A Forest of Ellerton Trees 

"Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground" (author unknown)

My own "John of Stainton" tree:

• John (1630?-1701?) - my earliest "proved" ancestor, probably born in Stainton, NRY.
• Edward (1735-1802) - my direct line, and a great-grandchild of John, above.
• Thomas (1856-1927) - a great-grandson of Edward, above, he emigrated to Australia and started his own "branch" of the tree in NSW - and probably responsible for over 50% of today's Ellerton population in Australia!
• George (1739-1816?) - a great-grandchild of John, above, and the line of researchers Nigel and Tim. Early roots were in Bellerby and Sherburn, but several descendants migrated to India, Portugal, Canada and Japan.

The "Matthew of Hudswell" tree:

• Matthew (1744?-1824)- the line of Diane, Hallie, Sophie, Peter, David, Dirk, Don, Sue and Linda.
• Christopher (1813?-1883) - a grandson of Matthew above, and an ancestor of Hallie.
• Joseph (1826-1908) - another grandson of Matthew, and the direct line of Peter and Dirk.

The "Matthew of Scotton" tree:

• Matthew (1696-1739?) - born in Downholme before moving to nearby Scotton, he is probably the ancestor of the following two Christophers ... (currently under review)
• Christopher (1725-1770?) - described as "son of Mathew Ellerton of Scotton" in the Hipswell PR's
• Christopher (1810-1882) - named after both his father and grandfather (above). Tom's line, whose closest ancestors were born in Durham. Also the tree of John Ellerton, formerly of Colburn, who I would like to contact again!

Other "Yorkshire-origin" trees:

• Edward (c1650-1734) - died in West Witton, and father of Richard below.
• Richard (1678-1743) - born and died in Downholme, the same "patch" as my own tree, but as yet no direct connection has been found between the two lines. His line included Rev. Edward (1771-1851), the joint founder of the "Pusey-Ellerton scholarships". The male line of Ellertons ended on the death of Richard (1813-1873) who did not marry.
• Francis (16xx-1742?) - grandfather of Francis, below.
• Francis (1712-1800) - the line of John, Ann and Lynn and notable for the number of males named Francis or Frank. Early roots were in Bedale, Burneston, and Kirklington (all NRY), but several descendants moved to Tiverton (Devon) circa 1830.
• Benjamin (born circa 1730) - his family (he had at least 15 children from two marriages) lived in the Cottingham area for many years.  His line included Charles who migrated to Canada and had the town Hallerton (sic) named after him.
• Christopher of Grinton (1725?-1779) - notable for the "migration" of his grandson James (1783-1851) from Yorkshire to Burnley, Lancashire circa 1815.

Other Ellerton trees:

• George (1714-1760) - born in Kendal. He was the great grandfather of John (1826-1893), the famous hymn-writer.
• Richard "of Adderley, Shropshire" (b. circa 1750) - the father of John below.
• John (1772?-1846) - son of Richard, above. He was probably born in Staffordshire, as were his children and grandchildren. This is the direct line of Kim and Josephine.
• William (b.1833) - Staffordshire roots?

Page last updated: July 2008