Elliot followed his father into the business and ran the family firm until his death as well as setting up another reengineering business in Farnham; at the 1911 census, shortly before his death, he described himself as a mechanical engineer.
His father was also a cricketer and had played for teams around Farnham and for a Players of Surrey side at The Oval in 1849 in a non-first-class match.
[1] During 1874 Elliott worked as an engine fitter and turner at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, then in Kent.
[1] He was described in his Wisden obituary as being "a sound batsman" and "a useful change bowler" who could bat patiently.
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