Archebald ELLIOT¹ = Sarah TELFER/TELFAIR²

Married EST 1763³

Archebald ELLIOT:

Born EST 1738, Roberton, Roxburghshire⁴
Died ⁵


Sarah TELFER/TELFAIR:

Alias Sarah ELLIOTT
Born 1739, Langholm, Dumfrieshire, Scotland⁶
name shown as TEIBER in birth record of William but this is likely to be an error

Sarah is the aunt of Thomas ("Tammie Telfer") Telford (1757-1834), the engineer whose family originated in the Langholm area. She is the sister of John Telfer ("The Blameless Shepherd" 1724-1757) who was Thomas Telford's father.

Margaret ELLIOT⁷

Born 1764, Langholm, Dumfrieshire, Scotland⁸
Christened Monday 27 August 1764, Langholm, Dumfrieshire, Scotland⁹

Sarah ELLIOTT¹⁰

Born 1766, Langholm, Dumfrieshire, Scotland¹¹

William ELLIOTT¹² = Jean DAVIDSON > Family

Married 1783, Langholm, Dumfrieshire, Scotland¹³

William ELLIOTT:

Born 1768, Langholm, Dumfrieshire, Scotland¹⁴
Died AFT 1797¹⁵
probably would have known 1st cousin Thomas Telford in Langholm. Telford departed Langholm for London in 1782 when William was 14 years old


Jean DAVIDSON:

Alias Jean ELLIOTT

Isabel ELLIOT

Born 1771, Langholm, Dumfrieshire, Scotland¹⁶

Elizabeth ELLIOT

Born 1775, Langholm, Dumfrieshire, Scotland¹⁷

John ELLIOTT¹⁸

Born 1778, Langholm¹⁹

1 :
OPR Index Births and Christenings, Scotland
known to be father of William Elliot b 1768 Langholm
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OPR Index Births and Christenings, Scotland
3 :
est based on age of eldest known child
record not found in OPR Index
4 : ; Questionable
1738 birth Ballantrae son of William Elliot and Margaret McQueston is possible OPR Index Births and Christenings, Scotland

1737 birth Roberton, Roxburghshire son of Archbald Elliot and unknown OPR Index Births and Christenings, Scotland
5 :
there may be a MI at Roberton
see 1972 Hawick Archaeological Society transactions
also 1987 Kathleen W stewart An Historical record of Borthwick Wa'as Burial Ground, E&C Print, Melrose
6 :
birth Sarah Telfer 1739 dau William Telfer/Sarah Richardson in Langholm OPR Index Births & Christenings, Scotland
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OPR Index Births and Christenings, Scotland
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OPR Index Births and Christenings, Scotland
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http://web.ukonline.co.uk/tom.paterson/origins/elliot1.htm
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OPR Index Births and Christenings, Scotland
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OPR Index Births and Christenings, Scotland
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OPR Index Births and Christenings, Scotland
known to be father of John Elliot b 1797 Langholm
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OPR Index Marriages, Scotland
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OPR Index Births and Christenings, Scotland
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age youngest child

there may be a MI at Langholm Cem
transcriptions available Gilchrist
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OPR Index Births and Christenings, Scotland
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OPR Index Births and Christenings, Scotland
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OPR Index Births and Christenings, Scotland
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OPR Index Births and Christenings, Scotland