Edward Ellis (1867 - 1913)

Born 18 Nov 1867 in Camberwell, Southwark, London, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 2 Dec 1913 at age 46 in Kyabram, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

This profile is part of the Ellis Name Study.

Edward was born on 18 November 1867 in Camberwell, London, England, the son of Alfred Ellis and Martha Bartlett.^[1] Edward was baptised 28 February 1869 in Essex at St Mary Magdalene(Church of England) in East Ham.^[2]

1871 Census^[3]

The family were living at 257 St Georges Road, St. George, Camberwell, Surrey

1. Alec Lee, Head, aged 31 born London, Middlesex
2. Martha Lee, Wife, aged 31, born Chiddingstone, Kent
3. Alfred Lee, Son, aged 5, born London, Middlesex
4. Edward Lee, Son, aged 3, born London, Middlesex
5. Martha S Lee, Daughter, aged 3 mths, born London, Middlesex

Edward is enrolled with his brother on 21 September 1874 to attend the Southampton Street School.^[4]

Between the 1871 and 1881 English Census school records for the eldest 4 children indicate that Edwards parents move from 257 St Georges Rd to 245 St Georges Rd sometime between June 1975 and June 1976.

Edward was arrested and committed to the Gordon Road Workhouse on the 10th March 1880, and within a week he was discharged and “taken out by Pte 27 P.R” (PR might stand for “person responsible”) to the Mt Edgecombe Training facility.^[5] [The week spent in Gordon Road would have given the authorities enough time to make arrangements for his acceptance to Mt Edgecombe. The stay in Gordon Road rather than a police cell suggests that he hadn’t done anything too drastic.]

His mother dies on 2 September 1880 at 245 St Georges Rd., her death is registered under the name of Martha Lee.^[6]

1881 Census living on Industrial Training Ship and listed as a scholar.^[7] Edward would have received training in some profession while on the Training Ship such as seamanship, tailoring, or shoemaking.^[8]

It is thought that he may have come to Australia as early as 1888, as at the time of his death the papers said that he had been living in Australia for the past 25 years.^[9] Perhaps he followed his eldest brother Alfred who immigrated to Australia on the Orient which sailed 23 June 1887.^[10]

Edward was living in country Victoria working as a labourer when he married Ettie Schroder on the 13th January 1891, Gosford, New South Wales, Australia.^[11]

Ted died on 2 December 1913 in Kyabram, Victoria, Australia in a tragic railway accident where he fell out of a railway van after falling asleep.^[12] Edward was buried on the 2 December 1913 in Echuca Cemetery, Echuca, Victoria, Australia.

ResearchNotes

The nickname of Ted -

• Based on a photograph held by a family descendant of his sister Kate [younger sister of both Edward and Martha] it is believed that he was known in family by the name “Ted”.
• during the inquest for his death his friends who were at the scene and were called to give eyewitness testimony referred to him as "Ted".^[13]

The use of the surname Lee by the family see Alfred Ellis (1839-1912) for further details

Possible baptism - Edwd, child of Alfred & Martha, was baptised on 28 February 1869 in Essex, England.^[14] Still to be confirmed original not sited.

Sources

1. ↑ England, birth certificate for Edward Ellis, born 18 November 1867; citing 1d/644/327, December quarter 1867, Camberwell registration district, St Georges Camberwell in the County of Surrey sub-district; General Register Office, Southport.
2. ↑ Baptism of Edwd baptised 28 February 1869 son of Alfred (boot & shoemaker) & Martha Ellis residing in Peckham; Baptism register for St Mary Magdalene(Church of England), East Ham, Essex 1868-1883, Entry # 11 page 2; citing Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England Image 4 for D/P 156/1/11
3. ↑ 1871 census of England, London, Surrey, Enumeration District : 19 - St George Road, Camberwell, London, England, folio 130, page 47, Alec Lee head of household; digital images, brightsolid online publishing ltd, Findmypast (www.findmypast.com : accessed 29 Jan 2017); citing PRO RG10/739
4. ↑ London Metropolitan Archives, "London, England, School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911," p. unpaginated, 1874, Enrolment record for Alfred & Edward Lee sons of Alfred residing at 257 St Georges Rd Admission Number 128 & 129 enrolled 21 September 1874, Southampton Street School; digital images, Ancestry, "citing London, England, School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911 Reference Number:LCC/EO/DIV07/SOU/AD/001," Ancestry (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 30 Jan 2017) – the address given is 257 St. George's Road
5. ↑ Entry of Admission for Edward Lee Gordon Road Workhouse 10 March 1880 (Ancestry, Workhouse Admission and Discharge Records, 1659-1930, Gordon Road Workhouse 1879-1892, London Metropolitan Archives, London, England. LEBG/189/1 [Image 30 of 238, accessed 17/08/2015]).
6. ↑ General Register Office, England, Death certificate of Martha Lee, died 2 September 1888 while residing at 245 St George Road, Camberwell registration district, sub-district St George in the County of Surrey; GRO Reference: 1880 S Quarter in CAMBERWELL Volume 01D Page 534 [Aged 40]
7. ↑ Census returns of England and Wales, 1881, Civil Parish, Township or Place: St Germans - extract for Edward Ellis living on the "Mount Edgcumbe" Industrial Training Ship (1881 Census, Registration district: St Germans, Sub-registration district: Saltash, ED, institution, or vessel: Industrial Training Ship Mount Edgeumbe, Public Records Office, England (PRO) RG11/2282/177
8. ↑ Brucehunt.co.uk,. 2015. 'Training Ship TS Mount Edgcumbe At Saltash'. Accessed August 16 2015. http://www.brucehunt.co.uk
9. ↑ The Guardian, Supplement to Guardian Friday, December 5, 1913. Fatality at Kyabram Man Falls from a Railway Van
10. ↑ Ancestry, Passenger Listing for Alfred Ellis on the SS Orient sailed 23 June 1887. Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923. Citing Series: VPRS 7666; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947], Public Record Office Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria.. Accessed 23 April 2017 [image 367 of 655]
11. ↑ egistry of Birth, Death and Marriages, New South Wales, Marriage Certificate of Edward Ellis & Ettie Schroder (Reference yr1891 #4012
12. ↑ 1914 'MAN'S MYSTERIOUS DEATH.', Echuca and Moama Advertiser and Farmers' Gazette (Vic. : 1914 - 1918), 19 February, p. 4. , viewed 23 Apr 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article154399312
13. ↑ 1913 'THE KYABRAM FATALITY.', The Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic. : Moama, NSW : 1869 - 1954; 1998 - 2002), 18 December, p. 2. , viewed 09 May 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article115200993
14. ↑ Baptism: "Essex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1921"
    Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers
    Ancestry Record 61699 #630360 (accessed 20 April 2022)
    Edwd Ellis baptism on 28 Feb 1869, child of Alfred & Martha, in Essex, England.

Also, see:

T.S. Mount Edgcumbe Training Ship for Homeless and Destitute Boys by Bruce E. Hunt (1977)