When Margaret Ellison was born on 17 April 1750, in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, British Colonial America, her father, Thomas Ellison Sr, was 35 and her mother, Sarah Kelsey, was 31.
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English: from the Middle English personal name Ellis (Old Testament Elijah) + -son.
English: from the Middle English, Old French female personal name Elissent, Elisant, ancient Germanic Elisind.
Scottish: sometimes a post-medieval variant of Allison , which is mainly concentrated in northern England and southwestern Scotland. There is a similar Scottish variation between Alison and Elison as female personal names.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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