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Eliot Military Family
The Eliot family is a British aristocratic family whose members include earls, barons, counts, knights, governors, peers, and Members of Parliament. The main factions are the Earls of St Germans and the Eliot Military Family, which encompasses the Count Eliots. History It is unknown exactly when the Eliots settled in Devon; however, it is estimated they prospered there for 8 to 10 generations.Porter, William S., ''Genealogy of the Eliot family'', George B. Bassett & Co., New Haven, 1854 The earliest written record of the surname is an indenture signed in 1400 by RYC Elyot. John Eliot of Devonshire (born 1375) is a common ancestor for all Eliots of South England.''The New England Historical and Genealogical Register'', Volume 39, David Clapp & Son, Boston, 1885 He had two sons, Mychell (born 1414) and Walter (born 1433).Eliot, Walter Graeme, ''A Sketch of Eliot Family'', Livingston Middleditch, New York, 1887 Mychell's family took residence in East Coker while Walter remained in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noble Family
Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy (class), aristocracy. It is normally appointed by and ranked immediately below Royal family, royalty. Nobility has often been an Estates of the realm, estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. The characteristics associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles or simply formal functions (e.g., Order of precedence, precedence), and vary by country and by era. Membership in the nobility, including rights and responsibilities, is typically Hereditary title, hereditary and Patrilinearity, patrilineal. Membership in the nobility has historically been granted by a monarch or government, and acquisition of sufficient power, wealth, ownerships, or royal favour has occasionally enabled commoners to ascend into the nobility. There are often a variety of ranks within the noble class. Legal recognition of nobility has been much more common i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Germans, Cornwall
St Germans () is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It stands on the River Tiddy, just upstream of where that river joins the River Lynher; the water way from St Germans to the Hamoaze is also known as St Germans River. It takes its name from the St. German's Priory, generally associated with Germain of Auxerre, St Germanus, although the church may have been associated initially with a local saint, who was gradually replaced by the 14th century. This Norman church is adjacent to the Port Eliot estate of the present Earl of St Germans. The other villages in the historic parish were Tideford, Hessenford, Narkurs, Polbathic, and Bethany, but new ecclesiastical parishes were established in 1834 (St Anne's Church, Hessenford) and 1852 (Tideford). In 1997 part of the St Germans parish was made into Deviock parish. The area of the civil parish is , and it has a population of 1,427, increasing to 1,453 at the 2011 census. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Eliot
Richard Eliot (1694–1748), of St. Giles-in-the-Fields, Middlesex, was a British diplomat, official and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1733 to 1748. Eliot was baptized on 28 October 1694, the second son of William Eliot, and a great grandson of Sir John Eliot (1592-1632). He matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford in 1712. He was appointed secretary of the Embassy to Lord Carteret in Sweden in 1719, receiving £200 p.a. with no extraordinaries as he was to live with the ambassador. After the death of his brother Edward Eliot (1684–1722) in 1722, he managed the estates and parliamentary interest of his young nephew James Eliot at Port Eliot, whom he succeeded in 1742. In 1722, he was appointed Commissioner of excise. He married Harriot, who was the illegitimate daughter of James Craggs and the actress Hester Santlow on 10 March 1726. After he ceased to be Commissioner of Excise in May 1729, he was appointed surveyor general of the Duchy of Cornwall in Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Craggs-Eliot, 1st Baron Eliot
Edward Craggs-Eliot, 1st Baron Eliot (London, 8 July 1727 – 17 February 1804, Port Eliot, Cornwall) was an English official and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1748 to 1784, when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Eliot. Life and career He was born to Richard Eliot (c.1694 – 19 November 1748) and Harriot Craggs (c.1704 – January 1769), the illegitimate daughter of the Privy Counsellor and Secretary of State, James Craggs (9 April 1686 – 2 March 1721) and the noted actress, Hester Santlow. His sister Anne, who married Captain Hugh Bonfoy, was a noted beauty who was painted twice by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Another sister, Elizabeth, married Charles Cocks, 1st Baron Somers. In 1742, he matriculated at St Mary Hall, Oxford but did not graduate. During 1747–1748, he travelled in Continental Europe, principally the Dutch Republic, Germany and Switzerland. On 19 November 1748, he succeeded his father. From 1748 to 1768 he was Member of Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Eliot (born 1618)
Edward Eliot (1618 – c. 1710) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1660 and 1679. Eliot was the son of Sir John Eliot of Port Eliot St Germans and his wife Radigund Gurdie, daughter of Richard Gurdie of Trebursey. He was educated at Blundell's School in Tiverton from 1629. On the death of his father in 1632 he inherited the Trebursey estate. He was commissioner for assessment in Cornwall from 1644 to 1652 and in 1657. In 1659 he was among a group of Cornish leaders who issued a proclamation at Truro calling for a free parliament. In 1660, Eliot was elected Member of Parliament for Launceston in the Convention Parliament in a double return and was unseated on 29 June. In 1661 he was elected MP for St Germans for the Cavalier Parliament together with his brother John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Eliot (statesman)
Sir John Eliot (11 April 1592 – 27 November 1632) was an English statesman who was serially imprisoned in the Tower of London, where he eventually died, by King Charles I for advocating the rights and privileges of Parliament. Early life The son of Richard Eliot (1546 – 22 June 1609) and Bridget Carswell (c. 1542 – March 1617), he was born at Cuddenbeak, a farm on his father's Port Eliot estate in St Germans, Cornwall. He was baptised on 20 April at St German's Priory, immediately next to Port Eliot. The Eliot family were an old Devon family that had settled in Cornwall. John Eliot was educated at Blundell's School, Tiverton, and matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford, on 4 December 1607, and, leaving the university after three years, he studied law at one of the Inns of Court. He also spent some months travelling in France, Spain and Italy, in company, for part of the time, with young George Villiers, afterwards 1st Duke of Buckingham. Parliamentary career Elio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Eliot
Daniel Eliot (1646–1702) of Port Eliot, St Germans, Cornwall was an English politician who served as Member of Parliament for St Germans (UK Parliament constituency), St Germans from 1679 until 1700 and April to December 1701.Henning, Basil Duke,''The House of Commons 1660–1690'', Volume 1, Secker & Warburg, London, 1983 Born at Port Eliot in 1646, he was the son of John Eliot (died 1685), John Eliot and Honora Norton. His younger brother Richard (1652–1685) was also a member of parliament for St Germans. Eliot attended Christ's College, Cambridge, Christ's College at University of Cambridge, Cambridge.Cherry, George L.,''The Convention Parliament, 1689: A Biographical Study of Its Members'', Bookman Associates Inc., New York, 1966 Following his father's death in 1685 he inherited Port Eliot and married Katherine Fleming. They had a daughter Katherine (died 1724) who married Browne Willis in 1707. He left Port Eliot to his cousin Edward Eliot (1684–1722), Edward Eliot, MP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
