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This surname is most popular in (South West Suffolk and North Essex England. ) Variants include Alliston, Elliston, Allaston, Ellystone and Alston. Most branches of the Alliston variant can trace their heritage back to William Alliston/Elliston/Alston, who was a yeoman at Hedingham Castle, home to the De Veres (Earls of Oxford) in the 15th century. Lawrence Elliston his grandson was mentioned in the will of the 15th and 16th Earls. William Elliston was mentioned in the will of the 13th Earl of Oxford. They were 40 shilling Yeomen being paid 40 shillings on the death of their Feudal Lord. see http://www.oxford-shakespeare.com/documents.html for the wills There is also a mention of a Hugh Austyn or Allstyn mentioned in the (medieval soldiers database ) in 1415 as a soldier with Richard De Vere 11th Earl of Oxford, he would have fought at Agincourt and Crecy. Another branch appears to have gone to Scotland in the 14th century when Hugh Alston ending up fighting for Robert De Bruce. See the story of (Thinacre Milne ). The coat of arms of the Scottish family are the same as those for the Suffolk Alston branch. The Elliston branch seems to have acquired a new coat of arms about the time of the battle of Bosworth ( 13th Earl of Oxford) when they started using the arms of Maur De Eylston who is mentioned on the (Collins roll of Edward I (1290's )). ==Coat of arms== In the Collins Roll I ‘Erdeswickes version’ (lost original from circa 1295) the Arms of Mane de Eglestone are given as Per pale Gules and Vert an Eagle displayed ArgentIn Collins Roll II ‘Dethick’s version’ (lost original, 15th-century additions to above only), the Arms of Malg’ de Eyleston are again given as Per Pale Gules and vert an Eagle displayed Argent. It was then recorded in the Essex visitation of 1634 ''Arms-Per pale gules and vert an eagle displayed argent, membered or.'' ''Crest-Out of a ducal coronet an eagles head gules, beaked or.'' ''Mathew Elliston of Castell Hedingham in com. Essex =='' ''Mathew Elliston of castell==Anne d. Will’m Harrington of maplestead'' ''Joseph Elliston 2 sonn of Tillingham==Mary d. Geffrey Binks of Tillingham=='' ''Joesph Elliston 4 years old'' ''Again in the Visitation 1664–1668'' ''Arms – Per pale gules and vert, an eagle displayed argent charged on breast with a crescent for difference.'' ''Crest – An eagles head argent, erased gules, murally gorged azure.'' ''John Elliston of Black Notley==Alice Pilgrim'' ''Mathew eldest sonn mar. Mary Champion ———— Isaac Elliston Of little Coxall alias Cogeshall== Mathew ''Mary Also in the church at Gestingthorpe, Essex there is a memorial to John Elliston bearing the same arms. John of Gestingthorpe and Mathew Elliston were Cousins. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alliston (surname)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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