John Balfour (1851 - 1869)

Born 9 Nov 1851 in Delting, Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 21 Oct 1869 at age 17 in Delting, Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

John Balfour (1851-1869) was born in Delting parish, Shetland on the 9th November 1851 and christened on the 28th January 1852 at the Wesleyan chapel in Northmaven. He was the firstborn son of a crofter and merchant seaman, James Balfour and Elizabeth Anderson. ^[1]

Their croft was called Hubensetter (various spellings) ^[2] and once he finished his schooling, John went to sea like his father in the merchant fishing fleet. He was not quite 18 years old when he succumbed to phthisis (tuberculosis) on the 21st October 1869 at his home. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
   Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
   Ancestry uk Record 60143 #17500443 (accessed 23 July 2022)
   John Balfour baptism on 28 Jan 1852 (born 9 Dec 1851), son of James Balfour & Elizabeth Balfour, in Wesleyan Chapel, Northmaven, Shetland, Scotland.
2. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Delting; ED: 6; Page: 6; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1861_1; Registration Number: 2; Household schedule number: 23; Roll: CSSCT1861_1
   Ancestry uk Record 1080 #2007843 (accessed 23 July 2022)
   John Balfour (9) son, Farmer's Son Scholar, in household of James Balfour (31) in Hubinsetter in Delting registration district. Born in Delting, Shetland.
3. ↑ Death: "Scotland, Statutory death registers"
   Scotland's People website (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/)
   21/10/1869. BALFOUR, JOHN 18 yrs (ANDERSON)
   Ref : 002/ 31 - Delting