William Elliot

Abt 1750 - 1827  (77 years)

• Name	William Elliot
  Birth	Abt 1750	Millburnholm, Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
  	Not certain of actual birth, nothing to indicate correctly.
  Gender	Male
  Research Note	Abt 1800
  	He was a friend of Sir Walter Scott, and is believed to have been portrayed as Guy Mannering as 'Dandy Dimmont'
  Death	31 Jan 1827	Millburnholm, Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [1]
  	said to be 30 June1829 and MI states 31 June 1827. From the book " The Ballads of Liddesdale" by Michael J H Robson. Clearly states 31 Jan 1827 which makes more sense.
  Burial	Aft 31 Jan 1827	Unthank Cemetery, Ewes, Dumfriesshire, Scotland   [2]
  		MI in Unthank Cemetery No 5
  Person ID	I2034	Ailsa and Bill Family Histories
  Last Modified	13 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert Elliot,   b. Abt 1725, Whithaugh, Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 10 Feb 1770, Millburnholm, Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Janet Scott,   b. Abt 1728, Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. Jul 1774, Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F1089	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Laidlaw,   b. Bef 16 Mar 1750, Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 25 Nov 1822, Millburnholm, Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age > 72 years)
  Marriage	20 Dec 1787	Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [3, 4]
  	Wm Elliot in the Parish of Castletown and Elizabeth Laidlaw of this Parish gave up their names for proclaimation in order to marriage on the 20th Dec 1787
  		William Elliot to Elizabeth Laidlaw 1787, Hawick, Roxburghshire
  Children	+ 1. Jane Elliot,   b. 15 Mar 1792, Millburnholm, Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 2 Jun 1869, Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age 77 years) + 2. Robert Elliot,   b. 2 May 1793, Millburnholm, Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 3 Mar 1858, Toftholm, Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F1071	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 20 Dec 1787 - Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland Burial - Aft 31 Jan 1827 - Unthank Cemetery, Ewes, Dumfriesshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S250] various, Books, "The Ballads of Liddesdale" by Michael J H Robson - Collecting the Ballads, Page 2. [S35] Cemetery Records, Unthank Cemetery MI - Book of Ewes Valley Held on File. [S1] Certificate held on file:. [S11] Scotland, Record Office BDM Indexes, Url: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 1787 Roxburgh Hawick, 789/0030 0106.