Sarah Harriot (Jordin) Ellis (1813 - 1881)

Born 18 Feb 1813 in Clerkenwell St James, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Wife of James Ellis — married 15 Jun 1830 in Saint Leonards, Shoreditch, London, England

Descendants

Died 14 Mar 1881 at age 68 in Camberwell, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Sarah Harriot (Jordin) Ellis was born on February 18, 1813, in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England and was baptised on 17 March 1813 at the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion, in Spa Fields, London, England, a Calvinistic Methodist chapel. Sarah was the first child of her parents, Hector (Jardine) Jardin and Ann from the parish of St Johns Clerkenwell, born eight years after the couple got married.^[1] Two years later the family had moved to the parish of St James’s Clerkenwell first to Sutton street and then to Allen St where Sarah’s younger brother Hector, died at the age of 2 when Sarah was seven years old.^{[2] [3]}

Her younger siblings were:

1. Ann Jardin (1815 - 1847)
2. Hector Jardin (1820 - 1822)
3. Mary Ann (Jardin) Brown (1823 - )

Sarah’s mother died in 1832, two years after Sarah got married to James Ellis on June 15, 1830, in Saint Leonards, Shoreditch, London, England.^[4] Her father remarried three years after Sarah, on 6 September 1835, St Mary, Islington, England and had four more children at the same time as Sarah was.^{[5][6] [7]}

Sarah’s half-siblings were::

1. Elizabeth (Jardin) Surgett (1836 - 1895)
2. Hector Jardin (1838 - 1858)
3. John Jardin (1839 - 1897)
4. George Jardin (1841 - 1870)

Sarah had thirteen children with James Ellis:

1. Sarah Ann (Ellis) Westbrook (1831 - 1868)
2. James Ellis (1833 - 1880 )
3. Ellen (Ellis) Ozmond (1835 - 1903 )
4. Jane (Ellis) Ahrens (1837 - )
5. Alfred Ellis (1839 - 1912)
6. Richard Ellis (1842 - 1924)
7. Charles Hector Ellis (1844 - 1881 )
8. Emily Harriet (Ellis) Holding (1846 - )
9. Henry Thomas Ellis (1847 - )
10. Thomas John Ellis (1848 - 1907)
11. Walter Palmer Ellis (1851 - 1923)
12. Rebecca Mary (Ellis) Crundwell (1858 - 1934)
13. Alice Ellis (1860 - )

During her lifetime Sarah can be found living in the following places with various family members during the Censuses:

1841 Census^[8]
The family were living in Allen Street, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

1. James Ellis, age 35, Cordwainer
2. Sarah Ellis, age 25,Wife
3. Sarah, age 10, Daughter
4. James, age 8, Son
5. Ellen, age 6, Daughter
6. Jane, age 4, Daughter
7. Alfred, age 1, Son

1851 Census^[9]
The family were living at 5 Garden Row, Finsbury, Middlesex, England

1. James Ellis, age 45, Head, occupation Boot & Shoe Maker
2. Sarah Ellis, age 38, Wife
3. Sarah Ellis, age 20, Daughter, Servant
4. James Ellis, age 18, Son, Servant
5. Ellen Ellis, age 16, Daughter, Servant
6. Jane Ellis, age 14, Daughter, Servant
7. Alfred Ellis, age 12, Son
8. Richard Ellis, age 9, Son
9. Charles Ellis, age 7, Son
10. Emily Ellis, aged 5, Daughter
11. Thomas Ellis, age 2 &1/2, Son
12. Walter Ellis, age 3 mth, Son

1861 Census^[10]
Living at 61 Waterloo Street, St Giles, Camberwell, England

Sarah's sons Alfred and Richard were not living at home by the 1861. Her son Richard Ellis had gone to Paris with the Conroy family with circus eventually learning Photography after the Conroys moved to Malta.^{[11] [12]} Where Alfred was is a mystery but he was living north of the Thames when he married his wife, Martha Bartlett a couple of years later.^[13] The whereabouts of Rebecca aged 3 years is not known but she is with her parents 10 years later in the 1871 census.

Still living at home were the following family:

1. James Ellis, Head, Married, age 56, occupation Shoemaker
2. Sarah Ellis, Wife, Married, age 48,
3. Charles Ellis, Son, age 17, Gentlemans Servant
4. Henry Ellis, son, age 15, Scholar
5. Thomas Ellis, Son, age 12, Scholar
6. Walter Ellis, Son, age 10, Scholar
7. Alice Ellis, Daughter, age 8 mths

1871 Census^[14]
Living at 1 Artichoke Place, Peckham, Surrey, England

Two more children have left home. Thomas referred to in census by his middle name John, is working as a barman and living with a publican’s family in another part of London.^[15] Her daughter, Emily who married Henry Holding at the tender age of 17 in 1863, in St Mary parish church of Lambeth, Surrey is living with her husband and three children and working as dressmaker.^{[16] [17] [18]}

Still living at home were the following family:

1. James Ellis, Head, age 65, occupation Boot maker
2. Sarah Ellis, Wife, age 58, occupation Nurse
3. Charles E Ellis, Son, age 27, occupation Harnessmaker
4. Walter P Ellis, Son, age 21, occupation Harness maker
5. Rebecca Ellis, daughter, age 13, occupation Scholar
6. Alice A Ellis, Daughter, age 11

[research note – Henry who is listed in the 1861 Census is missing and unaccounted for, but some researchers think that this is actually Emily as no birth records have been located for Henry. One researcher believes that “There was no Henry Ellis born to James and Sarah Harriet Ellis, the mistake is in the census record where Emily was recorded as Henry. "Emily" could sound like "enery" if the accent was cockney etc.” Rebecca who was missing in the 1861 census has returned home.]

In the space of a few years before her death Sarah in 1881 experience much loss

• Her son James dies on 30 September 1880 in St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London.^[19]
• Her son Charles Hector Ellis dies on 15 March 1881 after 5 days of complications with small pox.^[20]

Neither Sarah or her husband are present in the 1881 Census.

Sarah's Husband, James, died of Apoplexy on 18 December 1879 in the Camberwell Workhouse.^[21] Sarah died after a 4 hour Epileptic Fit on March 14, 1881 at 71 Kimpton Road, Camberwell, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, aged 66.^[22] Sarah was buried on 22 March 1881 in Camberwell Old Cemetery, Camberwell, Greater London, England.^[23] Her death certificate was signed by her daughter Alice Ellis at whose place she died.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of Sarah Harriott Jordin born 18 Feb & baptised 17 March 1813, the daughter of Hector & Ann Jordin, last unnumbered entry on page 193, year 1813 Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. citing The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths Surrendered to the Non-Parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 4171, Piece Title: Piece 4171: Spa Fields, St James´, Clerkenwell (Count· of Huntingdon), 1800-1815 Ancestry Sharing Link
2. ↑ Baptism of Hector baptised 25 December 1820, St James, Clerkenwell Islington son of Hector Jardin (watchmaker) and Ann residing in Sutton St, baptised Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Citing London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P76/JS1/013 Year: 1817-1830
3. ↑ Burial of Hector Jardin an infant residing in Allen Street buried 25 March 1822 St James, Clerkenwell, Islington, England parish register for Burials 1813-1825, entry 2048, page 257, year 1822; Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Citing London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: p76/js1/069, Year Range: 1813-1825
4. ↑ Findmypast, City of London Burials 1754-1855 (database without images); Burial of Ann JARDIN died aged 46 while residing in St Allen St and buried on 13 May 1832. St James Clerkenwell, citing City of London Burials 1754-1855> accessed 20 February 2021) [born circa 1786]]
5. ↑ Marriage of Hector Jardin (widower) & Elizabeth Mitchell (spinster) married 6 September 1835, St Mary, Islington, England, entry 479, page 160, year 1835; Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: p83/mry1/1205 Year: 1834-1837
6. ↑ Marriage of James Ellis & Sarah Harriet Jardine on 15 June 1830 by banns in St Leonard, Shoreditch, Hackney, England, Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Church of England Parish Registers. London Metropolitan Archives, London: citing London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: DL/T/069/043 Ancestry Sharing Link & Ancestry Sharing Link
7. ↑ Marriage: "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
   FamilySearch Record: NVLZ-NQ3 (accessed 21 May 2022)
   Sarah Harriet Jardine marriage to James Ellis on 15 Jun 1830 in St Leonard's, Shoreditch, London, England, United Kingdom.
8. ↑ 1841 English Census PRO HO HO107/661/1
9. ↑ 1851 English Census HO107/1521/33/42
10. ↑ 1861 English Census RG9/380/15/27
11. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Ellis_(Maltese_photographer) accessed 20 February 2021
12. ↑ see Richard Ellis (1842-1924) for more detail
13. ↑ England, marriage certificate for Alfred Ellis and Bartlett Martha, married 27 April 1864; citing 1c/256/459, June quarter 1864, Shoreditch registration district, Parish of St James sub-district; General Register Office, Southport.
14. ↑ 1871 English Census RG10/722/28/49
15. ↑ 1871 English Census Household of Charles A Smith, publican, at 20 Abbey Rd, St Mark, London, England. Registration district Marybone, page 2 (RG10/187/59/2)
16. ↑ Marriage banns for Henry Holding(bachelor) & Emily Ellis (spinster), read 25 October, 1 & 8 Novbember 1863, entry 923, page 273, year 1863; Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Citing London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: p85/mry1/54, Year: 1861-1896
17. ↑ Marriage of Henry Holding(bachelor residing East Street, bricklayer son of Willing Holding, bricklayer) & Emily Ellis (spinster, residing East Street, daughter of James Ellis, Shoe Maker) married on 9 November 1863 St Mary parish church of Lambeth, Surrey, England entry 177, page 89, year 1863; Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: p85/mry1/437, Year: 1863-1865
18. ↑ 1871 English Census Household of H Holding, carman residing at 13 North Canal St, Camberwell, Surrey, England. Registration district Camberwell page 30 (RG10/736/107/30)
19. ↑ Probate Calendar entry for James Ellis husband of Rebecca Ann Ellis died 30 September 1980, 5th unnumbered entry on page 345, year 1980; Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Ancestry Sharing Link
20. ↑ England and Wales, death certificate for Charles Hector Ellis, died 15 March 1881; citing 1d/501/232, March quarter 1881, Camberwell registration district, Camberwell in the County of Surrey sub-district; General Register Office, Southport
21. ↑ General Register Office, England, Death Certificate James Ellis, Reference Deaths Dec 1879, District Camberwell, Vol 1d, page 5512
22. ↑ General Register Office, England, Death Certificate Sarah Ellis, Reference -Deaths Mar 1881. District Camberwell, Vol.1d, p.503
23. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 9 February 2021), memorial page for Sarah Ellis (1813–22 Mar 1881), Find A Grave: Memorial #218289517 , citing Camberwell Old Cemetery, Camberwell, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England; Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980)