Dr George W. BALFOUR M. D.

  Noted events in his life were:

• He was employed in 1881. ² Doctor of Medicine

• On 22 Apr 1881 he resided at 17 Walker Street, Edinburgh.

George married Henrietta USHER, daughter of James USHER and Henrietta Agnes SHED, on 22 Apr 1881 in St. Georges, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.^{1 2} (Henrietta USHER was born on 20 Aug 1844 ³, christened on 7 Aug 1844 at St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh ⁴ and died on 16 Jul 1912 in , Cullen, Morayshire, Scotland ^{6 3 7}.)

  Marriage Notes:

The Usher book states (p.53)

Document written by Mrs Cunningham (née Agnes Usher) b. 19-10-1807, twin sister to Mary and third daughter of John Usher, last Laird of Toftfield and Agnes Blaikie, his second wife, to Dr George Balfour whose sister was the mother of Robert Louis Stevenson. Dr Balfour's third wife was Henrietta (b. 20-8-1844, d. 1912),and second daughter of James Usher (b. 21-3-1811) and his wife Henrietta Agnes Shed of Lowvalleyfield.

Marriage Witnesses:
A. J. Usher (probably Henrietta's brother, Andrew James)
Thomas Stevenson(probably George's brother in law, Thomas who married his sister Margaret, and father to Robert Louis Stevenson).