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John Elphinstone, 11th Lord Elphinstone

b. 26 January 1737, d. 19 August 1794

Birth

John Elphinstone, 11th Lord Elphinstone, was born on 26 January 1737 in Airth.^1,2

Parents

Father	Charles Elphinstone, 10th Lord Elphinstone (b. 6 August 1711, d. 2 April 1781)
Mother	Clementina ("the Heiress") Fleming (b. 1719, d. 1 January 1799)

Children with Ann Ruthven, daughter of James, third Lord Ruthven

Son	James Ruthven Elphinstone (d. 1 August 1828)
Son	Major General John Elphinstone, 12th Lord Elphinstone+ (b. 1764, d. 1813)
Son	Admiral the Honourable Charles Elphinstone-Fleming, of Cumbernauld+ (b. June 1774, d. 30 October 1840)
Son	Mountstuart Elphinstone (b. 1779)

Working life

John Elphinstone, 11th Lord Elphinstone, was occupied as Lietenant-Governor in Edinburgh Castle.²

Property³

Death

John Elphinstone, 11th Lord Elphinstone, died on 19 August 1794 at age 57 in Cumbernauld and pertinents. He had his estate probated on 29 March 1796.⁴

Citations

[S5] William Hunter, Biggar and the House of Fleming: an account of the Biggar District, Archeological, Historical and Biographical, second edition (Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1867), p 564.
[S181] Bernard Burke and Ashworth P Burke, Editors, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage, 76th edition (Pall Mall, London: Harrison & Sons, 1914), p 720-722, Elphinstone; online image, Internet Archive, Internet Archive (archive.org : viewed 17 October 2026.
[S184] "Scottish Court of Session and United Kingdom House of Lords Decisions," database, British and Irish Legal Information Institute, BAILII (https://www.bailii.org/ : downloaded 3 October 2026), Fleming v Lord Elphinstone. [1804] Mor 15559 (19 January 1804.)
[S183] Scotland. Chancery Office, Decennial Indexes to the Services of Heirs in Scotland, Commencing January 1, 1700, Ending December 31, 1859: continued as Index to the Services of Heirs in Scotland, annual volumes from 1860 (Edinburgh: HMSO, between 1863 and 1889), 1796 0329, Decennial 1790-1799, No 11, John Elphinstone 11th Lord Elphinstone; online image, FamilySearch, FamilySearch Catalog (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1004156 : accessed.