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Sir Edward Marwood-Elton, 1st Baronet
Sir Edward Marwood-Elton Queen's Counsel, Q.C. (19 May 1800 – 1884) was an English Barristers in England and Wales, barrister and Devonshire landowner who served as the High Sheriff of Devon in 1858. Life Edward Marwood-Elton was born on the 19 May 1800. He was the son of James Marwood-Elton and Anne Storey, both of whom belonged to landed families of Devon. In 1833, Marwood-Elton purchased the Widworthy, Widworthy Court estate in Devon and commissioned George Stanley Repton to design the replacement principal house. He continued to expand the estate through land acquisitions for the rest of his life. Marwood-Elton died in 1884, unmarried and without issue. His heir was a cousin, William Elton (1865–1931), who took the surname Marwood-Elton. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Marwood-Elton, Edward, 1st Baronet 1800 births 1884 deaths English barristers 19th-century English lawyers High Sheriffs of Devon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blazon Of Marwood-Elton Baronets Of Widworthy Court (1838)
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image. The verb ''to blazon'' means to create such a description. The visual depiction of a coat of arms or flag has traditionally had considerable latitude in design, but a verbal blazon specifies the essentially distinctive elements. A coat of arms or flag is therefore primarily defined not by a picture but rather by the wording of its blazon (though in modern usage flags are often additionally and more precisely defined using geometrical specifications). ''Blazon'' is also the specialized language in which a blazon is written, and, as a verb, the act of writing such a description. ''Blazonry'' is the art, craft or practice of creating a blazon. The language employed in ''blazonry'' has its own vocabulary, grammar and syntax, which becomes essential for comprehension when blazoning a complex coat of arms. Other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |