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Margaret was almost certainly daughter of Peter BALFOUR and Gills SMART. The children of
George and Margaret BALFOUR are:
1. GEORGE CHAMBERS - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 06 APR 1744 Dysart, Fife, Scotland
2. Gills Chalmers - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Birth: 26 SEP 1747 Dysart, Fife, Scotland
3. GILES CHAMBERS - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Birth: 26 SEP 1747
4. GILES CHAMBERS - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 30 SEP 1747 Dysart, Fife, Scotland
5. THOMAS CHALMERS - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 24 MAY 1751
6. THOMAS CHALMERS - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 03 JUN 1751 Dysart, Fife, Scotland
7. DAVID CHAMBERS - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 18 MAR 1753
8. DAVID CHAMBERS - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 25 MAR 1753 Dysart, Fife, Scotland
9. JANET CHAMBERS - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 08 DEC 1745 Dysart, Fife, Scotland
10. David Chalmers - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 18 MAR 1753 Dysart, Fife, Scotland
11. JOHN CHALMERS - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 24 MAY 1756
12. JOHN CHALMERS - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 30 MAY 1756 Markinch, Fife, Scotland
13. ROBERT CHALMERS - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 11 JUN 1760
14. ROBERT CHALMERS - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 15 JUN 1760 Markinch, Fife, Scotland
- note the GILLS name! Quite a rare forename, and typical in Scotland to name children
after grandparents. I am surprised there is no Peter though.
My own Chalmers line is from Fife also - but I see no connection. Also have Balfour's
- but again no connection