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Alexander II Lord Elphinstone 1510–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1510

Birth Location: Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 September 1547

Death Location: Slag Bij Pinkie-Cleugh, East-Lothian, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Alexander Baron

Mother: Elizabeth Barlow

Spouse(s): Catharina Erskine

Children(s): Robert Elphinstone

The story of Alexander II Lord Elphinstone began in 1510 in Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom. Alexander II Lord Elphinstone married Catharina Erskine, and had children including Robert Lord Elphinstone. Alexander II Lord Elphinstone passed away in 1547 in Slag Bij Pinkie-Cleugh, East-Lothian, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander II Lord Elphinstone began in 1510 in Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Alexander II Lord Elphinstone married Catharina Erskine, and had children including Robert Lord Elphinstone.
  • Alexander II Lord Elphinstone passed away in 1547 in Slag Bij Pinkie-Cleugh, East-Lothian, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Baron
1480–1513
Birth Location: Elphinstone, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
AB
Elizabeth Barlow
1476–1518
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
EB

Spouses(s)

Catharina Erskine
1510–1552
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
CE

Children(s)

Robert Elphinstone
1530–1602
Birth Location: Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
RE

Alexander Elphinstone's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Elphinstone
1510–1547
Birth Place: Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Alexander Elphinstone 1st Baron
1480–1513
Elphinstone, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Barlow
1476–1518
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Elphinstone's Descendants

1.
AE
Alexander (II Lord) Elphinstone (22 May 1510–10 September 1547) m. Catharina Erskine (1510–1552)
  1. 1. Robert (Lord) Elphinstone 1530–1602 m. Margaret Drummond 1528–1568
    1. 1. Alexander (4th Lord) Elphinstone 1552–1638 m. Jean (Clencoe) Livingstone 1555–1622
      1. 1. Jane (Jean Elphinstone) Lady 1582–1628 m. Arthur (Thomas de Forbes Baron 10th Lord) Forbes 1581–1641
        1. 1. Barbara (Forbes) Lady 1607–1667 m. George (2nd Earl of Seaforth) MacKenzie 1608–1651

Alexander Elphinstone's Timeline

3 Records

1510
22 May 1510
Birth of Alexander II Lord Elphinstone in Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1533
9 Oct 1533
Age 23
Alexander II Lord Elphinstone was married
None
1547
10 September 1547
Age 37
Death of Alexander II Lord Elphinstone in Slag Bij Pinkie-Cleugh, East-Lothian, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Slag Bij Pinkie-Cleugh, East-Lothian, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1510
    Event Place: Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1533

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 September 1547
    Event Place: Slag Bij Pinkie-Cleugh, East-Lothian, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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