Born: 13 Feb 1849; Sturminster Newton, Dorset

Census: 1851: Holt Forest, Wimborne Minster, Dorset
1861: Holt Wood, Holt, Dorset

Died: 8 May 1937; Motueka, New Zealand

Father: Elias Elford 1808 – 1861

Mother: Harriet [Simes] Elford 1813 – 1864

Married: Sarah Ann Light 1845 – 1901; 31 Oct 1867; Chalbury, Dorset

Married: Harriet Mellish 1848 – 1925; 1903; New Zealand

Children: Robert Elford 1869 – 1946, Frank Elford 1872 – , Mary [Elford] Ray 1877 – 1972, Ann Elizabeth Elford 1881 – 1931, Charles Edward Elford 1884 – 1898