Three generations of a Hove family

Papers and photos of the Elliott family, 1910-23

George Elliott with his horse-drawn cab outside 68 Clarendon Road, c 1930

Contributed to Letter in the Attic by Irene Butler

Brighton and Hove Hospital for Women on Buckingham Road, Brighton, 1923

Contributed to Letter in the Attic by Irene Butler

From the Letter in the Attic project

George Elliott (1860-1939) was a fly proprietor who operated horse-drawn cabs  from stables in Conway Street and Shirley Street, Hove.  The business lasted for 47 years during which time he drove the Prince of Wales prior to his coronation as King Edward VII.

A collection of papers and photos relating to three generations of the Elliott family have been contributed to Letter in the Attic by George's descent Irene Butler (nee Elliott).

Irene herself was born in 1923, the first baby to be born by Caesarean section at the Brighton and Hove Hospital for Women in Buckingham Road.

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