Sir John Falconer

1636 -

• Name	John Falconer
  Title	Sir
  Birth	1636	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Baptism	3 Oct 1636	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Title Suffix	of Balmakellie, Master of the Mint
  Occupation	19 Jul 1676	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Burgess and Guildbrother of Edinburgh - date admitted, gratis, by act of Council
  Residence	1678	Logie-Pert, Angus, Scotland
  	Commissioned the building of Gallery House by mason Thomas Wilkie
  Person ID	I44929	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Sir John Falconer   d. 1670, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Esther Briot,   b. 1614, Paris, Île-de-France, France
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Jaffray
  Marriage	6 Apr 1665	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  Children	1. John Falconer,   b. 1666, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Charles Falconer,   b. 1667, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Alexander Falconer,   b. 1679, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1636 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Baptism - 3 Oct 1636 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Marriage - 6 Apr 1665 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Burgess and Guildbrother of Edinburgh - date admitted, gratis, by act of Council - 19 Jul 1676 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3614] Births (OPR) Scotland, Edinmburgh 685/1 40/335. [S3594] Boog Watson, Charles B., Roll of Edinburgh Burgesses and Guild-Brethren, 1406-1700, p177. [S3608] Marriages (OPR) Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Edinburgh 685/1 440/78.