Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Elliot, Robert Archibald , Farmer and Storekeeper, Fortrose. As a farmer, Mr Elliot owns 1,100 acres, chiefly grazing land, lying between the Mataura and Titiroa rivers, which he has farmed since 1895. Mr Elliot was born, in 1839, in Canada, where he was brought up as a carpenter. He arrived in Auckland, in 1867, by the ship “Mary Shepherd,” was employed for about a year in the building trade at Mangawai, and, after working for two years at the Thames, left in 1871 for the Shotover diggings. He was engaged for a time in the erection of the Shotover bridge, and removed in 1874 to Wyndham, where he resided for some years. Mr. Elliot then started a line of coaches between Edendale and Fortrose, which he ran for four years, and afterwards opened a store at Fortrose, and a blacksmith's and a wheelwright's shop at Wyndham. He subsequently sold his Wyndham business, and has since confined himself to the Fortrose district. Mr Elliot has been president of the Fortrose Caledonian Society since 1901, has served on the school committee, is one of the trustees of the Fortrose Cemetery, and a member of the committee of the Presbyterian church. He was married, in 1876, to Miss Stirling, of Perthshire, Scotland.