Elton Baronets

The Elton Baronetcy, of Bristol, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 31 October 1717 for Abraham Elton, Mayor of and Member of Parliament for Bristol. The second Baronet was also Mayor of Bristol and represented Taunton and Bristol in the House of Commons. The seventh Baronet sat as Liberal Member of Parliament for Bath. The eighth Baronet was High Sheriff of Somerset in 1895. The tenth Baronet was a pioneer of the British documentary film industry.

Two other members of the family may also be mentioned. Frederick Coulthurst Elton, great-grandson of Isaac Elton, great-grandson of Jacob Elton, third son of the first Baronet, was a Colonel in the British Army. His son Frederick Algernon George Young Elton (1867-1921), was a Brigadier-General in the Royal Artillery.

The ancestral seat of the Elton family is Clevedon Court, Clevedon, Somerset.

Elton Baronets, of Bristol (1717)

*Sir Abraham Elton, 1st Baronet (1654-1728)
*Sir Abraham Elton, 2nd Baronet (1679-1743)
*Sir Abraham Elton, 3rd Baronet (1703-1761)
*Sir Abraham Isaac Elton, 4th Baronet (1717-1790)
*Sir Abraham Elton, 5th Baronet (1755-1842)
*Sir Charles Abraham Elton, 6th Baronet (1778-1853)
*Sir Arthur Hallam Elton, 7th Baronet (1818-1883)
*Sir Edmund Harry Elton, 8th Baronet (1846-1920)
*Sir Ambrose Elton, 9th Baronet (1869-1951)
*Sir Arthur Hallam Rice Elton, 10th Baronet (1906-1973)
*Sir Charles Abraham Grierson Elton, 11th Baronet (b. 1953)

ee also

*Marwood-Elton Baronets

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.leighrayment.com/Baronetage.htm Leigh Rayment' s baronetage page]