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James Elphinstone 1580–1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 November 1580

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

Death Date: 1628

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

Father: Alexander Elphinstone

Mother: Elizabeth Wood

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James Elphinstone was born in 1580 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Alexander Francise 4Th Lord Baron Elphinstone Baron Elphinstone And Elizabeth Wood. James Elphinstone passed away in 1628 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • James Elphinstone was born in 1580 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Alexander Francise 4Th Lord Baron Elphinstone Baron Elphinstone And Elizabeth Wood.
  • James Elphinstone passed away in 1628 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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James Elphinstone's Ancestors

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James Elphinstone
1580–1628
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Alexander Francise 4th Lord Baron Elphinstone Baron Elphinstone
1552–1638
Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Wood
1555–1621
Clencoe, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert (Lord) Elphinstone
1530–1602
Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Drummond
1528–1552
Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
John Allardice
1528–1592
Callendar, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Catherine Arbuthnott
1535–1597
Boghall castle, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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James Elphinstone's Timeline

2 Records

1580
20 November 1580
Birth of James Elphinstone in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1628
1628
Age 48
Death of James Elphinstone in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 November 1580
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1628
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

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