James Elliman
James Elliman (1846-1924) of Elliman, Sons and Co
1846 Born the son of James Elliman, a Woollen Draper.
1861 Listed in Upton cum Chalvey, Slough, Bucks., with his parents and siblings.[1]
1885 Donated land and money towards the building of the Public Hall in the High Street, a project for which he was also a trustee.
1897 Provided the site for Slough's first fire station in Mackenzie Street, and also the funds to build the station. Two years later he provided the fire service with a steam fire engine.
1902 Donated £9,000 for the building of a drill hall and club room in Wellington Street, for the use of the Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry Battalion, 'C' Company.
1907 Donated the land to create Salt Hill Playing Fields, and also paid for the buildings and the landscaping, as well as putting £10,000 in a fund to provide for the upkeep of the park.
When St Mary's Parish Church was in need of enlarging, Elliman gave £10,000 to the fund.
1912 As a mark of his esteem towards Father Clemente, he gave the Roman Catholic church a baptismal font.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ 1861 Census