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Born Charles Elphinstone on 18 June 1774, Fleming was the son of John Elphinstone, the 11th Lord Elphinstone. He assumed the name Fleming on the death of his grandmother, the only surviving child of John, 6th Earl of Wigtoun, and he succeeded to the family’s estates. Fleming entered the Navy and by the age of 20 had reached the rank of Commander. He subsequently entered politics, being ...
Admiral Hon. Charles Elphinstone Fleeming (18 June 1774 – 30 October 1840) was a British officer of the Royal Navy who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He commanded a succession of smaller vessels during the early years of the wars, achieving some successes against French cruisers, merchants and privateers , before ...
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Mar 16, 2024 · The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information...
1754-1790. INDEX. ELPHINSTONE FLEEMING, Hon. Charles (1774-1840), of Cumbernauld and Biggar, Stirling. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820, ed. R. Thorne, 1986. Available from Boydell and Brewer. Constituency. Dates. STIRLINGSHIRE. 13 Jan. 1802 - 1812. STIRLINGSHIRE. 1832 - 1834. Family and Education.
The collection was initially assembled by Commander Charles Elphinstone Fleeming Cunninghame Graham and it includes materials created or assembled by Admiral of the Fleet Sir Edward Seymour and Admiral Sir Douglas Romilly Lothian Nicholson.
Most of what we do know about Hawarden has been pieced together from her photographs. She was born Clementina Elphinstone Fleming on 1 June 1822, in Cumbernauld, near Glasgow. Her father, Admiral Charles Elphinstone Fleeming, was well-known for his part in the Venezuelan and Colombian wars of liberation (about 1811 – 25).
Feb 21, 2024 · CHARLES ELPHINSTONE FLEEMING, Vice-Admiral of the Blue; and a Member of the Royal Caledonian Hunt. This officer, the second son of John, eleventh Baron Elphinstone, by Anne, daughter of James, third Lord Ruthven, was promoted to the rank of Commander in the Tisiphone sloop, on the Mediterranean station, in the spring of 1794; and, on the 7th ...
