Family background
John William Elliott Snr was born about 1844. In 1862, he married Clara Booth in Sydney and the couple went on to have a total of 15 children. They lived at 13 Macdonald Street Macdonaldtown. He died in June 1914 and was buried in the Anglican cemetery, Rookwood. One of his sons, also named John William Elliott, was also an alderman and mayor of Erskineville.
Occupation & interests
John William Elliott was a woolsorter.
Community activity
John William Elliott Snr was a member of the Court Royal Standard No 461, Forresters friendly society.
Local government service
John William Elliott senior was an alderman on Macdonaldtown (Erskineville) Council in 1885-87.
References
‘Family Notices’, The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 June 1914, p. 7, http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/15516237