ELIOT, GRANVILLE, COMTE DE MORANGE, only son of Maj. -Gen. Roger Eliot, Governor of Gibraltar, and Charlotte, dau. of William Elliot of Wells, near Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, a London lace merchant; b. 7 Oct 1713; adm. Feb 1724/5; went to Dr Dunster’s Academy, Little Marlborough Street, London 1727; Univ. Groningen 1730-2, where he studied law; Chamberlain to Elector Palatine 1735; created Comte de Morange 28 Mar 1736; Maj. -Gen. of Cavalry in Elector’s Service 22 Apr 1745; Lieut. -Gen. 24 Jun 1746; Lieut. -Gen. of Cavalry, Netherlands Army 2 Nov 1748; Col. in Halket’s Regt., Scotch Brigade of Netherlands Army, 16 Feb 1758; Maj. -Gen. in British Army and Col., 61st Foot, from 21 Apr 1758; served on staff in expedition to St. Malo Aug 1758; commanded a brigade of cavalry under Marquis of Granby at battle of Minden 1 Aug 1759; by his advice the use of light cavalry was introduced into the British Army; m. 1st, 1735 (IGI) Jeanne Thérèse du Hau, Comtesse de Montigny, Maid of Honour to Duchess of Lorraine, and dau. of Philippe du Hau, Comte de Montigny, Chamberlain to Duke of Lorraine; m. 2nd, 3 Sep 1750 (IGI) Elizabeth, dau. of William Duckett, Hartham, Wilts., Col. 2nd Troop, Horse Grenadier Guards; d. in Germany while on active service 10 Oct 1759.
ELIOT, RICHARD, second son of Rev. Edward Eliot, Vicar of Norton Bavant, Wilts., and Prebendary of Salisbury, sometime Archdeacon of Barbados, and ---, d. of --- Skeats [or Skeet ?], Barbados, West Indies; b. 6 Apr 1831; adm. (G) 7 Jan 1844; QS 1845; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1849, matr. 31 May 1849, Westminster Student; BA 1853; MA 1856; ordained 1857; d. 14 May 1862.
By charter dated 21 May 1560 she restored the foundation of Henry VIII as the “Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of the Blessed Peter Westminster”, among the reasons being given for the foundation being the liberal education of youth to the greater ornament of the state. By letters patent addressed to Trinity College, Cambridge, dated 11 June 1561, she expressed a wish that they should select as many Westminsters as possible for education in that college. By further letters patent, dated 7 February 1576, she recapitulated and confirmed her former injunctions, which had established a body of seven electors, including the Dean of Westminster, the Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, and the Master of Trinity, Cambridge, and she directed that at least three Westminster scholars should be elected annually to Christ Church and at least three more to Trinity College.
She is also said to have instituted an annual grant of £2 in Maundy money to be distributed as awards for exercises in prose and verse (J.Sargeaunt, Annals of Westminster School, 1898, 25), but although this grant is mentioned in the published Order of Service, there seems to be no contemporary evidence to substantiate it.
ELLERSHAW, ARTHUR, son of Rev. John Ellershaw, Rector of Chew Stoke, Somerset, and Elizabeth Caroline, dau. of Lieut. -Col. William Pilsworth, Leeds, Staff Officer of Pensioners; b. 27 Feb 1869; adm. (G) 23 Sep 1880; Min. Can. 1883; left May 1885; RMA Woolwich, Gentleman Cadet 28 Aug 1886; 2nd Lieut., Royal Artillery 27 Jul 1888; Lieut., 27 Jul 1891; Capt., 1 Mar 1899; Maj., 8 May 1909; Lieut. -Col., 9 Apr 1916; acting Brig. -Gen., 1917-9; Col., 1 Jan 1921; retired as Brig. -Gen., 1925; served North West Frontier, India 1897-8, with Natal Field Force in South African War 1900 (severely wounded), Aden expedition 1903-4, and 1914-8 War; commanded 111th Heavy Battery with 111th Division in Flanders 1914-5, 46th Heavy Artillery Brigade in France 1916, Heavy Artillery 1st Corps 1917, 8th Corps Feb - Jun 1918, 6th Corps Jun 1918 - Nov 1919 in France and Flanders; mentioned in despartches LG 17 Feb 1915, 22 Jun 1915, 4 Jan 1917, 11 Dec 1917, 20 Dec 1918; DSO 3 Jun 1915; CMG 1 Jan 1918; CB 1 Jan 1919; French Croix de Guerre; m. 4 Nov 1926 Nora Mary, younger dau. of J. T. Middleton, Woking, Surrey; d. 16 Jul 1929.
ELLETSON, JEREMIAH; b.; adm. (aged 14) Feb 1719/20.
ELLICE, PETER, son of Robert Ellice, Wrexham, Denbighshire, and Mary Vaughan, Bronhaulog, Llanfair Talhaiarn, Denbighshire; b. 16 Aug 1712; in school lists 1727/8, 1729; Jesus Coll. Oxford, matr. 17 Feb 1729/30, aged 17; BA 1733; MA 1736; BD 1743; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 12 Feb 1727/8; ordained deacon 19 Jun 1736, priest 5 Jun 1737 (both Oxford); Rector of Letchworth, Herts., from 17 Mar 1749; Rector of Knebworth, Herts., from 21 July 1760; d. 24 Jan 1788.
ELLIOT, ---; b.; in school list 1731.
ELLIOT, ALEXANDER KYNYNMOUND, third son of Right Hon. Sir Gilbert Elliot, Bart., PC MP, Treasurer of the Navy, advocate, and Agnes, dau. of Hugh Dalrymple-Murray-Kynynmound, Melgund, Forfarshire, advocate; b. 8 Apr 1754; adm. 3 Feb 1769; left Whitsun 1770; Writer, EICS Bengal 1770; arrived in India 22 Jul 1771; assistant to Collector, Rockimpore 1772; Head Assistant, Registrar of Suddur Dewanneee Adawlut 1774; Superintendent, Khalsa Records 1775; Factor, with same duties 1777; d. at Semra, Sarangarh state, Central India 12 Sep 1778. A monument to him was erected by Warren Hastings (qv) (see Life and Letters of Sir Gilbert Elliot, i, 31).
ELLIOT, EDWARD, son of Charles Elliot, St. Martin in the Fields, Westminster, and Elizabeth --- (IGI); bapt. St. Martin in the Fields 28 Feb 1719 (IGI); adm. (aged 13) Jan 1730/1; left 1734; apprenticed to James Worsdale, portrait painter, Westminster 28 Feb 1734/5.