  [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