Lord Eldon's wife, the former  Elizabeth Surtees, whom he called Bessie, died before him, on 28 June 1831.
Two of their sons reached maturity: John, who died in 1805, and William Henry John, who died unmarried in 1832.
Lord Eldon himself survived almost all his immediate relations.
His brother William died in 1836.
He himself died in London on 13 January 1838, leaving behind him two daughters, Lady Frances Bankes and Lady Elizabeth Repton, and a grandson John (1805-1854), who succeeded him as second earl, the title subsequently passing to the latter's son John (born 1846).

There is a blue plaque on his house in Bedford Square, London.

Lord Eldon and his wife are buried in the churchyard in Kingston, Dorset.
Lord Eldon's wife, the former  Elizabeth Surtees, whom he called Bessie, died before him, on 28 June 1831. Two of their sons reached maturity: John, who died in 1805, and William Henry John, who died unmarried in 1832. Lord Eldon himself survived almost all his immediate relations. His brother William died in 1836. He himself died in London on 13 January 1838, leaving behind him two daughters, Lady Frances Bankes and Lady Elizabeth Repton, and a grandson John (1805-1854), who succeeded him as second earl, the title subsequently passing to the latter's son John (born 1846). 
There is a blue plaque on his house in Bedford Square, London.
Lord Eldon and his wife are buried in the churchyard in Kingston, Dorset.
John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon