hi elaine, i'm from Hull in east yorkshire, uk. i know my fathers family has been around for at least hundred years, based around the fishing trade, as hull was a large whaling port(not now). do u know the actor tom courtney? he starred in lots of films but most famously was dr zivago if thats how u spell it, well tom courtney comes from hull and has recently written a biography about his childhood, my father and his brothers feature in this book, i was suprised when i read it to find out what it was like when my father was a child living near the docks, he died about 8 years ago, all the elleringtons i know seem to have had a hard life, non were well off or rich in any way, hope this sheds a little light on your research,. good luck