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James (1st Lord Balmerinoch) Elphinstone 1580–1612 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 November 1580

Birth Location: Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 21 June 1612

Death Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Lord Stirlingshire

Mother: Margaret Drummond

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In 1580, James (1st Lord Balmerinoch) Elphinstone entered the world in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Lord Robert Elphinstone 3Rd Lord Elphinstone 3Rd Baron Of Stirlingshire And Margaret Drummond. James (1st Lord Balmerinoch) Elphinstone passed away in 1612 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1580, James (1st Lord Balmerinoch) Elphinstone entered the world in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Lord Robert Elphinstone 3Rd Lord Elphinstone 3Rd Baron Of Stirlingshire And Margaret Drummond.
  • James (1st Lord Balmerinoch) Elphinstone passed away in 1612 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Stirlingshire
1530–1602
Birth Location: Elphinstone, East Lothian, Scotland
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Margaret Drummond
1528–1590
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
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James Elphinstone's Ancestors

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James Elphinstone
1580–1612
Birth Place: Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord ROBERT ELPHINSTONE, 3rd Lord Elphinstone, 3rd Baron of Stirlingshire
1530–1602
Elphinstone, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaret Drummond
1528–1590
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Alexander (II Lord) Elphinstone
1510–1547
Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Catharina Erskine
1510–1552
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
John (James Drummond, of Innerpeffrey, Sir,) Knight*
1500–1531
Innerpeffray, Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Elphinstone's Timeline

2 Records

1580
20 November 1580
Birth of James (1st Lord Balmerinoch) Elphinstone in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1612
21 June 1612
Age 32
Death of James (1st Lord Balmerinoch) Elphinstone in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 November 1580
    Event Place: Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 June 1612
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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