John ELLIOT¹ = Jane ?²

Married EST 1817³

John ELLIOT:

Born EST 1786, Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland⁴
Died Sunday 22 June 1862, Scotland Place, Blackburn, Lancashire⁵
Buried Blackburn Cem⁶
Occupation: poacher, tailor (Journeyman)⁷
Lived Langholm, Dumfrieshire as a child. Est that moved to England around 1810 in his early 20's. Possible textile connection between Langholm and Blackburn. family tradition is he was on the run from the law following poaching on the Duke of Bucleuch's estate. Henry Douglas-Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch 1746-1812

married prob in Blackburn and lived on Calender Street, Blackburn with wife and 6 youngest children in 1841

Lived at 55 Eanam, Blackburn, widower with 3 youngest children in 1851

Lived on Scotland Road with daughter Jane and family in 1861


Elliot King plot Blackburn Cemetery NC E 4998/9


detail Elliot King plot Blackburn Cemetery NC E 4998/9


Jane ?:

Alias ? ELLIOTT
Alias Jane ELLIOT (EST 1817)
Born 1796, Lancashire⁸
Died BEF 1851, after 1841⁹

Thomas ELLIOTT = Martha HARDWICK¹⁰ > Family

Married Saturday 18 April 1846, Blackburn Registry Office¹¹

Thomas ELLIOTT:

Born EST 1818, Blackburn¹²
Died BEF 1881, after1871¹³
Occupation: Iron Moulder (foundry worker), Ironmonger?¹⁴
Location unknown in 1841. Not found on King Street
Living at King Street, Blackburn April 1846
Living at Barclay Street, Bridgewater, Somerset 1846-1849?
Living at 52 Blakey Moor, Blackburn November 1849
Living at 75 Hacking Court, Blakey Moor 1851
Living at 32 Blakey Moor, Blackburn January 1852
Living at 5 Hacking Court, Blackburn December 1854
Living at 29 Blakey Moor, Blackburn November 1855
Living at James Street, Over Darwen January 1858
Living at 68 Frances Ann Street, Blackburn October 1861
Living at 9 Mary Ann Street, Blackburn 1871

Worked as an iron moulder in various foundries in the Bridgwater and Blackburn/Darwen area.

Before marriage during the 1840's Thomas possibly worked for William Dickinson, Thomas Throp & Co at the Harley Street Foundry next to the Phoenix Mill, King Street. The works made machinery and power looms.

Thomas and Martha lived in Barclay Street, Bridgewater, Somerset after marriage and before November 1949. The Barclay Steet area is in the Eastover area of Bridgwater near to the River Parrett. In recent years, the street has been partially demolished to make way for Broadway (A39 bypass). The far northern and eastern side of the street remains (in 2002) Nearby archaeological excavations related to the Aldi supermarket development found evidence of mediaeval and later iron works and the boundary walls of the former west-side Barclay Street houses.

During the late 1840's and early 1850's Thomas Elliott was probably working at Robert Railton & Sons, St. Paul's Foundry and living nearby on Blakey Moor. The works had about 38 employees producing small steam engines and textile machinery. R & J Railton ceased trading in the early 1870's. The foundry was on the site now occupied by Blackburn Technical College.

During the late 1850's while living on James Street Darwen Thomas probably worked at the nearby Robert Street Foundry. The family moved back to Blackburn before 1861


Martha HARDWICK:

Alias Martha ELLIOT
Alias Martha ELLIOTT
Born 1819, Blackburn¹⁵
Died Monday 5 March 1888, 54 Montague Street, Blackburn¹⁶
Buried Thursday 8 March 1888, Blackburn Cemetery CE A 574¹⁷
daughter of Thomas Hardwick, a publican (marr cert 1846 dau Martha) kept a Public House on King Street, possibly the Falcon Inn at the bottom of Montague Street. Census for 1841 1851 and trade directories need to be checked

died of bronchitis and emphysema. dau Isabella Elliot present at death

Living at King Street, Blackburn April 1846 poss in a public house
Living at Barclay Street, Bridgewater, Somerset 1846-1849?
Living at 52 Blakey Moor, Blackburn November 1849
Living at 75 Hacking Court, Blakey Moor 1851
Living at 32 Blakey Moor, Blackburn January 1852
Living at 5 Hacking Court, Blackburn December 1854
Living at 29 Blakey Moor, Blackburn November 1855
Living at James Street, Over Darwen January 1858
Living at 68 Frances Ann Street, Blackburn October 1861
Living at 9 Mary Ann Street, Blackburn 1871
Living at 54 Montague Street, Blackburn 1881


name on 1875 indenture for son Thomas.

widowed before 1881 Census. living at 54 Montague Street, Blackburn in 1881.

Had a lodger called Eleanor Ann High. Aged 22 in 1881. A dressmaker from Ulverston, Lancs 1881 Census ref 4194 16 25


Martha Elliot nee Hardwick c 1893

Jane ELLIOTT¹⁸ = William KING > Family

Married Sunday 26 October 1845, St Johns Preston¹⁹

Jane ELLIOTT:

Alias Jane KING (Sunday 26 October 1845)
Born 1823, Blackburn, Lancashire²⁰
Died Monday 26 June 1882²¹
Buried Blackburn Cem²²
living at ?? Scotland Rd, Grimshaw Park area, Blackburn 1861
66 Scotland Road in 1881


William KING:

Born 1820, Lancaster²³
Died Wednesday 7 September 1887²⁴
Buried Blackburn Cem²⁵
Occupation: Carrier employing 4 men²⁶
living at ?? Scotland Rd, Grimshaw Park area, Blackburn 1861

John ELLIOTT²⁷ = Matilda RUSHTON²⁸ > Family

Married Sunday 26 January 1845, St Mary, Blackburn²⁹

John ELLIOTT:

Born January 1824, Blackburn
Christened Sunday 25 January 1824, St Paul, Blackburn³⁰
Died BEF 1881³¹
Occupation: Millwright³²
living at 37 1/2 Bk Hazel Street 1851 HO107/2258 220


Matilda RUSHTON:

Alias Matilda ELLIOTT
Born 1822³³
Died 1899, Blackburn³⁴
living at 37 1/2 Bk Hazel Street 1851 HO107/2258 220
living at 97 Oxford Street, Blackburn w bro-in-law James
living at 11 Cecil Street, Blackburn with son Thomas and family 1891

father is John Rushton mother is Mary

David ELLIOTT³⁶

Born 1827, Blackburn³⁷
Christened Wednesday 16 December 1829, St Paul, Blackburn³⁸
Died Wednesday 13 May 1891, 66 Scotland Road, Blackburn³⁹
Buried Blackburn Cem⁴⁰
Occupation: warehouseman in cotton mill, iron driller⁴¹
HO107/2259 547 p50
11 Abbott Street, Blackburn, David Elliott lodger U 23 warehouseman in cotton mill b Blackburn

living with sister Mary and family 26 Higher Audley Street in 1881

James ELLIOTT⁴² = Elizabeth KETTLEWELL⁴³ > Family

Married 1856, Blackburn Register Office⁴⁴

James ELLIOTT:

Born December 1829, Blackburn⁴⁵
Christened Wednesday 16 December 1829, St Paul, Blackburn⁴⁶
Died EST 1887⁴⁷
Buried Blackburn Cem⁴⁸
Occupation: iron Driller, possibly convicted burgular⁴⁹
1861 Census Maureen Moorcroft notes
James living with sister-in-law Millie in 1881 following death of wife
97 Oxford Street, Blackburn 1881


Elizabeth KETTLEWELL:

Alias Elizabeth ELLIOTT
Born 1832, Blackburn⁵⁰
Died Tuesday 2 December 1879⁵¹
Buried Blackburn Cem⁵²
Occupation: Cotton Winder⁵³
living at 7 Stones Court Blackburn 1871

Mary ELLIOTT = George COOPER > Family

Married 1853, Blackburn Register Office⁵⁴

Mary ELLIOTT:

Alias Mary COOPER
Born 1833, Blackburn, Lancashire⁵⁵
Occupation: winder
26 Higher Audley Street, Blackburn 1881
RG11 4185/64


George COOPER:

Born 1830, Kendal, Westmorland⁵⁶
Occupation: Iron Moulder
26 Higher Audley Street, Blackburn 1881
RG11 4185/64

Margaret ELLIOTT⁵⁷

Born Tuesday 1 July 1834, Blackburn⁵⁸
Christened St, Johns Blackburn⁵⁹
Died Thursday 17 December 1908⁶⁰
Buried Blackburn Cem⁶¹
Occupation: general servant
1881 servant to jane blaiklock at 2 Brown Street, Blackburn
seems to be unmarried in 1891 death of brother David
prob no issue

1 : ; Primary evidence
Thomas Elliot marr cert 1846 father John Elliot, a tailor.

Thomas appears to have left home before 1841 so no census records connect Thomas to John and relationship to 1841, 1851 and 1861 families assumed from ages and occupation.

Need parish record birth of Thomas c1818 to confirm
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1841 Census HO107/502/7 17 seems to be wife of John Elliott of Scotland
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estimated from birth of Thomas

need marr record. might not be in Blackburn
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a birth found on scotlandspeople.gov.uk 1787 John Elliot in Langholm

1841 Census HO 107/502/7 17- Scotland age 50
1851 Census HO 107/2259 94 p31 - Scotland age 66
1861 Census - RG 9/3097 72 - Lancashire, Langholm (or Longholme) age 74. The county designation is thought to be an error and should be Dumfriesshire, Scotland. There is a Longholme Ward in Rawtenstall but it is thought unlikely to be used as a place of birth name

MI suggests birth year 1783
DCert June 1862 Blackburn 8e 219 age 76

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DCert June 1862 Blackburn 8e 219 age 76
cause of death chronic asthma and gradual decay. William King present at death
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before 1800 a poacher? in Scotland, Duke of Buccleuch estate (family oral history)
1834 birth/christening dau Margaret - tailor
1841 Census - no occ listed
1845 marr for son John - tailor
1846 marr cert for son Thomas - tailor
1851 Census - tailor
1862 DCert - tailor
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45 in 1841 Census b Lancashire probably Blackburn
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alive at 1841 Census
John Elliot widower 1851 Census
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Martha Hardwick known to be mother of Thomas primarily from middle name of Thomas's children John and Constance. Martha is shown as mother to Thomas in indenture papers, 1881 Census RG11/4194 16
11 : ; Primary evidence
marr cert
father of Thomas is John Elliott occ tailor
12 : ; Questionable
"full age" at marriage in 1846
age 33 at 1851 Census HO107/2258 345
13 : ; Questionable
not shown at 54 Montague Street, Blackburn in 1881 Census and Martha Elliot is a widow?

not described as deceased on 14 Feb 1893 Marriage cert for son Thomas

poss Burial record Bburn Cem year 1878 845 6 6930 5
14 : ; Primary evidence
Marr Cert describes 'moulder'. Birth certificates for children between 1862 and 1849 describe fathers occupation to be "Iron Moulder"

Profession of father described on 14 Feb 1893 marriage cert for Thomas Elliot and Ellen Prescott as "Ironmonger" This description is after death and may not be reliable
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32 at 1851 Census
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after 1881 Census RG11/ 4194 16 25 and before 1901 Census

d cert Mar 1888 age 69 Balckburn 8e 277
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email Maureen Moorcroft 9 Apr 2003

no headstone found Sept 2004. Might be under other stones
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Maureen Moorcroft notes
1841 census suggests a twin of John
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Maureen Moorcroft notes
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1841 census
1861 Census
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CEMSEARCH Blackburn Cem age 58
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1861 Census
MI suggests 1818
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CEMSEARCH Blackburn Cem age 69
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Maureen Moorcroft notes
1861 Census
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Maureen Moorcroft notes
St Mary Balckburn Marriages 3073/1/60
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Maureen Moorcroft notes
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marr cert March 1845 Blackburn 21 14

Maureen Moorcroft notes
St Mary, Blackburn Marriages 3073/1/60
John Elliott bc mechanic of Blackburn f John Elliott occ tailor marr Matilda Rushton sp of Blackburn f John occ shinner?? 26 Jan 1845
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IGI
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Millie widow 1881 census
Matilda widow 1891 Census
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1841 census HO107/502/7 17 apprentice millwright
1851 census HO107/2258 220 millwright
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Maureen Moorcoft notes
69 in 1891 Census
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FreeBMD ref Matilda Elliot Sept 1899 age 78 Blackburn 8e 281 no cert ordered
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Maureen Moorcoft notes
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Maureen Moorcroft notes
1841 Census Calder Street
14 yo son? of John Elliott of Scotland

1851 Census HO 107/2259 547 p50
11 Abbott Street, David Elliott lodger unmarried 23 warehouseman in cotton mill b Blackburn.

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14 in 1841
23 in 1851
64 in 1891 death
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IGI
? same time as brother James
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FreeBMD David Elliot June 1891 Blackburn 8e 388 age 64
d cert died of heart disease and dropsy

CEMSEARCH Blackburn Cem age 79
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1851 Census
1881 Census labourer in iron works
d cert states iron driller
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1841 1851 1861 Census Maureen Moorcroft notes
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1861 1871 Census Maureen Moorcroft notes
Lancashire BMD
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Lancashire BMD
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1861 Census Maureen Moorcroft notes
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IGI
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1871 Census not present at 7 Stones Court, Maureen Moorcroft notes

CEMSEARCH Blackburn Cem age 57
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1861 Census Maureen Moorcroft notes

email from Maureen Moorcroft 22/4/03
from B/B times n/paper, 14-11-57 james elliott was done for burglar
in salford.
On the 28-- 11 -57 he was sentence at LIVERPOOL TO 18MTHS , THEN in 1868 I have more info he spent in London jail thats why you have his death before 1871 but he d- aug 1886 age 56
b- 1830 to me I think he is the son of JOHN and JANE . HIS WIFE WAS ELIABETH. In 1871 his wife was at 7 stones court B/B
she states that she is marr .
Regards maureen.
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1861 1871 Census Maureen Moorcroft notes
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CEMSEARCH Blackburn Cem age 46
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1861 1871 Census Maureen Moorcroft notes
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Lancashire BMD
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49 in 1881
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51 in 1881
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Maureen Moorcroft notes - St Johns Blackburn, Margaret Elliott, father John, mother Jane of Blackburn, occ tailor, b 1 Jul 1834
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Maureen Moorcroft notes - St Johns Blackburn, Margaret Elliott, father John, mother Jane of Blackburn, occ tailor, b 1 Jul 1834

MI suggests b 1836
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Maureen Moorcroft notes - St Johns Blackburn, Margaret Elliott, father John, mother Jane of Blackburn, occ tailor, b 1 Jul 1834
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alive in 1891 at death of brother David
CEMSEARCH Blackburn Cem age 72
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