Born: March 17, 1781, Masbrough, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.
Died: December 1, 1849, Great Houghton, Yorkshire, England.
Buried: All Saints Church, Darfield, South Yorkshire, England.
Elliott spent the greater part of his life in Sheffield, where he worked in the iron trade. It was in a Sheffield newspaper that many of his poetical pieces first appeared.