Peerage Record – 18926

     Albert Clarence Eliot, 11th Earl of Saint Germans was born before 4 November 2004.¹ He is the son of Jago Nicholas Aldo Eliot, Lord Eliot and Bianca Ciambriello.¹
     He was styled as Lord Eliot between 2006 and 2016. He succeeded as the 12th Baron Eliot of Saint Germans, co. Cornwall [G.B., 1784] on 15 July 2016. He succeeded as the 11th Earl of Saint Germans, co. Cornwall [U.K., 1815] on 15 July 2016.

     Sir John Smith-Burges, 1st and last Bt. was born circa 1734.¹ He was the son of John Smith and Mary Ransom.¹ He married Margaret Burges, daughter of Ynyr Burges and Margaret Brown, on 14 May 1771.^1,2 He died on 24 April 1803, without issue.³ He was buried at East Ham, Essex, England^G.³
     He was given the name of John Smith at birth.¹ He was a director of the East India Company.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 3rd Regiment, East India Volunteers.¹ On 10 June 1790 his name was legally changed to John Smith-Burges by Royal Licence.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Smith-Burges, of Eastham, co. Essex [Great Britain] on 4 May 1793.¹ He lived at Thorpe Hall, Essex, England^G.¹ He lived at Eastham, Essex, England^G.¹ He lived at Havering-atte-Bower, Essex, England^G.¹
     On his death, his baronetcy became extinct.³

     John Smith was born in 1703.² He is the son of James Smith of Camno and Grizel Watson.³ He married Mary Ransom, daughter of Griffin Ransom.² He died on 27 July 1787.²
     He was a merchant at London, England^G.¹ He lived at Lambeth, Surrey, England^G.¹

     Mary Ransom is the daughter of Griffin Ransom.¹ She married John Smith, son of James Smith of Camno and Grizel Watson.² She died on 26 March 1787.²
     Her married name became Smith.

     Griffin Ransom lived at Lambeth, Surrey, England.² He lived at Lambeth, Surrey, England^G.¹

     Margaret Brown was the daughter of Governor John Brown.² She married Ynyr Burges, son of Joseph Burches and Elizabeth Lloyd, on 15 September 1747 at Gray’s Inn Chapel, London, England^G.¹ She died on 17 March 1761.¹
     From 15 September 1747, her married name became Burges.³

     Alexander Fordyce married Lady Margaret Janet Lindsay, daughter of James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres and Anne Dalrymple, before 1812.¹ He died before 1812.¹

     George Burgess married Hon. Anne Whichnour Somerville, daughter of James Somerville, 12th Lord Somerville and Anne Bayntun, in December 1748.³ He died on 16 March 1786 at Bath, Somerset, England^G.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the General Humphrey Bland’s Dragoons.¹ He held the office of Comptroller General of the Customs [Scotland].¹

     Hon. Anne Whichnour Somerville was born in 1725.² She was the daughter of James Somerville, 12th Lord Somerville and Anne Bayntun.^1,2 She married George Burgess in December 1748.³ She died in 1778.²
     From December 1748, her married name became Burgess.³

     James Somerville, 12th Lord Somerville was born on 25 January 1698.² He was the son of James Somerville, 11th Lord Somerville and Margaret Murray.³ He married, firstly, Anne Bayntun, daughter of Henry Bayntun and Lady Anne Wilmot, on 18 September 1724.² He married, secondly, Frances Rotherham, daughter of John Rotherham, in 1736.³ He died on 14 December 1765 at age 67.²
     He succeeded as the 12th Lord Somerville [S., 1444] in 1700.¹ On 27 May 1723 his title was confirmed by Parliament.³ In 1742 he inherited the estates of his kinsman, William Somerville, the celebrated poet.³ He was appointed Representative Peer [Scotland] in 1743.³