'Elkington1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Elkington of London, Elkington of Shawell

                               
Visitation identifies the arms of this family as "Gules, six cross crosslets or, three in chief and three in base, between two flaunches argent".
Richard Elkington of Shawell, Leicestershire
1. Richard Elkington of Shawell the first mentioned by Nichols
  m. Margery Payne of Ullesthorpe
  A. John Elkington of London not mentioned by Visitation
  B. Henry Elkington
  m. Grace Flower (dau of John Flower of Langar)
  i. Thomas Elkington of Shawell (a 1619)
  m. Margery Goodwin of Loughbrough
  a. James Elkington (b c1603, d 1685, 3rd son)
  m. Mary Cole
  (1) Thomas Elkington (b c1632, a 1683)
m. Anne Smith (dau of Edward Smith of Catthorpe)
  (A) James Elkington (b c1677)
  (i) Anne Elkington (b c1707, d 23.04.1751)
  m. Thomas Grace (b 1704-5, d 28.06.1772)
  (a) Anne Grace
  m1. John Whitmell
  ((1)) Prudence Whitmell (b 1718-9, d 09.05.1756)
  m2. Rev. Evan Williams of Clipston
  (b) Elizabeth Grace
  m. Holled Smith of Normanton
  (B) Thomas Elkington (b c1678)
  m. Anne Smith (b 1668-9, d 09.05.1754, dau of Gerard Smith)
  (i) James Elkington (b c1675, d 17.12.1739)
  (ii)+ other issue
  (C) John Elkington (b c1380, a 1683)
  (2) Caroline Elkington
  m. Philip Atklins (barrister, of the Temple)
  b. Elizabeth Elkington
  m. _ Mackerel of London
  c. Grace Elkington
m. _ Roydon of London
  d. Abigail Elkington
  m. _ Watson of London
  e.+ other issue - John of Osick Dillington (dsp), Samuel (d unm), Clement (d young)
  ii. Anne Elkington
  m. _ Parker
  iii.+ other issue - John, Henry, Mary Katharine
  C. Humfrey Elkington of Malmesbury (4th son)
  m. Magdalen Parslowe of Horsley
  i. John Elkington of Shawell (a 1619, 2nd son)
m. Elizabeth Swinfen (dau of Richard Swinfen of Sutton Cheynell)
  a. Anna Elkington
  m1. Francis Harrison of Chilcote
  m2. _ Kendal of Belton
  b.+ other issue - Richard in Atherston (b c1611, a 1652), Mary, Martha
  ii.+ other issue - Thomas of London (dsp), Richard, Gles, Humfrey, John, Margery
  D. Edward Elkington of Catthorpe
  i. Grace Elkington
  m. Thomas Marshall of Sheresby
  a. Frances Marshall
  m. Thomas Gore of Ullesthorpe (d 1625)
  E. Katherine Elkington
  m1. Robert Gerveis of Thorpe Langton
  m2. W. Roberts of Sutton Cheynell ## see here ##
  F.+ other issue - Thomas of Gloucestershire, Richard, William

 

 
Thomas Elkington of Longford House, Minchinghampton, Gloucestershire
1. William Elkington of London
  m. Joane Garway (dau of Sir William Garway of London)
  A. Thomas Elkington of London
  m1. Katherine Bix (dau/coheir of Richard Bix)
  i. Sara Elkington
  m2. Ann Goodwyn (dau of John Goodwyn of Darkin)
  ii. Ann Elkington
  B. Ann Elkington
  m. James Napper of Dorset
2. Thomas Elkington of London & West Indies (dsp)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : 'History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester' (John Nichols, vol 4, part 1, 1807, 'Pedigree of Elkington of Shawell', p 342) with a little support from Visitation (Leicestershire, 1619, 'Elkington')
(2) For lower section : Visitation (London, 1633-4, 'Elkington')
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