Admiral George KEITH, Elphinstone, GCB, 1st Viscount Keith

1746 - 1823  (77 years)

• Name	George KEITH
  	Named after his great-uncle George Keith, last Earl Marischal.
  Prefix	Admiral
  Suffix	Elphinstone, GCB, 1st Viscount Keith
  Birth	7 Jan 1746	Elphinstone Tower, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Election	1781 - 1790	Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
  	Whig M.P.
  		Thrale Parliamentarians Thrales, their spouses, and others with close family connections were elected as Members of Parliament. This is not a definitive list. Please contact us if you know of others.
  Note	13 Apr 1794
  	Knight of the Bath
  Note	Nov 1796
  	Hester Lynch Thrale wrote of Admiral Elphinstone in her Thraliana in - even though she could not have known that she was writing of her future son-in-law Admiral George Keith Elphinstone who was responsible for trapping the Dutch Fleet in Saldanha Bay. Our capture of the whole Dutch Fleet at once without firing a Gun is a great event indeed.
  Property	From 1798	Tulliallan, Kincardineshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Purchased the Tulliallan estate in 1798 from prize money obtained by capturing enemy ships.
  Election	1796 - 1801	Stirlingshire, Scotland
  	Whig M.P.
  		Thrale Parliamentarians Thrales, their spouses, and others with close family connections were elected as Members of Parliament. This is not a definitive list. Please contact us if you know of others.
  Physical Description	1815
  		Admiral George KEITH by Sophia THRALE Souvenirs de l'Amitié, a collection of 36 exquisitely detailed miniatures by Sophia Thrale of her family and friends that she began working on in 1815. Painted in watercolour on grey-tinted paper, each portrait was glued into a leather-bound book with a decorative title page and a list of all the sitters.
  Military Service	1761-1815
  	In 1761 he entered the navy. Treasurer and Comptroller of the Household to the Duke of Clarence, the future King William IV. In 1793 he distinguished himself against the French off Toulon and, on 13 April 1794, became a Knight of the Bath. In 1794 he became a Rear Admiral and, in 1795, a Vice Admiral. Commanded the expedition to Cape Town, which place capitulated on 17 September 1795, while the Dutch fleet at Saldanha Bay surrendered to him on 19 August 1796. For this he was rewarded by being created Baron Keith of Stonehaven Marischal, in the Irish peerage, with a special remainder, failing heirs male of his body, to his daughter Margaret. As Commander at Sheerness he quelled the alarming mutiny at the Nore. From 1799 till 1802 Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean, aiding in the operations at Aboukir Bay and the capture of Alexandria. On 15 December 1801, he was rewarded with a British peerage of the same designation. In 1801 he became an Admiral of the Blue and, in 1805, of the White. He was responsible for the British fleet's victory over the French fleet in Boulogne harbour between 2 and 3 October 1804.
  Death	10 Mar 1823
  Physical Description	1825
  		Admiral George Keith Elphinstone Portrait of Admiral George Keith Elphinstone, GCB, 1st Viscount Keith, by George Sanders. Oil on canvas. 76.20 x 63.50 cm. (30 x 25 in.). Painted c. 1825 http://www.artwarefineart.com/gallery/portrait-admiral-george-keith-elphinstone-gcb-1st-viscount-keith-1746-1823
  Burial	Overton Kirkyard, Tulliallan, Fife, Scotland   [2]
  Person ID	I97	UK Thrale family | Fairfolds and Hammonds Thrale branch, Marshalswick Thrale branch
  Last Modified	28 May 2026

  
  

  Family 1	Jane MERCER   d. 12 Dec 1789
  Marriage	9 Apr 1787
  Children	+ 1. Margaret Mercer ELPHINSTONE,   b. 1788   d. 1867 (Age 79 years) m. Comte de Flahaut Charles Auguste Joseph DE FLAHAUT DE LA BILLARDERIE
  Family ID	F58	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2004

  
  

  Family 2	Hester Maria THRALE,   b. 17 Sep 1764, Anchor Brewery, Southwark, Surrey, England d. 31 Mar 1857, Piccadilly, Middlesex, England (Age 92 years)
  Note	1791  [3]
  	Queeney first met Viscount Admiral George Keith of Elphinstone, after the death of his first wife.
  Marriage	10 Jan 1808	Saint Marylebone, Middlesex, England   [4]
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Residence	Piccadilly, Middlesex, England
  	Address: 110 Piccadilly
  Residence	1798-1892	Tulliallan, Kincardineshire, Scotland
  	The 3,586 acre estate was purchased in 1798 by by Admiral Sir George Keith Elphinstone (later Viscount Keith), He built Tulliallan Castle between 1818 & 1820.
  Children	1. Lady Villiers Georgina Augusta Henrietta KEITH,   b. 12 Dec 1809   d. 21 Sep 1892 (Age 82 years) m. Lord William Godolphin OSBORNE , Honorable Augustus John Child VILLIERS (1831)
  Family ID	F55	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 May 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 7 Jan 1746 - Elphinstone Tower, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Election - Whig M.P. - 1781 - 1790 - Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland Property - Purchased the Tulliallan estate in 1798 from prize money obtained by capturing enemy ships. - From 1798 - Tulliallan, Kincardineshire, Scotland Marriage - 10 Jan 1808 - Saint Marylebone, Middlesex, England Burial - - Overton Kirkyard, Tulliallan, Fife, Scotland Residence - Address: 110 Piccadilly - - Piccadilly, Middlesex, England Residence - The 3,586 acre estate was purchased in 1798 by by Admiral Sir George Keith Elphinstone (later Viscount Keith), He built Tulliallan Castle between 1818 & 1820. - 1798-1892 - Tulliallan, Kincardineshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S127] Kate Chisholm, Letters to Sophia, 63. [S22] Web, http://www.rocinante.demon.co.uk/klhg/overkirk/overindx.htm. [S127] Kate Chisholm, Letters to Sophia, 60. [S33] Pallot's Marriage Index.