ELLISTON, Henry Twiselton

1801 - 1864  (63 years)

• Name	ELLISTON, Henry Twiselton
  Born	1801	London, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Apr 1864	Leamington, Warwickshire, England
  Person ID	I6102	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	ELLISTON, Robert William,   b. 7 Apr 1774, Queen Square, Middlesex, England ,   d. 8 Jul 1831, Blackfriars, Middlesex, England  (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	RUNDALL, Elizabeth,   b. Aug 1774, Limehouse, London, Middlesex, England ,   d. 1 Apr 1821, Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England  (Age ~ 46 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	1 Jun 1796	Bath Abbey, Bath, Somerset, England   [1]
  Family ID	F219	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Henry Twiselton Elliston (Ca. 1801-1864), was an English musical composer and inventor. Elliston was born in or about 1801, the second son of Robert William Elliston, and resided during mostof his life at Leamington, where his father had formerly leased the theatre. Having decided on adopting music as his profession, he received a careful training, and became a sound theoretical musician, and an able performer on the organ andseveral other instruments. On his father presenting an organ to the parish church of Leamington, Elliston was elected organist, and held the post till his death. In the subsequent enlargement of the organ he exhibited considerable mechanical ingenuity, and invented a transposing piano on a new and simple plan. He was an early member of the choral society of Leamington, and whilst he was associated with it the society produced the Messiah and other great works during a three days' musical festival. Ellistonhimself built the music hall in Bath Street, with his brother William, who emigrated to Australia, he established the County Library. During the time that he and his brother were in partnership they gave concerts on an extensive scale. Subsequently Elliston was lessee of the royal assembly rooms. Beyond some admired church services he composed little. In September 1683 he was appointed librarian of the free public library at Leamington. He died at Leamington 19 April 1864, aged 63, and was buried in the cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S309] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;), Database online. Record for Robert William Elliston http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=103289043&pid=12163