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Elton, Baron (UK, 1934)

Creation: let. pat. 16 Jan 1934

Family name: Elton

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Arms:

Paly Or and Gules a Bend and on a Chief Sable three pierced Mullets Or

Crest:

Between two pierced Mullets and out of a Wreath of Laurel fructed Or a Dexter Arm embowed in Mail proper tied about the elbow a Cord Or the Gauntlet grasping a Scimitar proper hilted and pommeled Or

Supporters:

Dexter:  a Knight in Mail and White Surcoat supporting with the exterior hand a Sword point downwards proper hilted and pommeled Or;  Sinister:  a Viking habited proper mantled Azure supporting with the exterior hand a Battleaxe head downwards and outwards proper

Motto:

Fide Quam Fortuna (By faith rather than fortune)

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Godfrey [Elton], 1st Baron Elton

1st son of Edward Fiennes Elton, of Ovington Park, co. Hampshire, and Burleigh Court, co. Gloucester, by his wife Violet Hylda Fletcher, dau. of Rev C J H Fletcher, Rector of Carfax, Oxford

born

29 Mar 1892

mar.

17 Aug 1921 Dedi Hartmann (d. 15 Mar 1977), dau. of Gustav Hartmann, of Oslo, Norway

died

18 Apr 1973

created

16 Jan 1934 Baron Elton, of Headington in the County of Oxford

suc. by

son

Rodney [Elton], 2nd Baron Elton

born

2 Mar 1930

mar. (1)

18 Sep 1958 (div. 1979) Anne Frances Tilney, 1st dau. of Brig Robert Adolphus George Tilney CBE DSO, of The Hall, Sutton Bonnington, co. Leicester, by his wife Frances Moore Barclay, dau. of Robert Cochrane Barclay, of Virginia, USA

children by first wife

1. Hon Edward Paget Elton (b. 28 May 1966)

1. Hon Annabel Elton (b. 24 Oct 1960), mar. 1986 Donald M Peebles, 1st son of Dr Robert Anthony Peebles, of Hampton Court, co. Surrey, and has issue

2. Hon Jane Elton (b. 15 Jan 1962), mar. 1989 James A J Cronin, son of Vincent Archibald Patrick Cronin, of Hyde Park Square, London, and Le Manoir de Brion, Sartilly, Normandy, France

3. Hon Lucy Elton (b. 19 Dec 1963), mar. 1993 Andrew Godfrey Diarmid Stuart [Campbell-Gray], 23rd Lord Gray, and has issue

mar. (2)

24 Aug 1979 (Susan) Richenda Gurney CVO, Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Elizabeth II since 1987, 3rd dau. of Sir Hugh Gurney KCMG MVO, by his wife Mariota Susan Carnegie, 1st dau. of Rt Hon Sir Lancelot Douglas Carnegie GCVO KCMG (by his wife Marion Alice de Gournay Barclay, dau. of Henry Ford Barclay, of Monkhams, co. Essex), 1st son by his second wife of James [Carnegie], 9th Earl of Southesk

note

elected hereditary peer (Deputy Speaker - Conservative), House of Lords 1999

 Last updated 24 Aug 2004

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Title:

2nd Baron Elton, of Headington in the County of Oxford

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 16 Jan 1934)

Address:

c/o House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW

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