Alfred Henry Elliott (1899 - 1976)

Born 27 Dec 1899 in Seaford, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Son of Alfred Henry Elliott and Matilda (Winter) Elliott

Husband of Edith Maria Ellen (Payne) Elliott — married 9 Jun 1923 in Newhaven, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 18 Feb 1976 at age 76 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Alfred Elliott was born in Sussex, England.

Birth

Alfred was born in Seaford, Sussex, England in 1899, son of Alfred and Matilda Elliott. ^[1][2]

Marriage

On 27 Dec 1899, Alfred married his wife Edith in Seaford, Sussex.^[2][3] Throughout their marriage, they had four children: Tony, Joyce, Arthur, and Terry.^[1]

Emigration to Canada

The Elliott family (then Alfred, Edith, son Anthony and daughter Muriel) first emigrated to Canada aboard the SS Montrose, departing Southampton, England on 15 Mar 1930; arriving St John, NB on 23 Mar 1930. The ship manifest shows intent was to make Canada their permanent residence; however, for unknown reasons, they returned to England a short time later. ^[4]

On 21st Feb 1947, The Elliott family, consisting of Alfred and Edith, with sons Arthur and Terry emigrated to Canada; departing the Port of Southampton, England and arriving in Halifax, NS. Anthony remained behind in England at this time, still serving in the Royal Marines, and Joyce remained with her husband. ^[5]

In May of 1947, they were joined by their daughter and son-in-law (Joyce and Herbert) who had just emigrated to Canada. In the spring of 1948, procuring a large truck, the entire family then spent the next several months working their way across Canada, eventually arriving in British Columbia. ^[2]

Death

Alfred died in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada in 1976.^[2][6]

DNA Confirmation

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal MyHeritageDNA test match between Barrie Miller and Gordon Elliott, his 1st cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Alfred Elliott and Matilda Winter, the great grandparents of Barrie Miller and grandparents of Gordon Elliott. Predicted relationship from MyHeritageDNA: 1 Cousin 2 x removed - 2nd Cousin 1 x removed, based on sharing 218.5 cM across 9 segments.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/152282544/person/222018492157/facts
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Personal knowledge of grandson, Barrie Miller
3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVZG-ZMDY : 8 October 2014), Edith M E Payne and null, 1923; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1923, quarter 2, vol. 2B, p. 409, Newhaven, Sussex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ Source Information - Title: Canada, Arriving Passengers Lists, 1865-1935 Author: Ancestry.com Publisher: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Publisher Date: 2010 Publisher Location: Provo, UT, USA
5. ↑ Source Information - Title: UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 Author: Ancestry.com Publisher: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Publisher Date: 2012 Publisher Location: Provo, UT, USA
6. ↑ "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FLBP-89S : 30 September 2015), Alfred Henry Elliott, 1976.

See also:

"England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XSNG-J5R : 29 August 2015), Alfred Elliott in household of Alfd Elliott, East Blatchington, Sussex, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Newhaven subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

"England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X7BR-VDY : 29 June 2017), Alfred Henry Elliott, Bishopstone, , Sussex, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.