Elwes () is an English surname whose spelling over the years has included Helwish, Helewise, Helwys, Elwaiss, Elwaies and Elway. The modern-day surname Elvidge is thought to track back to Ellweses in Wadworth, South Yorkshire. A notable family with the Elwes name were landed gentry, of Roxby in Lincolnshire; several of the individuals listed below were from this Elwes family, members of which invariably used the final middle name "Cary" (sometimes hyphenated to form a double-barrelled surname) following the 1717 marriage of Robert Elwes (1690–1752) and Martha, daughter of Richard Cary, of Bedf
Elwes () is an English surname whose spelling over the years has included Helwish, Helewise, Helwys, Elwaiss, Elwaies and Elway. The modern-day surname Elvidge is thought to track back to Ellweses in Wadworth, South Yorkshire. A notable family with the Elwes name were landed gentry, of Roxby in Lincolnshire; several of the individuals listed below were from this Elwes family, members of which invariably used the final middle name "Cary" (sometimes hyphenated to form a double-barrelled surname) following the 1717 marriage of Robert Elwes (1690–1752) and Martha, daughter of Richard Cary, of Bedford Row, London, a merchant and a governor of the Bank of England.
People with the Elwes surname: Columba Cary-Elwes (1903–1994), English Benedictine monk Elwes baronets, 1660–1787 Eva Elwes (1876–1950), English actor and playwright Catherine Elwes (born 1952), British feminist video artist Sir Gervase Elwes, 1st Baronet (1628–1706) Gervase Elwes, junior () politician Gervase Elwes (1866–1921), English singer; father of Simon Simon Elwes (1902–1975), English artist; father of Dominick and Peter Peter Elwes (1929–2017) Luke Elwes (born 1961), English artist Jake Elwes (born 1993), English media artist Dominick Elwes (1931–1975), English artist; 3 sons listed below Cassian Elwes (born 1959), English independent film producer Damian Elwes (born 1960), English artist Cary Elwes (born 1962), English actor Henry John Elwes (1846–1922) English botanist and plant-collector John Elwes (politician) (1714–1789), grandson of Sir Gervase (born Meggot) John Elwes (tenor) (born 1946), English singer Polly Elwes (1928–1987), English television reporter and presenter Sir Richard Elwes (1901–1968), English barrister and judge Robert Elwes (British Army officer) (1856–1881), English soldier Robert Elwes (painter) (1818–1878), English traveller and painter
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