| Francis Perceval Eliot | |
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 with permission from The Eliot Sisters Collection |
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| Born | September 1755 Kew Green, Surrey, England |
| Died | August 23 1818 (aged 62) 22 Portman Street, London, England |
| Residence | Kew, Surrey Richmond, Surrey Elmhurst Hall, Staffordshire 22 Portman Street, London, England |
| Occupation | Colonel, Auditor, Man of letters |
| Height | 4ft 9ins |
| Spouse | Anne Breynton |
| Children | William Granville Eliot (September 7 1779 – August 26 1855) Francis Breynton Eliot (April 1 1781 – 1855) |
| Parents | Granville Elliott and Elizabeth Duckett |
(1755-1818)
with permission from
The Eliot Archives
Francis Perceval Eliot (September 1755 – 1818-08-23) was the son of General Granville Elliott (1713-10-07 – 1759-10-10) and his second wife, Elizabeth Duckett (1724-06-25 – 1804-07-11). He was born at Kew Green, Surrey, and baptised on 1755-10-09 at St Anne's Church, Kew Green. Following his father's death on 1759-10-10, the family moved on 1760-04-15 to Richmond. In 1762, Francis lodged at Hargreaves in St Martin's Lane, London. On 1764-04-17 he lodged with Mrs Bathurst, Charterhouse Square and attended the public school of St Bartholomew. In 1770, he went to Mrs Betesworth's Academy in Kingston, near Portsmouth, Hampshire, leaving in 1772 to join Mr Lockee's Military Academy, Little Chelsea, London, and later to Colonel Gallatin's School of Equitation for 7 months. On 1773-12-15, he was commissioned as Ensign in the 14th Regiment of Foot. On 1774-03-28, he joined his first regiment, moving to quarters in Dover on 1774-05-13. In March 1775, he left for America, where, on 1775-08-25, he was appointed Lieutenant in the 14th Regiment of Foot. By 1778-11-28 he had returned to St George Hanover Square, London, where he married Anne Breynton (cir 1756 – 1829-08-15), the daughter of the famous minister in Nova Scotia, Rev Dr John Breynton (cir 1730 – 1799). In 1790, he bought Elmhurst Hall and various other properties in Staffordshire, while still maintaining a house in London. In 1794 he raised the Staffordshire Yeomanry Cavalry and became its Major and subsequently Colonel. In 1797, he tried to sell off his Staffordshire estates. The following year 1798 he raised the Staffordshire Yeomanry Infantry. By 1800 he had moved to Lichfield and in 1803 raised the 2nd Staffordshire Militia, eventually becoming its Lieutenant-Colonel. In 1806, he finally disposed of his Staffordshire properties, pulling down the derelict Elmhurst Hall. He moved back to London full-time, and took an oath as a Commissioner of Public Accounts [1], based at Somerset House in the Strand. Around this time he became a man of letters, addressing the foremost politicians of the time, while also writing for a magazine — The Aegis. He died at his home at 22 Portman Street, London on 1818-08-23 and was buried in or by the western wall of the St Marylebone burial ground on the south side of Paddington Street, London — near to his father-in-law, Rev Dr John Breynton (cir 1730-1799).
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Family
On 1778-11-28 at St George's Church, Hanover Square, London, Francis married Anne Breynton (cir 1756 – 1829-08-15), and had by her 7 sons and 3 daughters:
- William Granville Eliot (1779-09-07 – 1855-08-26)
- Francis Breynton Eliot (1781-04-01 – 1855)
- Edward John Eliot (1782-09-20 – 1863-11-06)
- George Augustus Eliot (1784-02-19 – 1835-08-06)
- Elizabeth Mary Eliot (1785-10-11 – 1872-07-21)
- Lionel Ducket Eliot (1787-03-27 – March 1855)
- Henry Algernon Eliot (1788-08-23 – 1857)
- Ann Cathrina Eliot (1789-11-08 – 1891-10-30)
- Frances Charlotte Eliot (1790-12-23 – 1819-10-28)
- Charles Turberville Eliot (1794-07-04 – 1875-02-17)
Many of his sons went on to play significant roles in the British Armed Forces.
Publications
1791–1800 Common Place Book — University of Birmingham Library Special Collection (Ref: 6/vi/5) [2] 1794 "Letters on the subject of the arm'd Yeomanry, addressed to the … Earl Gower Sutherland, etc." by Francis Perceval Eliot, second edition published Stafford 1794. 1797 "Six letters, etc." by Francis Perceval Eliot — another edition of "Letters on the subject of the arm'd Yeomanry, addressed to the … Earl of Gower Sutherland, etc." — published London 1797 British Library Shelfmark: 8827.f.30 1807 "Demonstration, Or Financial Remarks With Occasional Observations On Political Occurrences" Printed for John Cawthorn, 1807 (London: T. Collins) 117 pages, xi, [10], [13] folded leaves of plates; 22cm British Library Shelfmark: 8135.g.11 1811 "Observations On The Fallacy Of The Supposed Depreciation Of The Paper Currency Of The Kingdom With Reasons For Dissenting From The Report Of The Bullion Committee" by Francis Perceval Eliot Printed for J.J. Stockdale, London 1811. 171 pages, 24cm British Library Shelfmark: 1028.e.3(4) and 1028.e.5.(1) 1811 "A Supplement To Observations On The Fallacy Of The Supposed Depreciation Of The Paper Currency Of The Kingdom, &c." Printed for J.J. Stockdale, London 1811 28 pages, 21cm 1814 "A series of letters on the Political and financial State of the nation at the commencement of 1814" by Falkland (i.e. Francis Perceval Eliot) — published 1814. British Library Shelfmark: P.P.3557.w 1814 "Letters on the Political and financial situation of the country in 1814; addressed to the Earl of Liverpool" by Francis Perceval Eliot — published 1814 British Library Shelfmark: P.P.3557.w 1815 "Three letters on the financial and political situation of the country in the year 1815 … addressed to the Earl of Liverpool" by Francis Perceval Eliot — published 1815 British Library Shelfmark: P.P.3557.w. These letters proposed a system of measures based on a single weight measure, similar to the metric system used in France at the time [3] 1816 "Letters on the political and financial situation of the British Empire, in the year 1816 … addressed to the Earl of Liverpool" — published 1816 British Library Shelfmark: P.P.3557.w and C.T.114(1)
See also
References
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Eliot, Francis Perceval |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Elliott, Francis Perceval |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Military officer, auditor, man of letters |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1755 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kew Green, Surrey |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1818-08-23 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | 22 Portman Street, London |
