Marriage and Family
Elliot's eldest child, HarrietDuring Elliot's naval service in the West Indies, he met Clara Genevieve Windsor (1806–1885) in Haiti, where she was born and raised. After marrying in 1828, they had two daughters and three sons:
- Harriet Agnes Elliot (1829–1896); married Edward Russell, 23rd Baron de Clifford, in 1853; three children
- Hugh Hislop Elliot (born c. 1831); served in Bombay Cavalry
- Gilbert Wray Elliot (born 1833); studied at Haileybury; weightlifter Launceston Elliot was his son
- Frederick Eden Elliot (1837–1916); married in 1861; four children
- Emma Clara Elliot (1842–1865); married in 1864 in St. Helena, where her father was governor
Elliot's wife accompanied him to Guiana from 1830 to 1833, and to China from 1834 to 1841.
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