When William Elliott was born in 1777, in Wilford, Nottinghamshire, England, his father, John Elliot, was 47 and his mother, Martha Robbins, was 11774. He married Asenath Birks on 6 September 1812, in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. He died in October 1841, in Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 64.
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English: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Eliot, a pet form of the Old Testament name Elijah, rendered in Greek as Ēlias and in Old French as Élie + the diminutive suffix -ot; compare Ellis . The name Aylett may in some cases also have been confused with or absorbed into Elliott.
Scottish: late variant of Elwood .
Scottish (of Breton origin): perhaps, as some members of the Elliott clan believe, a Scottish variant of the Breton surname Elleouet, a habitational name from one of the hamlets named Allegot in Finistère.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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