Elphinstone baronets of Sowerby (1816)

The Elphinstone baronetcy, of Sowerby in the County of Cumberland, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 25 May 1816 for Major-General Howard Elphinstone, a veteran of the Peninsular War. He was the youngest son of John Elphinstone, a captain in the Royal Navy and admiral in the Russian Navy.

Elphinstone baronets, of Sowerby (1816)

 * Sir Howard Elphinstone, 1st Baronet (1773–1846)
 * Sir Howard Elphinstone, 2nd Baronet (1804–1893). He sat as Liberal Member of Parliament for Hastings and Lewes.
 * Sir Howard Warburton Elphinstone, 3rd Baronet (1830–1917)
 * Sir Howard Graham Elphinstone, 4th Baronet (1898–1975) m. Alice Mary "Mollie" Emerton Brown
 * Sir Maurice Douglas Warburton Elphinstone FRSE, 5th Baronet (1909–1995)
 * Sir John Howard Main Elphinstone, 6th Baronet (born 1949)

The heir presumptive to the baronetcy is a cousin of the 6th baronet, Henry Charles Elphinstone (born 1958).