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Dr John Balfour

Birth
Sorn, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Death
13 Dec 1886 (aged 77)
Leven, Fife, Scotland
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Fife Herald - Wednesday 15 December 1886, p 8:
At the Turret, Leven, on the 13th inst, John Balfour, surgeon, Inspector-General of Hospitals, H.M. India Service, retired, aged 77. Funeral on Thursday at 12 o'clock, to which all friends are invited. (American and Colonial papers please copy.)

Fife Free Press, & Kirkcaldy Guardian - Saturday 18 December 1886, p 5:
Death or Dr Balfour. — This aged and worthy gentleman died at his residence The Turrett, High Street, on Monday, after a few weeks illness. Dr Balfour came to Leven during the cholera visitation in 1886, and did much by his skill and courage in restoring the health and confidence of a sorely distressed community. His remains were laid on Thursday in the new cemetery, being the first that has been buried there. The funeral was attended by large number of mourners, and as a mark of respect most if not all the shops on the line of route were closed on the melancholy occasion.
Fife Herald - Wednesday 15 December 1886, p 8:
At the Turret, Leven, on the 13th inst, John Balfour, surgeon, Inspector-General of Hospitals, H.M. India Service, retired, aged 77. Funeral on Thursday at 12 o'clock, to which all friends are invited. (American and Colonial papers please copy.)

Fife Free Press, & Kirkcaldy Guardian - Saturday 18 December 1886, p 5:
Death or Dr Balfour. — This aged and worthy gentleman died at his residence The Turrett, High Street, on Monday, after a few weeks illness. Dr Balfour came to Leven during the cholera visitation in 1886, and did much by his skill and courage in restoring the health and confidence of a sorely distressed community. His remains were laid on Thursday in the new cemetery, being the first that has been buried there. The funeral was attended by large number of mourners, and as a mark of respect most if not all the shops on the line of route were closed on the melancholy occasion.

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