George (of Blythswood) Elphinstone
- 1585
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
1. George (of Blythswood) Elphinstone died on 2 Apr 1585. Notes:
Provost of Glasgow
a leading Glasgow merchant and shipownerFamily/Spouse: Marion Scott. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Sir George (of Blythwood) Elphinstone
was born before 1600; died in 1634. - 3. William Elphinstone
- 2. Sir George (of Blythwood) Elphinstone
Generation: 2
2. Sir George (of Blythwood) Elphinstone (1.George1) was born before 1600; died in 1634. Notes:
George Elphinstone of Blythswood (died 1634) was a Scottish landowner, courtier, and Provost of Glasgow.
George married Agnes Boyd on 9 Jul 1600. Agnes (daughter of Thomas (6th Lord of Kilmarnock) Boyd, daughter of Thomas (6th Lord of Kilmarnock) Boyd and Margaret\ Isabella (of Loudoun) Campbell) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Isobel Elphinstone and died.
- 5. James Elphinstone
- 4. Isobel Elphinstone
3. William Elphinstone (1.George1)Notes:
The younger son
Sir William Elphinstone was the secretary of Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia.[12] In 1613 he argued with Hans Meinhard von Sch?nberg over cost-cutting measures in Elizabeth's household and resigned his post as secretary.
In 1626 he was a promoter of the colonial schemes of William Vaughan in Newfoundland at Cambriol.
He was cup-bearer to Charles I, Lord Justice General in Scotland (1635-1641), and knighted at Whitehall in February 1637. He and the Bishop of Galloway were targeted by protesters against the new prayer book on 18 October 1637.
Generation: 3
4. Isobel Elphinstone (2.George2, 1.George1) and died. Family/Spouse: Sir. Archibald (10th Laird of Mains) Douglas. Archibald (son of Alexander (9th Laird of Mains) Douglas and Grizel Henderson) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. James Elphinstone (2.George2, 1.George1)