Henry Elphinstone

Abt 1648 - 1695  (47 years)

• Name	Henry Elphinstone  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1648
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	6 May 1676	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [2]
  	Merchant, date made guild burgess of Aberdeen
  	Made guild burgess the same day as John Maitland, "collector of the king's duties and excise"
  Occupation	28 Nov 1677	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  	Merchant, date made Burgess and Guild Brother of Edinburgh, by right of his father, Sir Thomas, gratis, by act of Council
  Occupation	1685	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Collector of His Majesty's Customs
  Residence	1685	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Freemason, member of Old Aberdeen Lodge No.1 ter
  Role	Abt Feb 1684/85	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [4]
  	Emigration agent
  Title Suffix	of Melgum
  Name	Harie Elphinstone
  Name	Harry Elphingstoun
  Name	Harry Elphinstone  [5]
  Name	Hendrie Elphinstoun  [6]
  Name	Hendrie Elvingstoun  [7]
  Property	9 Sep 1686	Logie-Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [5]
  	Signature of the lands of Melgum, etc
  Death	Mar 1694/95  [6]
  Probate	23 May 1695  [6]
  	Testament Dative and Inventory
  Property	19 Jul 1695	Logie-Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Sold the lands of Melgum to John Farquharson of Invercauld - date of assignation of these lands and also lands of Coldstone from Henry Forbes of Boyndlie
  Person ID	I44872	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Sir Thomas Elphinstone,   b. 8 Mar 1619/20   d. 1678 (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jean Lauder,   b. Daughter of Richard Lauder of Hatton   d. 2 Jul 1672
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage Contract	16 Mar 1649/50  [8]
  	Marriage Contract between Thomas Elphinstoun, appearand of Calderhall, and Jeane Lauder, daughter of Richard Lauder of Haltoun
  Marriage	24 Apr 1650  [9]
  Family ID	F31232	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jean Forbes
  Children	1. Elizabeth Elphinstone,   b. 1679, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31233	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Reid
  Children	1. Jean Elphinstone,   b. 1678, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - Merchant, date made guild burgess of Aberdeen - 6 May 1676 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Occupation - Merchant, date made Burgess and Guild Brother of Edinburgh, by right of his father, Sir Thomas, gratis, by act of Council - 28 Nov 1677 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Collector of His Majesty's Customs - 1685 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Residence - Freemason, member of Old Aberdeen Lodge No.1 ter - 1685 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Role - Emigration agent - Abt Feb 1684/85 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Property - Signature of the lands of Melgum, etc - 9 Sep 1686 - Logie-Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Property - Sold the lands of Melgum to John Farquharson of Invercauld - date of assignation of these lands and also lands of Coldstone from Henry Forbes of Boyndlie - 19 Jul 1695 - Logie-Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3630] Michie, John Grant, Records of Invercauld, The, (Name: New Spalding Club; Location: Aberdeen; Date: 1901;), p52. [S3636] New Spalding Club, Aberdeen Burgess Register p88. [S3594] Boog Watson, Charles B., Roll of Edinburgh Burgesses and Guild-Brethren, 1406-1700, p173. [S3550] Scot, George, The Model of the Government of the Province of East-New-Jersey in America, p272. [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), SIG/1/51/68. [S3627] Wills and Testaments - Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Edinburgh CC8/8/80: Testament Dative and Inventory; first part of testament on pp 254-255, second on p258. [S3614] Births (OPR) Scotland, Aberdeen 168/A 50 218. [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), GD37/320. [S3632] Burke, John, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol II, 1835, p371.