
One of the founding members of the society in 1868. Obituary in JRASC [6].
In 2010, society member Jim Low wrote an excellent article which traces the geneology of Andrew Elvins:
The early years of Andrew Elvins and his contemporaries in Cobourg and Port Hope [7].
Links:
[1] http://www.rasc.ca/category/archivetags/1893
[2] http://www.rasc.ca/category/image-galleries/national-archives/archives-1800s
[3] http://www.rasc.ca/category/archivetags/elvins
[4] http://www.rasc.ca/category/archivetags/founder
[5] http://www.rasc.ca/category/archivetags/member
[6] http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=andrew%20elvins&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CB0QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fadsabs.harvard.edu%2Ffull%2F1919JRASC..13...98C&ei=gG4MT6b9FsHo0QGG0YXbBQ&usg=AFQjCNErNgtCUOzEwSkJ9ynw2l9JqGiiCQ&cad=rja
[7] http://web.me.com/jim.low/enter/astronomy/elvins/elvins.html