William Elliott

1829 - 1909  (79 years)

• Name	William Elliott
  Born	31 Oct 1829	near, Hawick, , Roxburgh, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187819321
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-90860
  Died	29 Sep 1909	Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cause: Failing from Age - Failing Heart
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I90860	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert Elliott,   b. Abt 1808, of, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Telford,   b. Abt 1808, of, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F30062	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Rennelson,   b. 11 Apr 1836, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jan 1912, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	30 Dec 1864	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Grace Ellen Elliott,   b. Nov 1865, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Apr 1931, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 65 years)   2. Hector Elliott,   b. CALC 6 Feb 1869, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jan 1928, Barton Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 58 years)   3. Richard Lee Elliott,   b. 17 Aug 1878, Seaforth, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1950  (Age 71 years)   4. Elizabeth Mary Elliott,   b. CALC 20 Apr 1881, Egmondville, Huron Co., Ontario ,   d. 2 Aug 1928, Barton Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 47 years)   5. Clara Margaret Elliott,   b. 10 Mar 1883, Egmondville, Huron Co., Ontario ,   d. 1939  (Age 55 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F30081	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DEATH OF WILLIAM ELLIOT AT SEAFORTH, ONTARIO The following is an obituary notice covering the death of William Elliott of Seaforth, Ontario, father of Dr. J. T. Elliott of this city, mention of whose demise was made in our last issue. The article is taken from the Hurron Expositor, published at Seaforth: Death of Mr. William Elliott.- Mr. William Elliott died in Owen Sound on Wednesday morning, September 29, aged 79 years and 11 months, having been In failing health for several months. Mr. Elliott was born at Penchrise, Roxburghshire, Scotland. October 31st, 1829. He was the eldest son of Robert and Elizabety Telford Elliott, and the second in a family of six, of whom he was the last survivor. At the age of seventeen he entered the teaching prosession, in which he continued for a bout six years, teaching in both Caithness and Cumberland, England. He then went to London, where he was employed in a railway office. His health failing in 1855, he came to America, but after visiting parts of Ontario he returned to Scotland in 1857. He did not remain long, but returned to America, living for some time in Ohio and Missouri. Later he came to Ontario and engaged in teaching in the neighborhood of Galt and Tara. In 1868 he went to Seaforth and remained there until 1905, during which time he occupied the position of town clerk and treasurer for thirty-three years. In religion he was a consistent and life-long member of the Presbyterian church and was for twenty-three years a member of the session at Egmondville. Though he never took an active part in politics he always voted with the Reform party. In 1861 he was married to Miss Margaret Rennelson, of Galt, who with a family of five sons and three daughters, survive him. Being a great reader and having traveled extensively he was a very gifted conversationalist and to those who have had the privilege of a long-life acquaintance with him he will always be remembered as a man of sterling integrity and uprightness in his dealings and withal possessed of such an equable and unfailing good temper that it was almost impossible to be on any other than the best of terms with him, and it may truly be said of him that he was a gentleman in the most literal as well as in the widest and highest sense of the word. In his spare hours he was very much interested in the study of horticulture. The funeral took place on Saturday afternoon last to Greenwood cemetery, the services being conducted by Rev. G. A. Woodside. The pall bearers were Messrs. W. P. Telford, J. P. Telford and John Telford, cousins of the deceased; Mr. Robt. Clark, Mr. John Lee and Mr. John! Young. The New North (Rhinelander, Wisconsin) 14 Oct 1909, Thu

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. William Elliott b. Scotland Age: 35 born abt 1829 father: Robert mother: Elizabeth Telford married Margaret Runnelson Age:: 28 born abt 1836 b. Dumfries Township Spouse res: Dumfries Township father: Hector mother: Grace Shiel married 30 Dec 1864 county: Waterloo [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link. [South] William ELLIOTT/ born near Hawick, Scot./ October 31, 1829/ died at Owen Sound Ont./ Sept. 29, 1909/ his wife/ Margaret RENNELSON/ born in North Dumfries/ April 11, 1836/ died at Owen Sound Ont./ January 15, 1912/ 'The gift of God is eternal life,/ through Jesus Christ our Lord'/ ELLIOTT/ [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 011732 (1909). Name:William Elliott Gender:Male Age:79 Birth Date:abt 1830 Birth Place:Howick, Scotland Death Date:29 Sep 1909 Death Place:Grey, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Failing From Age

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Oct 1829 - near, Hawick, , Roxburgh, Scotland Burial - - Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario Married - 30 Dec 1864 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Failing from Age - Failing Heart - 29 Sep 1909 - Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth