Born in London, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Maitland Balfour
and Blanche Mary Harriet (Gascoyne-Cecil) Balfour
Sister of
Eleanor Mildred (Balfour) Sidgwick, Arthur James Balfour KG OM PC, Alice Blanche Balfour, Francis Maitland Balfour, Gerald William Balfour and Eustace James Anthony Balfour
Wife of
John William Strutt PC JP
— married
1871 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 88
in Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom
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Biography
Evelyn Georgina Mary Balfour lived at Terling Place, the estate of her husband, 3rd Baron Rayleigh. She is credited with the development of parts of the estate gardens. She has a memorial plaque in Chelmsford Cathedral commemorating her inspiration for the creation of District Nursing in Essex. Evelyn is buried with her husband in All Saints Churchyard, Terling, Essex, United Kingdom.
Evelyn's brother, Sir Arthur James Balfour became a Prime Minister of England.
Space Page: List of Prime Minister of England and United Kingdom. (https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Space:List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_England_and_United_Kingdom.&public=1)
Sources
- Historic England database online, "Terling Place"; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000745. Accessed 04 August 2019.
- Find A Grave database online, "Lady Evelyn Georgiana Mary "Baroness Rayleigh" Balfour Strutt"; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98705216/evelyn-georgiana_mary-strutt. Accessed 04 August 2019.
- National Portrait Gallery: (https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp98077/evelyn-georgina-mary-strutt-nee-balfour-baroness-rayleigh-of-terling-place)
Census
"England and Wales Census, 1881," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3JD-NBW : accessed 13 Nov 2014), Evelyn G M Rayleigh in household of John W Strutt, Cambridge St Andrew The Less, Cambridgeshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," index and images, findmypast (www.findmypast.co.uk : DC Thomson, n.d.); PRO RG 11/, p. , The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm .
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