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George Keith Elphinstone Viscount Keith 1746–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 January 1746

Birth Location: Tranent, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 March 1823

Death Location: Kincardine, Fife, Scotland

Father: Charles Elphinstone

Mother: Clementina Elphinstone

Spouse(s): Jane Mercer

Children(s): Margaret Flahault, Lady Elphinstone

In 1746, George Keith Elphinstone Viscount Keith entered the world in Tranent, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Charles 9Th Lord Elphinstone And Clementina Elphinstone. George Keith Elphinstone Viscount Keith married Jane Mercer, and had children including Lady Georgina Augusta Henrietta Godolphin Osbourne Elphinstone, Margaret Mercer Elphinstone Baroness Keith And Nairne Comtesse De Flahault. George Keith Elphinstone Viscount Keith passed away in 1823 in Kincardine, Fife, Scotland.

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  • In 1746, George Keith Elphinstone Viscount Keith entered the world in Tranent, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Charles 9Th Lord Elphinstone And Clementina Elphinstone.
  • George Keith Elphinstone Viscount Keith married Jane Mercer, and had children including Lady Georgina Augusta Henrietta Godolphin Osbourne Elphinstone, Margaret Mercer Elphinstone Baroness Keith And Nairne Comtesse De Flahault.
  • George Keith Elphinstone Viscount Keith passed away in 1823 in Kincardine, Fife, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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George Keith's Ancestors

Self
George Keith
1746–1823
Birth Place: Tranent, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Charles 9th Lord Elphinstone
1711–1781
Elphinstone, Airth, Stiringshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Clementina Elphinstone
1719–1799
Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Elphinstone
1649–1718
Airth, Stirling, Scotland
Isabel Elphinstone
1655–1706
Glencairn, Dumfries-Shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
John Fleming
1674–1743
Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary Keith
1691–1721
Kincardine, Highland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Elphinstone
1602–1654
Lilias Elphinstone
1613–1675
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Keith's Descendants

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George (Keith Elphinstone Viscount) Keith (7 January 1746–10 March 1823) m. Jane Mercer (17 September 1764–31 March 1857)
  1. 1. Margaret (Mercer Elphinstone, Baroness Keith and Nairne Comtesse De) Flahault 1788–1867 m. Auguste (Charles Joseph de FLAHAUT de LA) BILLARDERIE 1778–1846
  2. 2. Lady (Georgina Augusta Henrietta Godolphin Osbourne) Elphinstone 1809–1892 m. W. (G. Osborne (Lord)) Elphinstone 1804–

George Keith's Timeline

2 Records

1746
7 January 1746
Birth of George Keith Elphinstone Viscount Keith in Tranent, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Tranent, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1823
10 March 1823
Age 77
Death of George Keith Elphinstone Viscount Keith in Tulliallan Castle, Kincardine-on-Forth, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Tulliallan Castle, Kincardine-on-Forth, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 January 1746
    Event Place: Tranent, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 06; Page: 734
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. II
    [4] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 March 1823
    Event Place: Tulliallan Castle, Kincardine-on-Forth, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 06; Page: 734
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. II
    [4] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kincardine, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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