Jesse Elliston

Jesse Elliston (died 1853) was a proprietor of Elliston & Cavell, which became the leading department store in Oxford, England.

Elliston owned a draper's shop in central Oxford when his sister, Sarah Elliston of Summertown in north Oxford, married John Cavell on 9 April 1835. As a result, Elliston made Cavell a partner of the shop, which then became known as Elliston & Cavell. It went on to become the largest department store in Oxford for many years, until its eventual conversion to a Debenhams store.

In 1853, at the age of only 47, Elliston died in the Banbury Road on his way to Summertown. Cavell subsequently took over the running of the shop.

References

• John Caldicott Cavell, Mayor of Oxford