Family
On 15 January 1839, he married Maria Dorothea Hunter Blair (c.1816–1890), daughter of Sir David Hunter-Blair, 3rd Baronet, in Malta. They had four sons and two daughters: The ornithologist Philip Lutley Sclater was married to a sister of Maria Dorothea.
- James Thomas Spencer Elliot (1845–1892)
- Walter Blair Elliot (1847–1869)
- Caroline Elliot (1852–post 1887)
- Edward (1852–1920), who played football for Scotland in the unofficial international matches in 1871 and 1872.
- Herman Elliot (1854–1895)
- Dorothea Helen Elliot (died 1925)
Read more about this topic: Walter Elliot (Scottish Naturalist)
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