The Elton Baronetcy, of Bristol, is a title in the
Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 31 October 1717 for
Abraham Elton, Mayor of and
Member of Parliament for
Bristol from 1722 to 1727.[2] The second Baronet was also Mayor of Bristol and represented
Taunton and Bristol (1727–1742) in the
House of Commons. The seventh Baronet sat as
Liberal Member of Parliament for
Bath. The eighth Baronet was
High Sheriff of Somerset in 1895. The tenth Baronet was a pioneer of the British documentary film industry.
Sir Charles Abraham Grierson Elton, 11th Baronet (born 1953)[6]
The
heir apparent to the baronetcy is Abraham William Elton (born 1995).[6]
Extended family
Frederick Coulthurst Elton, great-grandson of Isaac Elton, great-grandson of Jacob Elton, third son of the first Baronet, was a colonel in the British Army. His son Frederick Algernon George Young Elton (1867–1921), was a brigadier-general in the
Royal Artillery.
Mary Elton (née Stewart of
Castle Stewart) the second wife of the fifth baronet, The Reverend Sir Abraham Elton, helped develop the resort town of
Clevedon and endowed local schools: the Mary Elton Primary School in Holland Road, Clevedon, is named after her.[7]