Elkington  and its range of variation - such as Elkinton ; Elkerton or Eltenton. Eltinton - are believed to be a place names, derived from the anglicisation of  Ealac's dun which means a hill or fortress (dun) of Elta and is referred to as Eletone and Elletone in the Domesday Survey of 1087 

Current research identifies the earliest known ancestor of our Eltinton line as being James Elkington of Broughton Astley in Leicester. It is James' great great grand-son Thomas Fullelove who emigrates to Australia in 1863.

The Elkington ancestry goes back 11 generations and biographies exist for some members as indicated by links

• James Elkington 1707 - 1744 married Grace Hubbard
  • James Elkington 1737 - 1819 married Ann Freer
    • James Elkington 1764 - 1826 married Anne Silby
      • Mary Elkington 1787 - 1846 married Abraham Fullelove
        • Thomas Fullelove 1823 - 1891 married Sarah Starkey Mansfield
          • Sarah Ann Starkey Fullelove 1844 - 1935 married George William Bashford
            • /wiki/spaces/HFHW/pages/2523599 married James Cairns Bain
              • James Bashford Bain 1893 - 1971 married Eva Mary Yates
                • Doreen Bain 1921 - 2000 married Douglas James Hardie
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