Elgie
Many people have worked diligently for years compiling and sharing information on numerous branches of the family Elgie / Elgy / Elgye / Elgee / Elgey. Their contributions are gratefully acknowledged and appreciated.
These linked pages contains the
descendants of John Elgye/Elgie of Darlington,
Data and family connections were initially provided by Teresa Harvey of Riverside, CA; Michael Beezer [deceased] of Farnsfield, Nottingham; Jeremy Elgie of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire; Marie Burke of Toronto, Ontario, Ross McCurdy of Cumberland, RI; and Molly McDonald of Toronto, Ontario.
Later contributors were, and are, Bruce Gordon of Ottawa, Ontario; Brian Massey of Port McNicoll, Ontario; Karen Alton; Ken & Mona Sherwood Parker of Salmon Arm, British Columbia; Suzanne Graves of England; Jerry Wilson of Hamilton, Ontario; Richard James Elgie of San Mateo, CA, Donna Di Lello of Richmond Hill, Ontario; Marjorie Bourbonnais of Toronto, Ontario; Judith Elgie of London, England; Todd J. Elgie of Siloam Springs, AR; Diana Facey Bobo; Leanne Elgie Whitehouse of Sudbury, Ontario; Vivian Elgie; Carolyn McGilvray of Kingston, Ontario; Lynda Ellis LaBute of Windsor, Ontario; Mary Anne Elgie Connell of Palmerston, Ontario; Wayne Elgie of Burlington, Ontario; David Elgie, Bill Elgie, Eileen Elgie Hutton, and Jane Hutton Perry of London, Ontario; Bob and Nancy Elgie of Keswick, Ontario; Dorothea Elgie Beatty of Toronto, Ontario; brothers Bill and Earl Elgie, Evelyn Elgie Giangregorio, Beverly Elgie Whitelaw, and Kae Elgie of Ontario; Howard Gregson of Baltimore MD; Lynn Morrison of Oshwa, Ontario; Lynn Gray-Ross of Thornloe, Ontario; Charlotte Martin of Shelton, WA; Judy Geerdes of San Antonio, TX, Sherry Williamson of Canton, MI; Jennifer Elgie Becker of Ontario, Mary Garrod of Tampa Bay, FL; Rosalyn Greenwood, Mandy Wood, and Elaine Sayers of Yorkshire, England, Amanda Elgie of Middlesborough, Yorkshire, and some of my immediate family members.
Much detail comes from family
stories and traditions, including written narratives handed
down, but sources are also available for much of this
information. Due to the enormity of this file,
I have elected to omit the sources, but will happily make them
available to anyone who inquires and is willing to share
information to add to this family.
ORIGINS OF THE
SURNAME
Jeremy Elgie, a 30 plus year researcher of this family, shared this.
"I don't know if you are aware of the origins of the surname. There are several different opinions as you might expect. But of them all the one I feel most likely is that it is of Pictish origin. The Picts were a Scottish race coming originally from the shores of Brittany about the 15th century BC, originally settling in Ireland. The first documented Pictish king was Nechtan about 724AD. This research was conducted by many eminent scholars in this field using ancient documents etc. Other suggestions are of Italian origin as well as Norse. Suggestions about it's meaning to the best my knowledge are keeper of Elk Island and spear carrier to the king.The earliest I have traced the name back to was a record in some ancient rolls of the visit to Northumberland by king Henry 3rd in 1269. It concerns a writ by Adam Elgy and his brothers Walter and Robert on behalf of their sister Margery.
"The reason I favour the Pictish idea is some of the others date it to the 1400's and we know it was around in 1269.As for John's origins the reason I am against him being the son of Lawrence is for the following reason. The Darlington Elgies favoured Lawrence, Anthony and Edward. To the best of my knowledge no Ralph, Matthew, Henry only the odd John and William.
"Three areas of more interest are Aycliffe, Staindrop and Knaresborugh. The reasons for this are twofold. 1) In one case the Elgies die out in the early 1600's.2) The names John, Richard, William feature almost exclusively at Knaresborough and district from 1542. The only exception being Francis. The final record at Knaresborough is the burial of Dorothy Elgie, wife of John, in 1651. Where did they go or did they just die out?
"At Aycliffe Harry=Henry, Matthew, Henry, Raphe (Ralph) and William from 1621 till the 1700's. Were they in Aycliffe before 1629? Finally Staindrop. The first record is a marriage of Richard in 1633 then baptism's of Robert, John, George, James, William. Again where they in Staindrop pre 1633.Because of the names Aycliffe looks favourite except there is no John and they must have come from somewhere pre 1621 unless it is just that the parish registers pre 1629 are missing."
If you think you have identified an error in the data on the following pages, please contact me with a documented correction and I will be happy to make a change. If you are researching this family and are willing to share information on your branch, I would appreciate hearing from you.
Dates will always be shown as a 2 digit day, 3 letter month, and 4 digit year. Where data is missing, the reader will see three underlines for a date and a single underline for a location or a name.
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Descendants of John ELGYE / ELGIE
of Darlington,
This
symbol
represents
my direct lineage.
John Elgye/ ELGIE, b. 06 Nov 1594 in
Darlington,
Married 24 Mar 1622 in Ingleby
Arncliffe, N. Yorkshire, England, Margaret HODGSON, b. __ __c 1600 in
I. Ralph
ELGIE, b. 06/26 Apr
1622 in N. Yorkshire, England, d. 08 Dec 1678 in N. Yorkshire,
England.
Married
__
___ 1644 in prob Ingleby Arncliffe, N. Yorkshire, England, Ann
HOWTHWAITE, b. __ __c 1622 in
