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Alexander Elphinstone 1st Baron 1480 – 1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1480

Birth Location: Elphinstone, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Sep 1513

Death Location: Battle of Flodden near Branxton, Northumberland, England

Father: Sir ELPHINSTONE

Mother: Margaret Oliphant

Spouse(s): Lady Barlow

Children(s): Sir Sterlingshire

The story of Alexander Elphinstone 1st Baron began in 1480 in Elphinstone, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Alexander Elphinstone 1st Baron married Lady Elizabeth Barlow, and had children including Sir Alexander II Francis Elphinstone, 2nd Lord Elphinstone, 2nd Baron of Sterlingshire. Alexander Elphinstone 1st Baron passed away in 1513 in Battle of Flodden near Branxton, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Elphinstone 1st Baron began in 1480 in Elphinstone, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
  • Alexander Elphinstone 1st Baron married Lady Elizabeth Barlow, and had children including Sir Alexander II Francis Elphinstone, 2nd Lord Elphinstone, 2nd Baron of Sterlingshire.
  • Alexander Elphinstone 1st Baron passed away in 1513 in Battle of Flodden near Branxton, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir ELPHINSTONE
1450 – 1508
Birth Location: Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Margaret Oliphant
1456 – 1525
Birth Location: Gask, Perthshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Barlow
1476 – 1518
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Sir Sterlingshire
1510 – 1547
Birth Location: Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Alexander Baron's Ancestors

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Alexander Baron
1480 – 1513
Birth Place: Elphinstone, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir John ELPHINSTONE
1450 – 1508
Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Margaret (Euphemia Janet Charlotte Alexandrina) Oliphant
1456 – 1525
Gask, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Baron's Descendants

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Alexander (Elphinstone 1st) Baron (Jan 1480 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Barlow (1476 – 10 Sep 1518)
  1. 1. Sir (Alexander II Francis Elphinstone, 2nd Lord Elphinstone, 2nd Baron of) Sterlingshire (22 May 1510 – 10 September 1547) m. Catharina Erskine (8 Oct 1510 – 05 Jul 1552)
    1. 1. Robert (Lord Elphinstone 3rd Baron) Stirlingshire (9 Sep 1530 – 18 May 1602) m. Margaret (Agnes Drummond of) Innerpeffry (14 Feb 1528 – 21 JAN 1590)
      1. 1. Alexander ("4th Lord (1602-1638) " "Master of Elphinstone" (eldest son of Robert "3rd Lord")) Elphinstone (28 May 1552 – 14 Jan 1638) m. Jean ((or Jane, Janet) (eldest daughter of William "6th Lord") Livingstone) (Livinston) (abt 1558 – 31 Aug 1622)
        1. 1. Lady (Helen) Elphinstone (27 Aug 1589 – 4 Dec 1675) m. Sir (William (Knight) "1st Baronet of Langton (1627-1628)" Cockburn (Cokburn\Cokburne) of) Langton (1575 – 1 Dec 1628)

Alexander Baron's Timeline

2 Records

1480
Jan 1480
Birth of Alexander Elphinstone 1st Baron in Elphinstone, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Elphinstone, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1513
9 Sep 1513
Age 33
Death of Alexander Elphinstone 1st Baron in Battle of Flodden near Branxton, Northumberland, England
Battle of Flodden near Branxton, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1480
    Event Place: Elphinstone, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1513
    Event Place: Battle of Flodden near Branxton, Northumberland, England
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