Elliot

(from Settlers)

James Furzer Elliot was the Lambton County constable for 63 years and the bailiff of the second Division Court for the same length of time, starting in 1866. He may have held that office the longest of any bailiff in the Dominion of Canada! 

Elliot lived in Watford when it consisted of only two stores and one hotel at the corner of the fourth Line of SER Warwick (Confederation Line) and the north end of the Main Street (Nauvoo Rd). He was born on the Main Rd. (Egremont Rd.) of Warwick Twp., four miles north of Watford. 

James F. Elliot's parents were born in Scotland. They came to Sarnia Township first, then moved to Warwick Twp. the following year. To farmers at that time, crops and weather were of unfailing interest. Too much rain or sudden frost meant going absolutely hungry for weeks, living on black bread and mush and, even late in the spring, on bass wood, buds and popcorn. Conditions were sometimes unbelievably scarce. 

When resolving conflicts, Mr. Elliot "showed the kinds of mettle the vigorous Scotch-Canadian is made of." He defended against the second Fenian Raids, and received a medal for service. It was a bronze medal on a red, white, and blue ribbon, with Queen Victoria's picture of one side and on the edge, "Pte. J. F. Elliot, 27th Battalion." 

Chapter 24 of 25 - Elliot Family

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