There have been three baronetcies created for personswith the surname Elphinstone, two in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. As of 2008 two of the creations are extant while one is dormant.

The Elphinstone Baronetcy, of Elphinstone in the County of Lanark, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 20 June 1628 for William Elphinstone. On his death in 1645 the title became dormant.

The Elphinstone Baronetcy, of Logie in the County of Aberdeen, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 2 December 1701 for James Elphinstone, with remainder to heirs male whatsoever. The title became dormant on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1743. In 1927 Alexander Logie Elphinstone, the tenth Baronet, managed to claim the title as a descendant of Nicholas Elphinstone, grandson of Sir Henry Elphinstone of Pittendreich, who succeeded to the Elphinstone estates in Stirlingshire in 1435 and who was also the grandfather of Alexander Elphinstone, 1st Lord Elphinstone. The eleventh Baronet is a claimant to the dormant Elphinstone Baronetcy of Elphinstone (see above).

The Elphinstone Baronetcy, of Sowerby in the County of Cumberland, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 25 May 1816 for Major-General Howard Elphinstone, a veteran of the Peninsular War. He was the youngest son of John Elphinstone, a captain in the Royal Navy and admiral in the Russian Navy. The second Baronet sat as Liberal Member of Parliament for Hastings and Lewes.

Elphinstone baronets, of Elphinstone (1628)

Elphinstone (Elphinston) baronets, of Logie (1701)

The heir apparent to the baronetcy is the 12th baronet's eldest son, Daniel John Elphinston (born 1989).[4]

Elphinstone baronets, of Sowerby (1816)

The heir presumptive to the baronetcy is a cousin of the 6th baronet, Henry Charles Elphinstone (born 1958).[10] He is the only son of Rowland Henry Elphinstone (1915–1997), the 4th and youngest son of the 4th son of the 2nd Baronet.

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  1. ^ "Elphinstone of Glack, Sir Alexander Logie". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 October 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Last name is as it is spelled on the web site of the Standing Council on the Baronetage. "Official Roll of the Baronets as of December 31, 2012". The Standing Council of the Baronetage. Archived from the original on 6 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Elphinston of Glack, Sir John". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 October 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ a b "Elphinston of Glack, Sir Alexander". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 October 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1881). The Baronetage and Knightage. Nichols and Sons. p. 208.
  6. ^ "Elphinstone, Sir Howard Warburton". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 October 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. ^ "Lady Alice Mary Emerton Elphinstone (née Brown)". National Portrait Gallery.
  8. ^ "Elphinstone, Sir Howard (Graham)". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 October 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  9. ^ "Elphinstone, Sir (Maurice) Douglas (Warburton)". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 October 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  10. ^ a b "Elphinstone, Sir John (Howard Main)". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 October 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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