A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Eliott, George Augustus
ELIOTT, K.R.G. (Captain, 1838. f-p., 22; h-p., 13.)
George Augustus Eliott, born 24 May, 1799, is son of the late Sir Wm. Eliott, Bart., of Stubs Castle, Roxburghshire, N.B. (grand-nephew of General Geo. Augustus Eliott, afterwards Lord Heathfield, the great defender of Gibraltar), by Mary, daughter of John Russell, Esq., of Roseburn; and brother of the present Sir Wm. Fras. Eliott, Bart., as also of Capt. Russell Eliott, R.N.
This officer entered the Royal Naval College 4 June, 1812; and first embarked on borad the Leviathan 74, Capt. Thos. Briggs, stationed in the Mediterranean. From 1816 until March, 1822, he was afterwards employed, as Midshipman, on the West India and African stations, in the Salisbury 50, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral John Erskine Douglas, and Tartar and Iphigenia frigates, bearing the broad pendants of Sir Geo. Ralph Collier and Sir Robt. Mends. He then, having passed his examination in 1818, became Acting-First-Lieutenant of the Pheasant 26, Capt. Douglas Chas. Clavering, and, being confirmed while in that ship, by commission dated 10 July, 1822, was subsequently appointed, on the Mediterranean station – in 1825, to the Gloucester 74, Capt. Joshua Sydney Horton – 23 Feb. 1827, to the Wellesley 74, Capt. Fred. Lewis Maitland – 9 July, 1829, and 28 April, 1830, to the Asia 84, and Britannia 120, flag-ships of Sir Pulteney Malcolm – and, 26 July, 1831, and 28 July, 1833, as First, to the Rainbow 28, and Madagascar 46, Capts. Sir John Franklin and Edm. Lyons. During the disturbances in Greece, Mr. Eliott landed at Patras in command of the seamen and marines of the Rainbow and Pelican, and kept possession for some time of the town and fort against the insurgents, a service for which he obtained the order of the Redeemer of Greece. Assuming the rank of Commander, 21 Jan. 1835, he was next appointed, 19 Jan. 1836, to the Melville 74, flag-ship of Sir Peter Halkett on the North America and West India station, where he remained until Sept. 1837. Since his last promotion, which took place 27 June, 1838, Capt. Eliott has been on half-pay.
He married, 6 May, 1837, Alicia Anne, only daughter of the Hon. Thos. N. Jeffery, Collector of the Customs at Halifax, Nova Scotia, and has issue two sons. Agents – Messrs. Chard.