Produktsuche    erweiterte Suche Kilts & More Neue Produkte: Herrenbekleidung: Damenbekleidung: Kinderbekleidung: Highland Dancing: Drum Major Corner: Clanwappen-Produkte: Dudelsack Lernen: Dudelsack /Bagpipes: Dudelsack-Zubehör: Scottish Drumming: Tartan-Produkte: Tartan Suche: CDs / DVDs / Bücher: Geschenk-Ideen: Geschenkgutschein: Sonstiges: Haggis: Workshops: Clan Emblem:   > A - C   > D - F   > G - H   > I - J   > K - L   > Mac   > M - O   > P - R   > S - T   > U - Z   > Clan Affiliations (Sept): Restposten: Mein Konto anmelden Warenkorb 0 Produkte Angebote Canmore Zipper Bag Medium Preis (inc): 110,00 EUR 90,00 EUR Preis (ex): 92,44 EUR 75,63 EUR Artikel-Nr.:  Eliott Order options: Cap Badge Kilt pin Plaid Brooch Tie pin Cuff links Sgian Dubh According to family tradition, the Elliots (as the name was then spelt) came from Angus at the foot of Glenshie, and moved to Teviotdale at the time of Robert the Bruce. In the year 1320, William de Soulis, whose family had for nearly two hundred years held the Lordship of Liddesdale, was convicted of treason against Robert the Bruce and imprisoned for life. All his lands were forfeited. Two years later Liddesdale was made over to Bruce’s illegitimate son, Robert. It is known from a Berwickshire Robert Eliot of Redheugh appears as the tenth chief in 1476. In 1470 he built a strong tower on a cliff overlooking the lord on Hermitage Water. In 1565 a deadly feud developed between the Ellots and their neighbours, the Scotts. Scott of Buccleuch, ancestor of the present duke, executed four Slots for the minor crime of cattle rustling. Robert Eliott of Redheugh went into exile in Fife, leaving his broad lands in Liddesdale. It was around the 1630s that the ‘i’ was introduced into the name of Eliot. Sir Gilbert Eliott of Stobs became chief in 1673. He was created a Baronet of Nova Scotia in December 1666. The third Baronet remodelled the old Tower of Stobs into a mansion house around 1764. His second son, Augustus, was a distinguished soldier who was rewarded for his spirited defence of Gibraltar in 1782 with a peerage.. Sir Gilbert Eliott of Minto finally becoming Governor General of Bengal. He returned from India in 1813 to be created Earl of Minto and Viscount Melgund. The present Earl of Minto is prominent in local government in the Borders, although the magnificent mansion house of Minto has had to be demolished. Iin 1932 the tenth Baronet reclaimed the ancient holding of Redheugh where he died in 1958. The present chief is the daughter of Sir Arthur. She assumed her father’s seat on the Council of Chiefs, but the baronetcy passed to a male heir. Datenschutz  |  Versandkosten  |  AGBs  |  Kontakt  |  Impressum  |  © 2012 Kilts & More