Launceston Elliot (1874 - 1930)

Born 9 Jun 1874 in Kaladgi, Karnatka State, India

Ancestors

Husband of Rose Emelia Kathleen (Helder) Elliott — married after Mar 1897 (to 1930) in Lewisham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Died 8 Aug 1930 at age 56 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Launceston represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games

Launceston Elliot, named after the city in Australia he was conceived in, was born in Kaladgi, India. He was the son of Gilbert Wray Elliot and his third wife, Ann Mason.^[1] When he was 13 years old, his family moved to England. It was then that he developed his talent for weightlifting and competed in his first competition at age 16. ^[2]

Launceston was 21 years old when he traveled to Athens, Greece for the 1896 Summer Olympics. He won gold in the one-handed lift and 2nd place in the two-handed lift. He also competed in the 100 meter dash, wrestling, and rope climbing. He did not advance to the final in the 100 meter dash, and was defeated by Carl Schuhmann in the first round of the wrestling competition. In rope climbing, he finished in last place. ^[2][3]

He also competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He only competed in the discus this time, for there were no weightlifting competitions that year. Launceston placed 11th. ^[2]

Launceston married Emelia Holder in 1897 in Lewisham, London.^[4] In 1923, they returned to Australia, where he lived until his death.^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/JOH/JOHv3n1/JOHv3n1f.pdf
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launceston_Elliot
3. ↑ Wallechinsky, David; Loucky, Jaime. The Complete Book of The Olympics 2012 Edition. Aurum Press, London, 2012
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26M4-HT7 : 13 December 2014), Launcesston Elliot, 1897; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1897, quarter 2, vol. 1D, p. 1913, Lewisham, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/launceston-elliot-1.html
6. ↑ Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Victoria. Online index - Death (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history : accessed 1 Jul 2020) index entry for Launceston Elliott, father: Gilbert Wray Elliot, mother: Anne Mason, death date: 1930, place: Melbourne East, registration number: 10541/1930.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJZ6-CN2 : 3 May 2019), Launceston Elliott in household of Gilbert W Elliott, Mottingham, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Kent county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9FM-341 : 20 May 2019), Launceston Elliot in household of Gilbert Wray Elliot, Mottingham, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Chislehurst subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWDH-5L7 : 28 June 2019), Launceston Elliot in household of Anne Elliot, Mottingham, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.