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THOSE WHO DIED IN THE WORLD WARS
Governor of Fort St.George India 1721-1725 Nathaniel was baptised in London on 13 February 1675 son of John ELWICK and Judith CRISP He attended the Merchant Taylor's School in London In 1713 he arrived in China as an envoy of The East India Company both his brothers Thomas & John ELWICK were Directors of the Company By 1720 he was in India 21 October 1721 he became the Governor of Fort St.George Madras India He married Diana ROBSON (a widow) at Fort St. George on 30 July 1722 His only daughter was baptised 7 September 1724 at Fort St.George He resigned as Governor on 15 January 1725 He sailed back to England aboard "Heathcote" on 17 January 1725 Once back in England he spent a great deal of time in court judging by the number of cases he was involved in Bought the Manor of Newbery in Kent in 1737 His daughter Elizabeth (wife of Miles BARNES MP for Dunwich) died in 1749 leaving a son Miles BARNES Jnr. and a daughter Elizabeth Elwick BARNES Nathaniel's death reported in Gentleman's Magazine in 1750
Lord Mayor of York 1664 Born about 1613 his parents were Richard ELWICK and Elizabeth ACKEROID He married Ann SCOTT at Bugthorpe in 1638 Only daughter Ann born about 1645 Lord Mayor of York in 1664 when his daughter married William ROUNDELL Buried in York 13 January 1670
Furniture manufacturer Baptised in York on 12 February 1721 his parents were John ELWICK and Ursula WATSON Earliest account of trading as WRIGHT & ELWICK Upholders to the Marquess of Rockingham 1748-9 Married Margaret SPENCER 31 August 1751 at Hatfield A daughter Ursula ELWICK baptised in 1753 and buried in 1755 both in York A son Edward ELWICK baptised in Wakefield in 1755 Richard WRIGHT and Edward traded together in Wakefield until Richard's death in 1771 The Company then became ELWICK & SON and traded thus until 1787 when the son Edward died In 1791 there was a court case because Edward ELWICK Snr. had not proved his son's Will and Administration was granted to his uncle John ELWICK - it was claimed this was fraud Edward ELWICK Snr was buried on 26 February 1794 at Ainderby Steeple he left a Will naming his wife Margaret, a grandson Edwin ELWICK and a brother John ELWICK After Edward ELWICK Jnr's death the Company became known as ELWICK & ROBINSON but it was a John ELWICK who by 1794 was running the business with a John ROBINSON and they continued trading together until 1816 when John ELWICK was declared bankrupt Letters written by Edward ELWICK Snr to a John GRIMSTON between 1770 and 1782 are deposited in Beverley Record Office in Yorkshire and chairs made by him are in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London
JOHN ELWICK 1765-183? Furniture Maker On Page 383 of the Annual Register of 1800 "John ELWICK of Wakefield Yorkshire, upholder; for a new method of framing together chairs and sofas of every kind and which invention is intended to be applied to every description of household furniture dated July 1" The most likely candidate is a John ELWICK baptised on 9 June 1765 his parents the above named John ELWICK and Mary DOUGHTY and therefore the nephew of Edward ELWICK Furniture Manufacturer This John was still alive in 1831 when he sought help from the Freemason's in Wakefield but does not appear in the death Registers after 1837 when National Registration began
Edward's Medal in Silver Born on 9 October 1892 in Murton Co Durham his parents were Thomas ELWICK and Mary COATES Awarded the Edward's Medal in Silver after a mining accident at South Garesfield Durham on 17 May 1927 Died 12 August 1959 at the General Hospital Sunderland
THOSE WHO DIED IN THE WORLD WARS The Commonwealth War Grave Commission site has more information on these people
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