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Alexander 4th Lord Elphinstone Elphinstone 1552–1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1552

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

Death Date: 14 January 1638

Death Location: Elphinstone, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: (3e Elphinstone

Mother: Margaret Innerpeffry

Spouse(s): Jean Linlithgow

Children(s): Baron Elphinstone, Margaret Elphinstone

The story of Alexander 4th Lord Elphinstone Elphinstone began in 1552 in Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom. Alexander 4th Lord Elphinstone Elphinstone married Jean Or Jane Janet Eldest Daughter Of William 6Th Lord Livingstone Livinston Baron Livingstone Earl Of Linlithgow, and had children including Anne Elphinstone, Baron James Balmarino Elphinstone, Jean Elphinstone, Margaret Elphinstone. Alexander 4th Lord Elphinstone Elphinstone passed away in 1638 in Elphinstone, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander 4th Lord Elphinstone Elphinstone began in 1552 in Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Alexander 4th Lord Elphinstone Elphinstone married Jean Or Jane Janet Eldest Daughter Of William 6Th Lord Livingstone Livinston Baron Livingstone Earl Of Linlithgow, and had children including Anne Elphinstone, Baron James Balmarino Elphinstone, Jean Elphinstone, Margaret Elphinstone.
  • Alexander 4th Lord Elphinstone Elphinstone passed away in 1638 in Elphinstone, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Alexander Elphinstone's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Elphinstone
1552–1638
Birth Place: Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
(3e Lord)Robert Elphinstone
1530–1602
Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Drummond of) Innerpeffry
1528–1590
Innerpeffray, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Alexander II Francis2nd Baron of Sterlingshire) Elphinstone,
1510–1547
Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Katherine) Erskine
1510–1552
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Jane) Stewart
1493–1537
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sir (John) Drummond
1489–1531
Innerpeffray, Crieff, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Elphinstone
1480–1513
Elisabeth Barlow
1485–1518
Alexander Erskine
–1508
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Elphinstone's Descendants

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Alexander (4th Lord Elphinstone) Elphinstone (28 May 1552–14 January 1638) m. Jean ((or Jane, Janet) (eldest daughter of William "6th Lord") Livingstone (Livinston) Baron Livingstone, Earl of) Linlithgow (Jan 1555–31 Aug 1622)
  1. 1. Baron (James Balmarino) Elphinstone 1580–1670 m. Catherine (Bisset) Gordon 1584–1675
    1. 1. William Elphinstone 1610–1700 m. Margaret Forbes 1620–1720
      1. 1. Jean (Elphinstone (10th) GGm-Scot-Rob) 1642–1674 m. William Ferguson 1633–1728
        1. 1. Janet Ferguson 1655–1682 m. John Robinson 1650–1682
    2. 2. Catherine Elphinstone 1611–1690
  2. 2. Margaret Elphinstone –1643

Alexander Elphinstone's Timeline

2 Records

1552
28 May 1552
Birth of Alexander 4th Lord Elphinstone Elphinstone in Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1638
14 January 1638
Age 86
Death of Alexander 4th Lord Elphinstone Elphinstone in Elphinstone, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elphinstone, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1552
    Event Place: Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 January 1638
    Event Place: Elphinstone, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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