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Lord William Robert ELPHINSTONE 1530–1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1530

Birth Location: Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 18 May 1602

Death Location: Elphinstone, East, Lothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Sterlingshire

Mother: Lady Renfrewshire

Spouse(s): Margaret Drummond

Children(s): Alexander Elphinstone

Lord William Robert ELPHINSTONE was born in 1530 in Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, , Scotland, the child of Sir Alexander Ii Francis Elphinstone 2Nd Lord Elphinstone 2Nd Baron Of Sterlingshire And Lady Katherine Catherine Catharina Erskine Elphinstone Van Renfrewshire Of Renfrewshire. Lord William Robert ELPHINSTONE married Margaret Agnes Elphinstone Drummond, and had children including Alexander Elphinstone. Lord William Robert ELPHINSTONE passed away in 1602 in Elphinstone, East, Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lord William Robert ELPHINSTONE was born in 1530 in Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, , Scotland, the child of Sir Alexander Ii Francis Elphinstone 2Nd Lord Elphinstone 2Nd Baron Of Sterlingshire And Lady Katherine Catherine Catharina Erskine Elphinstone Van Renfrewshire Of Renfrewshire.
  • Lord William Robert ELPHINSTONE married Margaret Agnes Elphinstone Drummond, and had children including Alexander Elphinstone.
  • Lord William Robert ELPHINSTONE passed away in 1602 in Elphinstone, East, Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Sterlingshire
1510–1547
Birth Location: Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
SS
Lady Renfrewshire
1510–
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
LR

Spouses(s)

Margaret Drummond
1528–1590
Birth Location: Innerpeffray, Perth, Scotland
MD

Children(s)

Alexander Elphinstone
1552–1638
Birth Location: Elphinstone (Stirlingshire) England
AE

Lord ELPHINSTONE's Ancestors

Self
Lord ELPHINSTONE
1530–1602
Birth Place: Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
Parents
Sir Alexander II Francis Elphinstone, 2nd Lord Elphinstone, 2nd Baron of Sterlingshire
1510–1547
Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Katherine\Catherine Catharina Erskine-Elphinstone-van Renfrewshire, of) Renfrewshire
1510–
Erskine, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Lord Earl John II Erskine Macclain-van Erskine-van Mar, , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of) Mar
1500–1555
Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Moncrief Hay) Campbell
1500–1555
Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord ELPHINSTONE's Descendants

1.
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Lord (William Robert) ELPHINSTONE (Sep 1530–18 May 1602) m. Margaret (Agnes Elphinstone) Drummond (14 Feb 1528–21 JAN 1590)
  1. 1. Alexander Elphinstone 1552–1638 m. Jean Livingstone 1555–1621
    1. 1. Agnes Elphinstone 1581–1617 m. Robert Sutherland 1580–1656
      1. 1. James Sutherland 1617–1686
      2. 2. David Sutherland 1610–1686
      3. 3. Robert Sutherland 1618–1688
      4. 4. Gordan Sutherland 1622–1685
      5. 5. Lucia Sutherland 1628–1649
      6. 6. Jane Sutherland 1618–1619
      7. 7. Ludovick Sutherland 1614–1685
      8. 8. Daug Sutherland 1624–1634
      9. 9. Charles Sutherland 1631–1674
      10. 10. Katherine Gordon 1621–1663
      11. 11. Elizabeth Sutherland 1623–1634
      12. 12. Janet Sutherland 1598–1651
      13. 13. Daughter Sutherland 1619–1619
      14. 14. Jean Sutherland 1636–1676
    2. 2. Helen Elphinstone 1589–1675

Lord ELPHINSTONE's Timeline

12 Records

1530
Sep 1530
Birth of Lord William Robert ELPHINSTONE in Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
1546
1546
Age 16
Lord William Robert ELPHINSTONE was married in Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1549
03 Nov 1549
Age 19
Lord William Robert ELPHINSTONE was married in Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
1549
3 November 1549
Age 19
Lord William Robert ELPHINSTONE was married in Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1552
08 May 1552
Age 22
Lord William Robert ELPHINSTONE was married in Bothkennar, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Bothkennar, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1552
8 May 1552
Age 22
Lord William Robert ELPHINSTONE was married
None
1554
19 August 1554
Age 24
Lord William Robert ELPHINSTONE was married in Lochleven, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lochleven, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1561
Jan 1561
Age 31
Lord William Robert ELPHINSTONE was married in Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1564
Jan 1564
Age 34
Lord William Robert ELPHINSTONE was married in Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1586
15 Dec 1586
Age 56
Lord William Robert ELPHINSTONE was married in Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Elgin, Moray, Scotland
1602
18 May 1602
Age 72
Death of Lord William Robert ELPHINSTONE in Elphinstone, East, Lothian, Scotland
Elphinstone, East, Lothian, Scotland
1861
14 Dec 1861
Age 331
Lord William Robert ELPHINSTONE was married in Boharm,Moray,Scotland
Boharm,Moray,Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1530
    Event Place: Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 03 Nov 1549
    Event Place: Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 November 1549
    Event Place: Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 08 May 1552
    Event Place: Bothkennar, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 May 1552

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 August 1554
    Event Place: Lochleven, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jan 1561
    Event Place: Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jan 1564
    Event Place: Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1586
    Event Place: Elgin, Moray, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1861
    Event Place: Boharm,Moray,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1602
    Event Place: Elphinstone, East, Lothian, Scotland
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