Jannion Steele Elliott
| Jannion Steele Elliott | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 25, 1871 Bedford, Bedfordshire, England |
| Died |
March 27, 1942 (aged 70) Kerry, Montgomeryshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Bedford Modern School |
| Known for | Ornithologist and naturalist |
Jannion Steele Elliott (25 May 1871 – 27 March 1942)[1] was a British ornithologist and naturalist[2] who, in particular, accumulated large amounts of information on the mammals and birds of Bedfordshire.[3][4]
Life
Elliott was born in Bedford on 25 May 1871 and educated at Bedford Modern School.[5]
Elliott co-owned a foundry business in Dudley, West Midlands with his brother. The business specialised in making fire grates and Elliott and his brother were to file three patents regarding the improvement of the domestic fire grate.[6][7] However, Elliott's main interest was ornithology.
Elliott published his first book "The Vertebrate Fauna of Bedfordshire" at his own expense in 1901.[8] In their book, "The Birds of Bedfordshire" (1991), Paul Trodd and David Kramer stated that "the works of Jannion Steele Elliott were our base reference and it is only now that we can appreciate the importance of his writings when comparing the status of species than with those of today."
Elliott developed a large collection of the local birds of Bedfordshire which he gave to the Pritchard Museum of Bedford Modern School which was later to become a key component of the Bedford Museum.[1] His collection was later transferred to the Luton Museum.[9]
Of Elliott, the British ornithologist Bruce Campbell stated "On June 4th, 1903, Jannion Steele-Elliott, the great Bedfordshire naturalist and his friend Ronald Bruce Campbell, my father, spent the day at Southill Park and found nests with eggs of 27 different species of bird, a feat which can have few parallels in British field ornithology."[10]
Elliott was a Tring correspondent (1899–1942) and records of his ornithological work are kept in the archives of the Natural History Museum.[11]
On 30 July 1925, Elliott married Doris Amie Sheldon. They lived at Dowles Manor, Bewdley, Worcestershire.[12] Elliott died on 27 March 1942 visiting his brother in Montgomeryshire.
Selected works
- The Vertebrate Fauna of Bedfordshire, 1901
- Purple Heron in Herts, 1903
- Concerning the Manor House, Dowles, and its demesne ... With illustrations, plans, and map. Published by Herald Press, Dudley, 1918[13]
- Local Duck Decoys, 1936
- Bedfordshire 'vermin' Payments: Concerning the Destruction of 'vermin' by Parish Officials During the XVI-XIX Centuries, with Extracts from Their Accounts, 1936
References
- 1 2 http://www.britishbirds.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/article_files/V36/V36_N02/V36_N02_P035_035_OB006.pdf
- ↑ The Harpur Trust 1552–1973, by Joyce Godber 1973
- ↑ "Natural History Museum Archive Catalogue". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ "Shrewdunnit". google.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ Bedford Modern School of the Black And Red, Andrew Underwood 1981
- ↑ "Elliott Jannion Steele - Inventor Patent Directory, Page 1". ipexl.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ↑ "Espacenet". espacenet.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ↑ The Historical Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland 1875–1900, by Simon Holloway. First Published in 1996 by T. & A.D. Poyser Ltd
- ↑ "Worthington George Smith and other studies". google.com. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "Birding - Bloomsbury Wildlife". bloomsburywildlife.com. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "Natural History Museum Archive Catalogue". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "- Person Page 57682". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "Concerning the Manor House, Dowles, and its demesne ... With illustrations, plans, and map.". worldcat.org. Retrieved 21 July 2015.