Yes, the numbers are right on. What is interesting, as I've pointed out before is how little of the Elven strain is Noldoli, as one might otherwise expect. Both Idril and Galadriel were less than one-half Noldor, having, respectively, a Vanyarian Greatgrandmother/Grandmother, and a Mother who was Vanyar/Teleri.
Elwing's and Celeborn's elven ancestors were pure Sindar/Teleri, of course.
As for Eldarion and his sisters, they were in appearance very beautiful, fair and all that reminiscent of Elves, to be sure, but in terms of primary features (whatever those might be .. pointy ears? .. very slender stature?) they were probably unmistakably human, and would not have been recognized as Elfin Royalty like their mother, Arwen.
I suspect that Eldarion had the long-life of his father, which was the original Dunedain span of thrice a normal man, which more remarkably they would generally reach, whereas disease and so forth probably limited most lesser men far more often to much less than the traditionally "normal span" of 70 years. Originally, the Line of Elros had enjoyed five-times this norm or about 350 years, such that reign of the early Numenorian Kings could sometimes be nearly as long as Aragorn's entire life. Conceivably, this might have been restored with Eldarion, but I doubt it.
[ December 09, 2002: Message edited by: Man-of-the-Wold ]
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