Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameMargaret Balfour 
[36], [27, 1899: Trotter of Horton Manor, p. 2054], [33, Balfour family], [5, Her death cert no 451 of St John Paddington of 1854], [3, Her death, Q1 of 1854. Kensington dist, vol 1a, p. 19], [4, 1851: HO107 Piece: 1614 Folio: 26 Page: 3]
[36], [27, 1899: Trotter of Horton Manor, p. 2054], [33, Balfour family], [5, Her death cert no 451 of St John Paddington of 1854], [3, Her death, Q1 of 1854. Kensington dist, vol 1a, p. 19], [4, 1851: HO107 Piece: 1614 Folio: 26 Page: 3]Birth6 May 1766, Scotland
Death8 Feb 1854, 7 Gloucester Place, Paddington, London
General1st dau.
FatherHenry Balfour (1724-1787)
MotherJean Elliott (1737-1815)
Spouses
1George Brown 
[36], [23, Alexander & Mayne, Vol II, p.171], [27, 1899: Trotter of Horton Manor, p. 2054], [33, John Brown's family & George Brown's family], [32, PRO will of George Brown, proved 27th Apr 1829], [19, Birth Register of Glasgow, Lanarks for 1758/9]
[36], [23, Alexander & Mayne, Vol II, p.171], [27, 1899: Trotter of Horton Manor, p. 2054], [33, John Brown's family & George Brown's family], [32, PRO will of George Brown, proved 27th Apr 1829], [19, Birth Register of Glasgow, Lanarks for 1758/9]FatherJohn Brown (-ca1800)
MotherJean Mayne (-1823)
Marriage19 Jan 1786, South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [27, 1899 edn, Trotter article, p. 2054], [33, John Brown’s family’s page]
ChildrenJohn (1787-1787)
Henry Balfour (1787-1787)
Jean (1788-1872)
Margaret Ogilvie (1790-1879)
Helen Graham (1792-1851)
George (1) (1793-1794)
Louisa (1796-1894)
John (1798-1798)
William (1800-1887)
George (2) (1802-1876)
Henry (1804-1875)
Mary Frances (1806-1849)
Amelia (1807-1853)
Frances Eliza (1808-1810)
Charlotte (1810-1810)
Robert James (1811-1856)
Notes for Margaret Balfour
She died of old age; the informant of her death was E Bunn, present at her death and of 4 Devonshire Sq, City of London.
In 1851 she was widowed and living in Tunbridge Wells with her daughter Margaret:
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Disability Where Born
BROWN, Margaret Head Widow F 84 1767 - Scotland
BROWN, Margaret Daughter Unmarried F 60 1791 - Scotland
ROBERTS, Sophia Servant Unmarried F 57 1794 Upper Maid Speldhurst, Kent
BONDE, Eliza Servant Unmarried F 32 1819 Cooke Liverpool
COOPER, Elizh Servant Unmarried F 17 1834 House Maid Lee, Kent
HOLLIS, Charles Servant Unmarried M 32 1819 Footman West Cowes, Isle of Wight
RG number: HO107 Piece: 1614 Folio: 26 Page: 3
Registration District: Tunbridge Sub District: Tunbridge Wells
EnumerationDistrict: 3A Ecclesiastical Parish:
Civil Parish: Speldhurst Municipal Borough: Kent
Address: Mount Ephraim, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
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TFPL, Jan 2012: Could find no record of her birth on either Family Search or the Old Parish Registers on Scotland’s People. The only note of her birth is in the hand of her son William.
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TFPL< Nov 2020: A thought while analysing the arms of the Browns and the Trotters: was she a heraldic heiress? Arms were matriculated by a Balfour of Pilrig in 1760. Was her father included in this matriculation? She had three brothers; I have no record of any children of those brothers though I do have some records of their marriages. But if none of her brothers had surviving children and if her father did carry the Balfour arms (with a suitable distinction) she would have been an heiress. To be investigated further and at a later date.
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In 1851 she was widowed and living in Tunbridge Wells with her daughter Margaret:
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Disability Where Born
BROWN, Margaret Head Widow F 84 1767 - Scotland
BROWN, Margaret Daughter Unmarried F 60 1791 - Scotland
ROBERTS, Sophia Servant Unmarried F 57 1794 Upper Maid Speldhurst, Kent
BONDE, Eliza Servant Unmarried F 32 1819 Cooke Liverpool
COOPER, Elizh Servant Unmarried F 17 1834 House Maid Lee, Kent
HOLLIS, Charles Servant Unmarried M 32 1819 Footman West Cowes, Isle of Wight
RG number: HO107 Piece: 1614 Folio: 26 Page: 3
Registration District: Tunbridge Sub District: Tunbridge Wells
EnumerationDistrict: 3A Ecclesiastical Parish:
Civil Parish: Speldhurst Municipal Borough: Kent
Address: Mount Ephraim, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
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TFPL, Jan 2012: Could find no record of her birth on either Family Search or the Old Parish Registers on Scotland’s People. The only note of her birth is in the hand of her son William.
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TFPL< Nov 2020: A thought while analysing the arms of the Browns and the Trotters: was she a heraldic heiress? Arms were matriculated by a Balfour of Pilrig in 1760. Was her father included in this matriculation? She had three brothers; I have no record of any children of those brothers though I do have some records of their marriages. But if none of her brothers had surviving children and if her father did carry the Balfour arms (with a suitable distinction) she would have been an heiress. To be investigated further and at a later date.
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Will notes for Margaret Balfour
In her will dated 11th April 1850 and proved on 16th Feb 1854, she names:
Her daughters:
1. Jean
2. Margaret Ogilvie
3. Helen Graham
4. Louisa
5. Amelia
Sons:
Wlliam
George
Rev Henry Brown
Niece: Henrietta Chester (not able to locate her)
Grand-daughter: Harriet Ameila Brown (William's daughter).
Her daughters:
1. Jean
2. Margaret Ogilvie
3. Helen Graham
4. Louisa
5. Amelia
Sons:
Wlliam
George
Rev Henry Brown
Niece: Henrietta Chester (not able to locate her)
Grand-daughter: Harriet Ameila Brown (William's daughter).
Notes for George & Margaret (Family)
Their marriage, from FamilySearch (found in Jan 2012 by TFPL):
groom's name: George Broun
bride's name: Margaret Balfour
marriage date: 19 Jul 1786
marriage place: South Leith,Midlothian,Scotland
bride's father's name: Henry Balfour
indexing project (batch) number: M19504-2
system origin: Scotland-ODM
source film number: 1067773
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In 2021 I found that Scotland’s People had the marriage register page also under the name Broun. My transcript is:
“Mr George Broun Merchant in Leith and Miss Margaret Balfour Daughter of Major Henry Balfour of Leith after proclamation of banns were married July 19th 1786.”
This brings us right back into the issue of which Henry Balfour was involved. Other entries on the same page included ‘deceased’ for some of the fathers so it sounds as if it means that this Henry was still alive in 1786 but both Henries were alive then.
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groom's name: George Broun
bride's name: Margaret Balfour
marriage date: 19 Jul 1786
marriage place: South Leith,Midlothian,Scotland
bride's father's name: Henry Balfour
indexing project (batch) number: M19504-2
system origin: Scotland-ODM
source film number: 1067773
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In 2021 I found that Scotland’s People had the marriage register page also under the name Broun. My transcript is:
“Mr George Broun Merchant in Leith and Miss Margaret Balfour Daughter of Major Henry Balfour of Leith after proclamation of banns were married July 19th 1786.”
This brings us right back into the issue of which Henry Balfour was involved. Other entries on the same page included ‘deceased’ for some of the fathers so it sounds as if it means that this Henry was still alive in 1786 but both Henries were alive then.
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