Elphinston History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Early Origins of the Elphinston family

The surname Elphinston was first found in Midlothian, where they were granted lands by King Robert the I of Scotland. Elvington is a parish in the East Riding or Yorkshire. "This place derives its name, according to some, from the ancient eel-fisheries in the district; according to others, from Aluf, a Saxon, to whom Elvington, then written Alvintone, is described in Domesday Book as belonging: some, again, deduce it from the Latin Alveus." 1

Early History of the Elphinston family

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Elphinston Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Elphinstone, Elphinston, Elphingston and many more.

Early Notables of the Elphinston family

Notable among the family at this time was

William Elphinstone (1431-1514), Scottish statesman, Bishop of Aberdeen and founder of the University of Aberdeen
Alexander Elphinstone, 1st Lord Elphinstone (died 1513) killed at the Battle of Flodden in September 1513
Alexander Elphinstone, 2nd Lord Elphinstone (1510-1547)
Robert Elphinstone, 3rd Lord Elphinstone (1530-1602)
Alexander Elphinstone, 4th Lord Elphinstone (1552-1638)
James Elphinstone, 1st Lord Balmerino (1553? - 1612), a Scottish nobleman and politician
Alexander Elphinstone, 5th Lord Elphinstone (1577-1648)
Alexander Elphinstone, 6th Lord Elphinstone (d. 1654)
Alexander Elphinstone, 7th Lord Elphinstone (1647-1669)
John Elphinstone, 8th Lord Elphinstone (1649-1718)

Elphinston migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Elphinston Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William Elphinston, who arrived in Georgia in 1733 2

Elphinston migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Elphinston Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Elphinston, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Kinnaird" arriving in Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 10th July 1860 3
Mrs. Maria Elphinston, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Kinnaird" arriving in Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 10th July 1860 3
Mr. Thomas Elphinston, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Kinnaird" arriving in Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 10th July 1860 3
Miss Julia Elphinston, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Kinnaird" arriving in Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 10th July 1860 3
Miss Charlotte Elphinston, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Kinnaird" arriving in Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 10th July 1860 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Elphinston (post 1700) +

James Elphinston (1721-1809), Scottish educationalist, born on 6 Dec. 1721, the son of the Rev. William Elphinston, an Episcopalian clergyman of Edinburgh
John Elphinston (1722-1785), British captain in the Royal Navy, rear-admiral in the Russian service

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html