Sir Edward Marwood-Elton, 1st Baronet

Marwood-Elton baronets
Escutcheon of the Marwood-Elton baronets of Widworthy Court
Creation date1837[1]
Statusextinct
Extinction date1884[2]
Seat(s)Widworthy Court, Devon[1]
MottoArtibus et armis, By arts and arms[1]

Sir Edward Marwood-Elton Q.C. (19 May 1800 – 1884) was an English barrister and Devonshire landowner[3] who served as the High Sheriff of Devon in 1858.[4]

Life

Edward Marwood-Elton was born on the 19 May 1800. He was the son of James Marwood-Elton and Anne Storey, both of whom belonged to landed families of Devon.[5]

In 1833, Marwood-Elton purchased the Widworthy Court estate in Devon and commissioned George Stanley Repton to design the replacement principal house.[6] He continued to expand the estate through land acquisitions for the rest of his life.[3]

Marwood-Elton died in 1884, unmarried and without issue.[7] His heir was a cousin, William Elton (1865–1931), who took the surname Marwood-Elton.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1850. p. 370.
  2. ^ a b "Marwood-Elton, Lt-Col William". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 October 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ a b MARWOOD ELTON. Marwood-Elton family of Widworthy, Devon. National Archives. 1493–1887.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. ^ "Sir Edward Marwood-Elton". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  5. ^ "James Marwood Elton". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  6. ^ "WIDWORTHY COURT, Widworthy - 1333312 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Sir Edward Marwood-Elton, 1st Bt and last". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 21 April 2020.