Marwood-Elton baronets | |
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![]() Escutcheon of the Marwood-Elton baronets of Widworthy Court | |
Creation date | 1837 [1] |
Status | extinct |
Extinction date | 1884 [2] |
Seat(s) | Widworthy Court, Devon [1] |
Motto | Artibus 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]
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]
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Marwood-Elton baronets | |
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![]() Escutcheon of the Marwood-Elton baronets of Widworthy Court | |
Creation date | 1837 [1] |
Status | extinct |
Extinction date | 1884 [2] |
Seat(s) | Widworthy Court, Devon [1] |
Motto | Artibus 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]
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]
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