Alexander Elphinstone, 4th Lord Elphinstone

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About Alexander Elphinstone, 4th Lord Elphinstone

Extract from The House of Cockburn of that Ilk, and their cadets. by Thomas H. Cockburn-Hood (Edinburgh 1888) pages 73 (http://archive.org/details/houseofcockburno00cock)

The liferent of the barony of Simprin was settled by Sir William upon his wife Helen, fifth daughter of the fourth Lord Elphinstone, by his wife Helen, eldest daughter of the sixth Lord Livingstone.

Extract from The Scots Peerage (Volume III) by Sir James Balfour Paul (Edinburgh 1906) page 536-537 (http://archive.org/details/cu31924092516206)

Alexander, fourth Lord Elphinstone, was born 28 May 1552. Before he was twenty-five, in 1577, his father, ' understanding his own inability to govern his living, entertain his house and family, bring up his bairns,' etc., made over to him his whole estates. He was made one of the ' ordinar gentlemen ' of the King's Chamber 15 October 1580.

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Alexander Elphinstone, 4th Lord Elphinstone's Timeline

1552
May 28, 1552
Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1577
November 13, 1577
Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1579
October 27, 1579
Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1580
November 20, 1580
Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1581
December 11, 1581
Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1582
February 17, 1582
Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1584
May 20, 1584
Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1585
October 20, 1585
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1586
March 2, 1586