Life History
approx. 1763 |
Born.1 Son of Isaac Elton of Bristol |
20th Jan 1774 |
Mentioned in Will.2 of Isaac Elton |
7th Feb 1782 |
Educated Oxford University, Christ Church.1 Matric |
1st Apr 1784 |
Mentioned in Will.3 of Mary Elton was Mortimer |
17th Oct 1785 |
Qualification in Oxford University.1 M.A. |
23rd Apr 1794 |
Died.4 |
after 30th Apr 1794 |
Memorial or Grave Stone in Wells Cathedral.4,5 "Here lyeth the remains of ABRAHAM ELTON, child of the late ISAAC ELTON and SARAH his Wife, Daughter of the late SAMUEL PEACH with hopes of a joyful Resurrection through the Merits of our Saviour Jesus Christ. He died April 23rd 1794. Aged 30 years" |
30th Apr 1794 |
Buried in Wells Cathedral.5 In the West Cloister |
Sources
- 1. Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886 - Abraham Elton - matric 1782
- 2. Will of Isaac Elton of Clifton, Gloucestershire - 1776
- TNA - PROB 11/1020/370
- 3. Will of Mary Elton, Widow of Clifton, Gloucestershire - 1785
- TNA - PROB - 11/1132/273
- 4. Memorial in Wells Cathedral - Abraham Elton - d.1794
- 5. Somerset Monumental Inscriptions - Abraham Elton - 1794