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Baron James Balmarino Elphinstone 1580–1670 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Nov 1580

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1670

Death Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Elphinstone

Mother: Jean Linlithgow

Spouse(s): Catherine Gordon

Children(s): William Elphinstone, Catherine Elphinstone

Baron James Balmarino Elphinstone was born in 1580 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander 4Th Lord Elphinstone Elphinstone And Jean Or Jane Janet Eldest Daughter Of William 6Th Lord Livingstone Livinston Baron Livingstone Earl Of Linlithgow. Baron James Balmarino Elphinstone married Catherine Bisset Gordon, and had children including Catherine Elphinstone, William Elphinstone. Baron James Balmarino Elphinstone passed away in 1670 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Baron James Balmarino Elphinstone was born in 1580 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander 4Th Lord Elphinstone Elphinstone And Jean Or Jane Janet Eldest Daughter Of William 6Th Lord Livingstone Livinston Baron Livingstone Earl Of Linlithgow.
  • Baron James Balmarino Elphinstone married Catherine Bisset Gordon, and had children including Catherine Elphinstone, William Elphinstone.
  • Baron James Balmarino Elphinstone passed away in 1670 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Baron Elphinstone's Ancestors

Self
Baron Elphinstone
1580–1670
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander 4th Lord Elphinstone Elphinstone
1552–1638
Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jean ((or Jane, Janet) (eldest daughter of William "6th Lord") Livingstone (Livinston) Baron Livingstone, Earl of) Linlithgow
1555–1622
Clencoe, Argyllshire, Scotland
Grandparents
(3e (Lord)Robert) Elphinstone
1530–1602
Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Drummond of) Innerpeffry
1528–1590
Innerpeffray, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
William (Livingstone Baron) Livingstone
1528–1592
Callendar House, Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Elphinstone,
1510–1547
Lady Erskine
1510–1552
Margaret Stewart
1493–1537
Sir Drummond
1489–1531
Sir ^*
1500–1551
Anne Douglas
1492–1599
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Elphinstone
1480–1513
Elisabeth Barlow
1485–1518
Alexander Erskine
–1508
Willem Callendar
1475–1515
Lady Livingston
1478–1509

Baron Elphinstone's Descendants

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Baron (James Balmarino) Elphinstone (20 Nov 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
        1. 1. Margaret Robinson 1676–1699 m. Thomas (L) Lansdale 1672–1699
        2. 2. Thomas Robison 1672–
  2. 2. Catherine Elphinstone 1611–1690

Baron Elphinstone's Timeline

5 Records

1580
20 Nov 1580
Birth of Baron James Balmarino Elphinstone in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1599
1599
Age 19
Baron James Balmarino Elphinstone was married in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1605
1605
Age 25
Baron James Balmarino Elphinstone was married in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
1625
15 Sep 1625
Age 45
Baron James Balmarino Elphinstone was married
None
1670
1670
Age 90
Death of Baron James Balmarino Elphinstone in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1580
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1625

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: - Protocol Book of James Young, 1489-1492/3

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Saltprestone Prestone, Midlothia, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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