1. John Balfour Blyth [713] ¹ was born about 1807 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland,¹ died on 20 Jan 1891 about age 84, and was buried on 27 Jan 1891 in New Howff Cemetery, Dundee, Plot 1268A.

Events:

• Family: Possible Parents of John Balfour BLYTH, 1874, Dundee Angus Scotland. ¹ R.B.Anderson :- Alex BLYTH could not be a parent of John Balfour BLYTH because he was born about 1807 which is the same date as was John born. But given a year or so plus/minus Alex could be the Brother of John Balfour BLYTH.

• Family: Possible Mother of grandson James B Mills, 1881, Dundee Angus Scotland. ¹

• Occupation: Tailor also possibly a spirit dealer living at 57 Albert St. Dundee, 1881, Dundee Angus Scotland. ¹

• Family: Possible additional son, John Henderson Blyth, Dundee Angus Scotland. ¹ We have added a son John Henderson BLYTH who married Mary FYFFE and who had a son William Langlands Blyth, Ref: C112823/31660, but we cannot find confirmation of this. See also under John Henderson BLYTH where it is noted that he may have had a brother who emigrated to Australia.

• Burial: 1891. ² Howff Cemetery Records, Dundee, Scotland record 3810 shows a burial for Jane Balfour Blyth 27 Jan 1891 Aged 84. According to the Dundee City Archives, this is a transcription error and should be the burial of John Balfour Blyth in New Howff Cemetery Plot 1268A

• Death: In a record of a plaque erected by David and Alexander Blyth in memory of their mother Marjory Ferguson, he died on the 20 Jan 1891 at age 85. This makes his birth date abt 1806, or one year earlier than presently understood.but accepted as most probable.

John married Mary Peat [2785] [MRIN: 258] about 1827 in Dundee Angus Scotland. Mary was born in Cupar, Fife, Scotland.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 2 F    i. Margaret Blyth [2786] was born on 14 Mar 1828 in Dundee Angus Scotland.

+ 3 M    ii. John Blyth [2787] was born on 14 May 1830 in Dundee Angus Scotland, died on 22 Mar 1865 in Dundee Angus Scotland at age 34, and was buried in Constitution Road Cemetary Dundee, No.1861.

+ 4 F    iii. Mary Blyth [2788] was born on 18 Jun 1832 in Dundee Angus Scotland.

John next married Marjory Ferguson [2789] [MRIN: 1016] on 24 Nov 1834 in Dundee Angus Scotland. Marjory was born in 1801, died on 22 Mar 1855 in Dundee Scotland at age 54, and was buried in Constitution Road Cemetary Dundee, No.1861. Another name for Marjory was Marjory Fergusson.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 5 M    i. Alexander Blyth [2790] was born on 29 Dec 1835 in Dundee Angus Scotland.

+ 6 M    ii. David Henderson Blyth [702] was born in Albroath, Dundee, Scotland, was christened on 15 Apr 1839 in Dundee Angus Scotland, and died on 30 Sep 1908 in 4 Pietersen St. Hospital Hill Johannesburg South Africa at age 69.

+ 7 M    iii. James Baxter Blyth [2791] ³ was born in 1841 in Dundee Angus Scotland, died on 21 Jan 1846 in Dundee Angus Scotland at age 5, and was buried in Constitution Road Cemetary Dundee, No.1861.

+ 8 M    iv. Symington Blyth [2792] was born in 1843 in Dundee Angus Scotland, died on 22 Apr 1846 in Dundee Angus Scotland at age 3, and was buried in Constitution Road Cemetary Dundee, No.1861.

+ 9 M    v. John Henderson Blyth [3269] was born in Dundee Angus Scotland.

+ 10 F    vi. Jessie Blyth [3272] was born in 1838 in Dundee Angus Scotland and died on 7 Jun 1912 in 4 Magdalane Yard Road, Dundee, Scotland. at age 74.

John next married Christina Couttie [2793] [MRIN: 1198]. Christina was born about 1821 in Forfarshire, Dundee, Scotland ³ and died on 22 Mar 1865 in Dundee, Scotland about age 44.

Events:

• Alt Birth: ³ Approximate place and date of birth taken from 1861&1871 British Cencus supplied by Chris Pattison e-mail dated 28 May 2007.

• Death: ³ The only record of her death is on a plaque erected by David and Alexander Blyth for burials at the old Constitutional Road Cemetery, Dundee, Scotland

Children from this marriage were:

+ 11 M    i. William Blyth [2794] was born on 23 Feb 1856 in Dundee Angus Scotland.

+ 12 M    ii. James.B. Blyth [2795] was born on 17 Mar 1857 in Dundee Angus Scotland, died on 26 Jan 1891 in Dundee Angus Scotland at age 33, and was buried in Constitution Road Cemetary Dundee, No.1861.

+ 13 F    iii. Elizabeth Couttie Blyth [2796] was born on 4 Jan 1859 in Dundee Angus Scotland.

+ 14 F    iv. Christina Blyth [2797] was born on 1 Jan 1863 in Dundee Angus Scotland, died on 22 Apr 1864 in Dundee Angus Scotland at age 1, and was buried in Constitution Road Cemetary Dundee, No.1861.