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Alexander Elphinstone, 2nd Baron Elphinstone
(-1547)
Robert Elphinstone, 3rd Baron Elphinstone
(1530-1602)
Margaret Drummond
James Elphinstone, 1st Lord Balmerino
(1557-1612)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sarah Menteith

2. Marjory Maxwell

James Elphinstone, 1st Lord Balmerino 22

  • Born: 19 August 1557
  • Marriage (1): Sarah Menteith on 21 March 1588
  • Marriage (2): Marjory Maxwell in 1597
  • Died: 21 June 1612, Balmerino, Fife aged 54
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bullet  General Notes:

Secretary of State to King James in Scotland before his accession to the throne of England. In 1609, a jury sentenced him to be beheaded, quartered, and attainted as a traitor, but the sentence was not carried out. Died a prisoner in his own house at Balmarino.

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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

1. He was Created Baron in 1604


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James married Sarah Menteith, daughter of Sir John Menteith and Unknown, on 21 March 1588.


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James next married Marjory Maxwell, daughter of Hugh Maxwell and Unknown, in 1597.




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