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 from 1722 to 1727. The second Baronet was also Mayor of Bristol and represented Taunton and Bristol (1727–1742) 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.

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 (1679–1742)
• 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)
  • Edmond William Elton (1822–1859)
• 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 (born 1953)

The heir apparent to the baronetcy is Abraham William Elton (born 1995)

See also

• Marwood-Elton baronets

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,,
• Leigh Rayment's list of baronets