| ![Show Contents]() Ellgate History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Pictish clans of ancient Scotland were the first people to use the name Ellgate. It comes from living in Liddesdale and Teviotdale where the family has a long and distinguished history dating back to the early Middle Ages. The name is actually derived from the Old English personal name Elwald or Aelfwald, but this name is now all but extinct as a personal name. Early Origins of the Ellgate familyThe surname Ellgate was first found in Liddesdale, and Teviotdale where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Ellgate familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ellgate research. Another 205 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1396, 1499, 1546 and 1898 are included under the topic Early Ellgate History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ellgate Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Elliott, Elliot, Eliot, Eliott, Ellegett, Ellegot, Ellecot, Ellacott, Ellacot, Ellgate, Ellett, Ellit and many more. Early Notables of the Ellgate familyMore information is included under the topic Early Ellgate Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Ellgate family to Ireland
Some of the Ellgate family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Ellgate Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- William Ellgate, who landed in Maryland in 1661 1
| Ellgate migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 2Ellgate Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- Margeret Ellgate, who settled in Barbados in 1635
- Margrett Ellgate, aged 24, who arrived in Barbados in 1635 1
- Miss Margaret Ellgate, (b. 1611), aged 24, British settler travelling from London, England aboard the ship "Peter Bonaventure" arriving in Barbados and St Christopher (Saint Kitts) in 1635 3
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
- Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's. Retrieved 23rd September 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
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