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William Elliott 1780 – 1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jun 1780

Birth Location: Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: aft. 1862

Death Location: Canada

Father: Walter (Elliot)

Mother: Isabella Grieve

Spouse(s): Margaret Scott

Children(s): Helen Elliot

According to available records, William Elliott was born in 1780 in Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Walter Elliott (Elliot) and Isabella "Tibbie" Grieve. Following those early years, William Elliott married Margaret "Peggy" Scott, and their family grew to include Helen "Ellen" Elliot. In the later years of life, William Elliott died in 1862 in Canada.

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Parents

Walter (Elliot)
1752 – 1822
Birth Location: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Isabella Grieve
1756 – 1830
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Scott
1780 –
Birth Location: , Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland
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Children(s)

Helen Elliot
1816 – 1909
Birth Location: Scotland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 22 Jun 1780
    Event Place: Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: aft. 1862
    Event Place: Canada
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