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Title: Elliot of the "Flex"
Post by: minto77 on Sunday 22 March 15 16:14 GMT (UK)

Hi does anyone have any info on the Elliot family who lived at a farm or district known as the "FLEX" spelling may vary. I know they were there approx 1915.
The location is borders ie  Roxburgh ,Dumfries

Title: Re: Elliot of the "Flex"
Post by: ev on Sunday 22 March 15 17:16 GMT (UK)

Hi ,

There is a Flex and Flex Burn in the Hawick area.
http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=55.4001&lon=-2.7898&layers=6



ev

Title: Re: Elliot of the "Flex"
Post by: hanes teulu on Sunday 22 March 15 17:42 GMT (UK)

There's an item + photograph in the Hawick News and Border Chronicle, Fri 6 Jun 1919, entitled "An Interesting Gathering at Flex".
Amongst those named, and one of the four in the photo, is a Mr Elliot - identified as one of the old "Race Committee". I have seen separate reference to a James Elliot, Farmer, Flex sponsoring a race meeting.

On line newspapers available at Find My Past or British Newspaper Archive.

Title: Re: Elliot of the "Flex"
Post by: ev on Monday 23 March 15 10:01 GMT (UK)

Scotlandspeople 1915 Valuation Rolls has a James Elliot , Hawick Roxburgh , place , Flex Farm.



ev