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

Noted events in his life were:

• 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.

• Web Site: The following Web Sight URL was received by R.B.Anderson on the 25th April 2010. http://www.griquatownandersons.com/blyth-des/dl.htm It was headed :- Decscedants of John Balfour Blyth 1807-1891

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 March 14, 1828 in Dundee Angus Scotland.

+ 3 M    ii. John Blyth [2787] was born on May 14, 1830 in Dundee Angus Scotland, died on March 22, 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 June 18, 1832 in Dundee Angus Scotland.

John next married Marjory Ferguson [2789] [MRIN: 1016] on November 24, 1834 in Dundee Angus Scotland. Marjory was born in 1801, died on March 22, 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. John Henderson Blyth [3269] was born in Dundee Angus Scotland.

+ 6 M    ii. Alexander Blyth [2790] was born on December 29, 1835 in Dundee Angus Scotland.

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

+ 8 M    iv. David Henderson Blyth [702] was born on April 15, 1839 in Albroath, Dundee, Scotland, was christened on April 15, 1839 in Dundee Angus Scotland, and died on September 30, 1908 in 4 Pietersen St. Hospital Hill Johannesburg South Africa at age 69.

+ 9 M    v. James Baxter Blyth [2791] ³ was born in January 1841 in Dundee Angus Scotland, died on January 21, 1841 in Dundee Angus Scotland, and was buried in January 1841 in Constitution Road Cemetary Dundee, No.1861.

+ 10 M    vi. Symington Blyth [2792] was born in 1843 in Dundee Angus Scotland, died on April 22, 1846 in Dundee Angus Scotland at age 3, and was buried in Constitution Road Cemetary Dundee, No.1861.

John next married Christina Couttie [2793] [MRIN: 1198]. Christina was born about 1821 in Forfarshire, Dundee, Scotland³ and died on March 22, 1865 in Dundee, Scotland at age 44.

Noted events in her life were:

• 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 February 23, 1856 in Dundee Angus Scotland.

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

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

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

John next married Mary Fyfe [1813] [MRIN: 567].

The child from this marriage was:

+ 15 M    i. William Langlands Blyth [4448] was born on February 28, 1874 in Dundee Angus Scotland.