Thomas John ELLIOTT b. 1827 Co Fermanagh, Ireland, son of ___ and ___ was married in 1857 at Koroit, Victoria to Mary HENNESSY, b. 1831, Co Cork, Ireland, daughter of ___ and ___.

Thomas and Mary ELLIOTT had at least seven children at Merino and they are both buried in the Merino Cemetery in 1895 and 1910 respectively.

Thomas John ELLIOTT & Mary HENNESSY had the following known family....

1. Mary Ann ELLIOTT, b. 1858, Merino, Vic, ............?
2. Catherine Agnes ELLIOTT, b. 1859, Merino, Vic, d. 1933, m. George Henry ROPER 1854-1948
3. Thomas John ELLIOTT, b. 1861, Merino, Vic, d. 1940, Casterton, Vic, m. Annie Agnes McDOUGALL 1865-1947 and had the following children...
1. Thomas John ELLIOTT, b. 1902, Merino, Vic, d. 1973
2. William James ELLIOTT b. 1904, Merino, Vic, d. !985, Merino, Vic.
4. Hannah ELLIOTT, b. 1862, Merino, Vic, d. 1938, Deniliquin, NSW, m. Herbert George WINTER ~1875-1936. Herbert WINTER was the publican of the "Railway Hotel" at Merino in 1902, served in WW1 as Pte 5111, 23rd Battalion, AIF, became a Soldier Settler near Deniliquin, NSW. Johanna ELLIOTT had one child prior to her marriage.
1. Arthur Charles ELLIOTT, b. 1889, Merino, Vic, d. 1952
• enlisted WW1, 16 Nov 1914
• served as Dvr 1828, 4th Motor Transport Company, AIF
• RTA 23 Oct 1918
• May be named as R. ELLIOTT on Merino War Memorial
5. James ELLIOTT, b. 1865, d. 1865, Merino, Vic
6. William ELLIOTT, b. 1866, Merino, Vic, d. 1922, m. Margaret RICHARDS 1871-1953.
7. Elizabeth ELLIOTT, b. 1868, Merino, Vic, d. 1953, m. George James RICHARDS 1869-1957.