John Elphinstone, 3rd Laird Balmerino

John Elphinstone, 3rd Lord Balmerinoch[1]

• M, #72519,
• b. 18 February 1623,
• d. 10 June 1704

John Elphinstone, 3rd Lord Balmerinoch was born on 18 February 1623 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.[1] He was the son of John Elphinstone, 2nd Lord Balmerinoch and Ann Kerr.[1]

He married Lady Margaret Campbell, daughter of John Campbell, 1st Earl of Loudoun and Margaret Campbell, 2nd Baroness Campbell of Loudoun, on 30 October 1649 at Holyrood House Chapel, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.[1]

He died on 10 June 1704 at age 81.[1] He was buried at Restalrig, Midlothian, Scotland.[1]

He succeeded to the title of 3rd Lord Balmerinoch [S., 1606] on 28 February 1648/49.[1] He was forced to sell most of his estates as a result of his father's debts and several lawsuits.[1] In 1662 he was fined £6,000 by the Scottish Parliament for his compliance with Cromwell's government.[1] He succeeded to the title of 2nd Lord Coupar [S., 1607] in January 1668/69.[2]

Child of John Elphinstone, 3rd Lord Balmerinoch and Lady Margaret Campbell

• 1.John Elphinstone, 4th Lord Balmerinoch+[1] b. 26 Dec 1652, d. 13 May 1736

Citations

• 1.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 390. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
• 2.[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 464.

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