Life History
| 1774 | |
| 13th May 1799 | Married Charlotte YOUNG in Great Baddow.1,5 Bride - daughter of Rear Admiral Sir William Young and sister of Admiral James Young | 
| 1810 | Birth of son James Frederick ELTON.1 | 
| approx. 1815 | Birth of son William ELTON in Dedham.2 | 
| before 1815 | Death of Charlotte YOUNG | 
| 1815 | Married Anna Maria BOYFIELD.1 | 
| between Oct 1844 and Dec 1844 | Death of son James Frederick ELTON in Bath.1,4 | 
| 30th Mar 1851 | Occupation Gentleman.2 | 
| 30th Mar 1851 | Recorded in census in Witham, Kelvedon (Chipping Hill).2 Jacob Elton - Head - Married - 72 - Gentleman - born Gloster Stapleton | 
| between Jul 1856 and Sep 1856 | Died in Chelmsford.1,3 | 
Sources
- 1. ELTON, Margaret (1974) : "Annals of the Elton Family : Bristol Merchants and Somerset Landowners"
              - Stroud, Allan Sutton Publishing Ltd
 
- 2. Census 1851 Witham HO107/1783, F220, P2 (Jacob Elton)
              - HO107/1783, F220, P2
 
- 3. BMD Death Index - Jacob Elton
              - 1856, Q3, Jacob Elton, Chelmsford, 4a, 81
 
- 4. BMD Death Index - ELTON - James Frederick Elton
              - 1844, Q4, James Frederick Elton, Bath, 11,28
 
- 5. The Times - Marriages - Elton & Young - 1799
              - The Times, Wednesday, May 15, 1799; pg. 3; Issue 4484; col D
 
