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     Alexander Elphinstone of Glack was the son of John Elphinstone of Glack and Jean Achyndachy.² He married Jean Mackenzie, daughter of Colin Mackenzie, 6th of Kilcoy and Martha Fraser, 8th of Inverallochy, on 25 October 1766.¹ He died on 26 November 1795.¹
     On 8 August 1751 he was infeft on an entail executed by his father.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Elphinstone, of Logie Elphinstone, co. Aberdeen and Nova Scotia [N.S., 1701] in September 1758, de jure.¹ He was admitted to advocate in 1766.¹ He held the office of Sheriff Depute of Aberdeenshire in 1777.¹

     Donald Bayne of Tulloch is the son of Donald Bayne of Tulloch and unknown daughter Mackenzie.¹

     Jean Mackenzie is the daughter of Colin Mackenzie, 6th of Kilcoy and Martha Fraser, 8th of Inverallochy.^2,3 She married Alexander Elphinstone of Glack, son of John Elphinstone of Glack and Jean Achyndachy, on 25 October 1766.¹
     From 25 October 1766, her married name became Elphinstone.

     John Elphinstone of Glack was born on 15 May 1771.¹ He was the son of Alexander Elphinstone of Glack and Jean Mackenzie.² He married Maria Prudence Robertson, daughter of James Robertson, on 19 March 1799.¹ He died on 16 April 1835 at age 63.¹
     He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Elphinstone, of Logie Elphinstone, co. Aberdeen and Nova Scotia [N.S., 1701] on 26 November 1795, de jure.¹ He was in the Honourable East India Company Service.¹ He held the office of Member of the Council of Bombay.¹ He had nine other children.³

     James Robertson lived at London, England^G.¹

     Maria Prudence Robertson was the daughter of James Robertson.² She married John Elphinstone of Glack, son of Alexander Elphinstone of Glack and Jean Mackenzie, on 19 March 1799.¹ She died on 12 August 1869 at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England^G.³
     From 19 March 1799, her married name became Elphinstone.¹

     Catherine Sumner was the daughter of Frederick Wiggin Sumner and unknown daughter Gerard.^1,2 She married Charles Napier Lawrence, 1st and last Baron Lawrence of Kingsgate, son of John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence of the Punjaub and of Grately and Harriette Katherine Hamilton, on 22 June 1881.¹ She died on 7 November 1934.¹
     From 22 June 1881, her married name became Lawrence.¹ After her marriage, Catherine Sumner was styled as Baroness Lawrence of Kingsgate on 23 July 1923.

     Frederick Wiggin Sumner married unknown daughter Gerard, daughter of unknown Gerard.¹
     He lived at New York, U.S.A.^G.²

     Hon. Susanna Mary Carver was born on 12 December 1948 at West Suffolk General Hospital, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England.^1,2 She is the daughter of Field Marshal Richard Michael Power Carver, Baron Carver and Edith Lowry-Corry.¹
     She lived in 1999 at 57A Broughton Road, London, England^G.¹

     John James Lawson, 1st and last Baron Lawson was born on 16 October 1881.¹ He was the son of John Lawson.¹ He married Isabella Scott in 1906.¹ He died on 3 August 1965 at age 83.¹
     He was with the Boldon Colliery in 1893 at County Durham, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War, with the Royal Field Artillery.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Durham, Chester-le-Street Division between 1919 and 1949.¹ He was appointed Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.)¹ He was vice-chairman of the British Council in 1944.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1945.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State for War between 1945 and 1946.¹ He was created 1st Baron Lawson, of Beamish, co. Durham [U.K.] on 17 March 1950.¹