Cyril Elliott - Early Life

Early Life

Robert Cyril Hamilton Glover Elliott was born in November 1890 in Dublin, Ireland. His father, Mr. Canon Anthony Lewis Elliott, was the Rector of Killiney, Dublin. As a rector, Elliot's father acted as an administrator not only to the people in his parish, but also to his son. Cyril Elliott was introduced to a life of religion at a very young age, participating in church daily with his father.

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