Family and Education
b. 4 May 1788, 4th s. of Hon. William Fullerton Elphinstone (d. 1834) of Carberry, Edinburgh and Elizabeth, da. of William Fullerton of Carstairs, Lanark. educ. Harrow 1799-1804; mil. coll. Marlow, Bucks. Sir W. Fraser, Elphinstone Fam. Bk. ii. 73. m. (1) 30 Sept. 1820, Diana Maria (d. 24 Dec. 1821), da. of Charles John Clavering of Riddlehamhope, Northumb., BL OIOC Mss. Eur. F.89, box 4A, bdle. 1. s.p.; (2) 25 Feb. 1824, Anna Maria, da. and h. of Sir Edward Buller†, 1st bt., of Trenant, 4s. 4da. suc. fa.-in-law to Trenant 1824, having taken additional name of Buller by royal lic. 24 Feb. 1824; bro. John Fullerton Elphinstone to Carberry 1854. d. 8 Mar. 1857.
Offices Held
Writer, E.I. Co. (Canton) 1804, home 1809, res. 1810.
Cornet 7 Drag. 1810, lt. 1811, capt. 1814; maj. (half-pay) Watteville’s Regt. 1816; lt.-col. (half-pay) 4 W.I. Regt. 1818; lt.-col. 3 Ft. Gds. 1823; half-pay 1828; ret. 1832.
Recorder, East Looe 1824 – 35.
Main residence: Trenant Park, nr. Looe, Cornw.
Volume
Commons 1820-1832
Web Title
BULLER ELPHINSTONE, James Drummond (1788-1857)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion