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James Elphinstone 1580–1670 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Nov 1580

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1670

Death Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Baron Elphinstone

Mother: Dame Livingstone

Spouse(s): Catherine Gordon, Margaret FORBES

Children(s): Catherine Elphinstone, Catherine Elphinstone, Alexander Elphinstone

James Elphinstone was born in 1580 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Baron Alexander Elphinstone And Dame Jean Livingstone. James Elphinstone married Catherine Bisset Gordon, Margaret Forbes, and had children including Alexander Elphinstone, Catherine Elphinstone. James Elphinstone passed away in 1670 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Elphinstone was born in 1580 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Baron Alexander Elphinstone And Dame Jean Livingstone.
  • James Elphinstone married Catherine Bisset Gordon, Margaret Forbes, and had children including Alexander Elphinstone, Catherine Elphinstone.
  • James Elphinstone passed away in 1670 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Baron Elphinstone
1552–1638
Birth Location: Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Scotland
BE
Dame Livingstone
1555–1621
Birth Location: Glencoe, Argyll, Scotland
DL

Spouses(s)

Catherine Gordon
1584–1675
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
CG
Margaret FORBES
1582–1655
Birth Location: Brux, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
MF

Children(s)

Catherine Elphinstone
1607–1674
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
CE
Catherine Elphinstone
1607–
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
CE
Alexander Elphinstone
1277–1290
Birth Location: –
AE

James Elphinstone's Ancestors

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James Elphinstone
1580–1670
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Baron Alexander Elphinstone
1552–1638
Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Dame (Jean) Livingstone
1555–1621
Glencoe, Argyll, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Elphinstone
1530–1602
Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Margaret Drummond
1528–1590
Innerpeffray, Perth, Scotland
William Livingston
1528–1592
Callendar, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Lady (Agnes) Fleming
1535–1597
Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Elphinstone
1510–1547
Katherine Erskine
1506–1552
Alexander Livingston,
1500–1551
Lady Galloway
1505–1599
Henry Valois
1519–1559
Catherine Medici
1519–1589
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Elphinstone
1480–1513
Elizabeth Barlow
1476–1518
John Erskine
1487–1555
Margaret Campbell
1485–1555
Sir Morton
1454–1513
Janet Crichton
1461–1515
*Francois France
1494–1547
Claude Brittany
1499–1524
Lorenzo DeMedici
1492–1519
Madeleine Auvergre
1501–1519

James Elphinstone's Descendants

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James Elphinstone (20 Nov 1580–1670) m. Catherine (Bisset) Gordon (1584–1675) m. Margaret FORBES (1582–1655)
  1. 1. Catherine Elphinstone 1607–1674 m. William Knox 1603–1705
    1. 1. William Knox 1650– m. Jeane Sinclair 1627–1711
      1. 1. john knox 1682– m. Margaret Brock 1686–1710 m. Jean Sinclair 1686–1708 m. Margaret Brock 1686–1876
        1. 1. John (Knox) 2nd 1708–1758 m. jean (sinclair) gracey 1708–1772
      2. 2. Absolom Knox 1682–
    2. 2. Christian KNOX* 1628–1710
    3. 3. Catherine Knox 1632–
    4. 4. Jean Knox 1629–1645
  2. 2. Catherine Elphinstone 1607–
  3. 3. Alexander Elphinstone 1277–1290

James Elphinstone's Timeline

2 Records

1580
20 Nov 1580
Birth of James Elphinstone in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1670
1670
Age 90
Death of James 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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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