Peerage Record – 39825

     George Ramsay Main lived at Houghton, Kilmacolm, England^G.¹

     Helen Barbara Main is the daughter of George Ramsay Main.² She married Sir Maurice Douglas Warburton Elphinstone, 5th Bt., son of Reverend Maurice Curteis Elphinstone and Christiana Georgiana Almond, on 30 June 1943.¹
     Helen Barbara Main usually went by her middle name of Barbara.¹ From 30 June 1943, her married name became Elphinstone. She lived in 2003 at 11 Scotby Green, Steading, Carlisle, Cumbria, England^G.¹

     Janet Christine Helen Elphinstone was born on 11 October 1953.¹ She is the daughter of Sir Maurice Douglas Warburton Elphinstone, 5th Bt. and Helen Barbara Main.² She married Kevin Grant in 1983.¹
     She graduated from Manchester University, Manchester, Lancashire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ From 1983, her married name became Grant.

     Kevin Grant married Janet Christine Helen Elphinstone, daughter of Sir Maurice Douglas Warburton Elphinstone, 5th Bt. and Helen Barbara Main, in 1983.¹

     Ruari Jack Elphinstone Grant was born in 1991.¹ He is the son of Kevin Grant and Janet Christine Helen Elphinstone.²

     Major Harold George Almond Elphinstone was born on 9 April 1910.¹ He was the son of Reverend Maurice Curteis Elphinstone and Christiana Georgiana Almond.² He died on 5 June 1944 at age 34, killed in action.¹
     He graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Engineers.¹

     Reverend Kenneth John Tristram Elphinstone was born on 29 November 1911.¹ He was the son of Reverend Maurice Curteis Elphinstone and Christiana Georgiana Almond.² He married Felicity Hurst, daughter of Sir Gerald Berkeley Hurst, on 29 September 1938.¹ He died on 16 May 1980 at age 68.^1,3
     He was educated at Loretto School, Muselborough, East Lothian, Scotland^G.¹ He graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1933 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1934 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He was the Vicar at South Stoke, Somerset, England^G.¹ He was admitted to Lincoln’s Inn in 1938 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Rifle Brigade.¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1942, when he became a POW.¹ He was Chancellor of the Diocese of Chester in 1950.¹ He graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1950 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was Chancellor of the Diocese of Hereford in 1953.¹ He was a Priest in 1964.¹ He was the Vicar between 1966 and 1974 at South Stoke, Somerset, England^G.¹ He was Dean of the Arches, Auditor of Chancery Court of York between 1977 and 1980.¹ He was appointed Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.) in 1979.¹

     Sir Gerald Berkeley Hurst was appointed Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.)¹

     Felicity Hurst was born circa 1914.² She is the daughter of Sir Gerald Berkeley Hurst.³ She married, firstly, Reverend Kenneth John Tristram Elphinstone, son of Reverend Maurice Curteis Elphinstone and Christiana Georgiana Almond, on 29 September 1938.¹ She married, secondly, Commander Eric Ford Schomberg Back, son of Captain Eric Percy Coventry Back and Violet Hammill, on 22 July 1982.¹ She died on 7 August 2010.²
     From 29 September 1938, her married name became Elphinstone. From 22 July 1982, her married name became Back.¹

     Tristram Gerald Elphinstone was born on 28 December 1940.¹ He was the son of Reverend Kenneth John Tristram Elphinstone and Felicity Hurst.² He died on 12 November 1962 at age 21, unmarried.¹