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William Elphinstone 1544–1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Sep 1544

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 26 Jul 1602

Death Location: Calderhall, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Alexander Elphinstone

Mother: Katherine Erskine

Spouse(s): Janet Henderson

Children(s):

In 1544, William Elphinstone entered the world in Scotland, born to Alexander Elphinstone And Katherine Erskine. William Elphinstone married Janet Henderson. William Elphinstone passed away in 1602 in Calderhall, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1544, William Elphinstone entered the world in Scotland, born to Alexander Elphinstone And Katherine Erskine.
  • William Elphinstone married Janet Henderson.
  • William Elphinstone passed away in 1602 in Calderhall, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Elphinstone's Ancestors

Self
William Elphinstone
1544–1602
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
Alexander Elphinstone
1510–1547
Scotland
Katherine Erskine
1506–
Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Elphinstone
1480–1513
Elphinstone, Stirling, Scotland
Elizabeth Barlow
1476–1518
Chichester, Sussex, England
John Erskine
1487–1555
Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret Campbell
1485–1555
Argyll, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Elphinstone
–1508
John Barlow
1460–1486
Christian Barley
1460–1487
Robert Erskine
1458–1513
Isabella Campbell
–1519
Archibald Campbell
1466–1513
Elizabeth Stewart
1450–1529
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Elphinstone
–1477
Thomas Barlow
1425–1490
Margaret Trussell
1429–1460
Edward Barley
1400–
Alexander Erskine
1446–1508
Christian Crichton
1424–1478
George Campbell
1449–1492
Margaret Kennedy
1454–
Colin Campbell
1433–1493
Elizabeth Stewart
1435–1510
John Stewart
1422–1495
Margaret Montgomerie
1421–1493

William Elphinstone's Timeline

2 Records

1544
26 Sep 1544
Birth of William Elphinstone in Scotland
Scotland
1602
26 Jul 1602
Age 58
Death of William Elphinstone in Calderhall, Midlothian, Scotland
Calderhall, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1544
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1602
    Event Place: Calderhall, Midlothian, Scotland

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