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on 2 February 1784. On 15 Apr 1789, according to the stipulation in his Craggs-estate inheritance, he changed his surname from Eliot to Craggs (on occasion using "Craggs Eliot" instead of Edward Craggs Lord Eliot). At the same time, the Eliot arms were quartered with those of the Craggs family and
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412:Visitation of England and Wales Notes
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187:. Another sister, Elizabeth, married
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327:(24 August 1758 – 17 September 1797)
314:, at St James' Church, Westminster.
129:Edward Craggs-Eliot, 1st Baron Eliot
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241:In 1751, Edward was appointed
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636:Sir William Lemon, Bt
386:"Eliot, Edward"
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325:Edward James Eliot
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