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Peerage Record – 11912

Robert Balfour1

Male, Registry Number #119111, b. 7 April 1772, d. 30 January 1847

Last Edited=7 Feb 2011
     Robert Balfour was born on 7 April 1772 at ScotlandG.2 He was the son of James Balfour and Betty Caw.1 He married Isabella Edmond, daughter of George Edmond and Jean Thomson, on 29 December 1817.3,4 He died on 30 January 1847 at age 74 at Southfield, Stirlingshire, ScotlandG.3,4

Children of Robert Balfour and Isabella Edmond

Citations:
  1. [S1073] Robin F. Balfour, “re: Admiral Arthur Christian,” e-mail message to British and European Nobility Register, 7 April 2004. Hereinafter cited as “re: Admiral Arthur Christian.”
  2. [S4736] David Barttelot, online unknown url, David Barttelot (unknown location), downloaded 14 July 2010.
  3. [S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online <e-mail address>, Richard Glanville-Brown (RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada), downloaded 17 August 2005.
  4. [S123] R. S. Balfour, online <e-mail address>, Robin Balfour (“FTW – R S Balfour-James Balfour” emailed to British and European Nobility Register), downloaded 17 August 2005, Date of Import: 18 Dec 2004.

Isabella Edmond1

Female, Registry Number #119112, b. 1769, d. 10 September 1836

Last Edited=10 Feb 2011
     Isabella Edmond was born in 1769. She was the daughter of James Edmond. She married Thomas Balfour, son of James Balfour and Betty Caw, circa 1805.2 She died on 10 September 1836 at Southfield Stirlingshire, ScotlandG.2
     From circa 1805, her married name became Balfour.1

Children of Isabella Edmond and Thomas Balfour

Citations:
  1. [S1073] Robin F. Balfour, “re: Admiral Arthur Christian,” e-mail message to British and European Nobility Register, 7 April 2004. Hereinafter cited as “re: Admiral Arthur Christian.”
  2. [S4736] David Barttelot, online unknown url, David Barttelot (unknown location), downloaded 14 July 2010.
  3. [S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online <e-mail address>, Richard Glanville-Brown (RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada), downloaded 17 August 2005.
  4. [S123] R. S. Balfour, online <e-mail address>, Robin Balfour (“FTW – R S Balfour-James Balfour” emailed to British and European Nobility Register), downloaded 17 August 2005, Date of Import: 18 Dec 2004.
  5. [S3706] David Barttelot, “re: Crosland Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 7 April 2009. Hereinafter cited as “re: Crosland Family.”

James Balfour1

Male, Registry Number #119113, b. 3 March 1743/44, d. 1809

Last Edited=20 Jul 2010
     James Balfour was born on 3 March 1743/44.2,3 He was the son of Robert Balfour and Lilias Alexander.2,3 He married Betty Caw on 18 September 1767.2,3 He died in 1809.1

Children of James Balfour and Betty Caw

Citations:
  1. [S1073] Robin F. Balfour, “re: Admiral Arthur Christian,” e-mail message to British and European Nobility Register, 7 April 2004. Hereinafter cited as “re: Admiral Arthur Christian.”
  2. [S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online <e-mail address>, Richard Glanville-Brown (RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada), downloaded 17 August 2005.
  3. [S123] R. S. Balfour, online <e-mail address>, Robin Balfour (“FTW – R S Balfour-James Balfour” emailed to British and European Nobility Register), downloaded 17 August 2005, Date of Import: 18 Dec 2004.

Betty Caw1

Female, Registry Number #119114, b. 1745, d. 1788

Last Edited=20 Jul 2010
     Betty Caw was born in 1745 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandG.2 She married James Balfour, son of Robert Balfour and Lilias Alexander, on 18 September 1767.3,4 She died in 1788.1
     From 18 September 1767, her married name became Balfour.1

Children of Betty Caw and James Balfour

Citations:
  1. [S1073] Robin F. Balfour, “re: Admiral Arthur Christian,” e-mail message to British and European Nobility Register, 7 April 2004. Hereinafter cited as “re: Admiral Arthur Christian.”
  2. [S4736] David Barttelot, online unknown url, David Barttelot (unknown location), downloaded 14 July 2010.
  3. [S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online <e-mail address>, Richard Glanville-Brown (RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada), downloaded 17 August 2005.
  4. [S123] R. S. Balfour, online <e-mail address>, Robin Balfour (“FTW – R S Balfour-James Balfour” emailed to British and European Nobility Register), downloaded 17 August 2005, Date of Import: 18 Dec 2004.

Lord Arthur Somerset1

Male, Registry Number #119115, b. after 1661

Last Edited=31 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.03%
     Lord Arthur Somerset was born after 1661.2 He was the son of Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort and Mary Capell.1 He married Mary Russell, daughter of Sir William Russell, 1st and last Bt. and Hesther Rouse.1

Children of Lord Arthur Somerset and Mary Russell

Citations:
  1. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 221. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 302. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Mary Russell1

Female, Registry Number #119116

Last Edited=13 Oct 2007
     Mary Russell is the daughter of Sir William Russell, 1st and last Bt. and Hesther Rouse.1,2 She married, secondly, Lord Arthur Somerset, son of Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort and Mary Capell.1 She married, firstly, Hugh Calverley Cotton, son of Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Bt. and Hester Salusbury.1
     Her married name became Cotton.1 Her married name became Somerset.1

Child of Mary Russell and Hugh Calverley Cotton

Children of Mary Russell and Lord Arthur Somerset

Citations:
  1. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 221. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
  2. [S63] Peter Townend, editor, Burke’s Peerage and Baronetage, 103rd edition (London, U.K.: Burke’s Peerage Ltd, 1963), page 290. Hereinafter cited as Burke’s Peerage, 103rd ed.
  3. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 871. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Sir William Russell, 1st and last Bt.1

Male, Registry Number #119117, b. between 1617 and 1640, d. before 1714

Last Edited=27 Nov 2005
     Sir William Russell, 1st and last Bt. was born between 1617 and 1640.2 He was the son of Sir William Russell, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Smallpage.2 He married Hesther Rouse, daughter of Sir Thomas Rouse, 1st Bt.. He died before 1714, without male issue.2
     Sir William Russell, 1st and last Bt. also went by the nick-name of ‘the white Sir William’.2 He was created 1st Baronet Russell, of Langherne, Carmarthenshire [England] on 8 November 1660.2

Child of Sir William Russell, 1st and last Bt. and Hesther Rouse

Citations:
  1. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 221. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
  2. [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume III, page 127. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.

Hugh Calverley Cotton1

Male, Registry Number #119118, b. before 1671, d. before 1712

Last Edited=17 Feb 2011
     Hugh Calverley Cotton was born before 1671.2 He was the son of Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Bt. and Hester Salusbury.1,2 He married Mary Russell, daughter of Sir William Russell, 1st and last Bt. and Hesther Rouse.1 He died before 1712.2

Child of Hugh Calverley Cotton and Mary Russell

Citations:
  1. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 221. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 871. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Bt.1

Male, Registry Number #119119, b. circa 1635, d. 17 December 1712

Last Edited=17 Feb 2011
     Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Bt. was born circa 1635.2 He was the son of Thomas Cotton and Elizabeth Calveley.3 He married Hester Salusbury, daughter of Sir Thomas Salusbury, 2nd Bt. and Hester Tyrrell.2 He died on 17 December 1712.2
     He was appointed Knight in 1660.2 He was created 1st Baronet Cotton, of Combermere, co. Chester [England] on 29 March 1677.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cheshire between 1679 and 1702.2

Children of Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Bt. and Hester Salusbury

Citations:
  1. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 221. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 871. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  4. [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume IV, page 234. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.

Elizabeth Somerset1

Female, Registry Number #119120

Last Edited=13 Apr 2004
     Elizabeth Somerset is the daughter of Lord Arthur Somerset and Mary Russell.1
Citations:
  1. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 221. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]

 

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