Robert
Arthur Lytton
"3rd Earl of Balfour"
Balfour
Born in Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Brother of
Ruth Balfour, Eleanor (Balfour) Cole, Mary Edith Balfour, Evelyn Barbara Balfour, Kathleen Constance Blanche (Balfour) Oldfield and Augustus Henry Serocold Tennant [half]
Husband of
Jean Lily West Roundel Cooke-Yarborough
— married
12 Feb 1925 [location unknown]
Father of
Gerald Arthur James Balfour
Died
at age 65
in United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Nov 2014
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Biography
Robert Balfour, son of Gerald Balfour was a Scottish peer.
He was styled Viscount Traprain from 1930 to 1945.
He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.
He fought in the Second World War and earned the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Royal Naval Reserve.
He married Jean Lily West Roundel Cooke Yarborough on February 12th, 1925 in Guildford.[1] They had four children.
His eldest son Gerald succeeded him at the 4th Earl of Balfour.
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZ5-KH3W : 8 October 2014), Robert A L Balfour and null, 1925; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1925, quarter 1, vol. 2A, p. 133, Guildford, Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
Birth
"England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008", index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2FDY-D27 : accessed 13 Nov 2014), Arthur Robert L Balfour, 1903.
See also
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Balfour,_3rd_Earl_of_Balfour
- http://www.thepeerage.com/p8102.htm#i81016
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