Features: Scottish Clan Early Genealogy - Clan Elliot

Motto: Fortiter et recte (Boldly and rightly)
Historic Seat: Redheugh Tower
District: Angus, Teviotdale
Associated Surnames: Ellot, Elwold, Gilbert
Associated Tartans:

Early Elliot Genealogy and History:
(Excerpt from "The Scottish Clans and Their Tartans", James Grant, 1906)

The Elliots were an important family in the south of Scotland. The chief of the clan was of Redhench, and some other branches of the family were designed as of Larriston, Braidlie, Horsliehill, Arkelton, and Stobs. Of the last-named branch came Gilbert Elliot of Stobs, who died leaving several sons.

William, the eldest, was ancestor of the Baronets of Stobs; also of John Elliot, M.D., Physician to the Prince of Wales, who was created a Baronet, 1778, but died unmarried 1786; and also of the celebrated General George Augustus Elliot, who successfully defended Gibraltar for three years (1779-83) against the whole power of France and Spain.

General Elliot was created Lord Heathfield, Baron Gibraltar, 1787, but the title became extinct on the death of his son Francis, second Baron, 1813. Gavin Elliot of Midlem Mill, fourth son of the above-named Gilbert Elliot of Stobs, was father of Gilbert Elliot, Lord Justice Clerk, created a Baronet 1700, whose great-grandson Gilbert, after having been Governor General of India, was created Earl of Minto, 1813. The present and fourth Earl is his great-grandson.

There is also an English family of Eliots belonging to Devon and Cornwall. Of this family Edward Craggs Eliot was created Baron Eliot of St. Germans, 1784, and his son John was created Earl of St. Germans, 1815. The present Earl is the fifth.

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