Christopher
Candy
Ellis
Born in St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Husband of
Caroline (Tibbetts) Ellis
— married
[date unknown] in Maryland, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 61
in Pratt City, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
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Biography
Christopher was born in St Just in Penwith and baptized 08 Dec 1847. He was the son of Christopher Ellis and Eliza Oliver. He passed away in 1909.[1]
Census
1851 UK Census:[2]
| 1851 Census St Just in Penwith, Res. Boscean | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Ellis | M | 29 | St Just, Cornwall | ||
| Eliza Ellis Wife | F | 25 | St Just, Cornwall | ||
| Harriett Ellis Dau | F | 7 | St Just, Cornwall | ||
| Eliza Ellis Daughter | F | 5 | St Just, Cornwall | ||
| Christopher Ellis son | M | 4 | St Just, Cornwall | ||
| Thomas Ellis son | M | 1 | St Just, Cornwall | ||
Immigration
Christopher immigrated to the USA in 1854 aboard the ship James Nesmith, arriving in New York.[3]
His family stayed behind in Breage, Helston, Cornwall:
1861 UK Census Breage, Helston, Cornwall, England, UK:[4]
- Eliza Ellis F 35 St Just, Cornwall
- Sex Female
- Age 35
- Event Date 1861
- Event Place Breage, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
- Event Place (Original) Breage, Cornwall, England
- Registration District Helston
- Residence Note Church Town
- Birth Year (Estimated) 1826
- Birthplace St Just, Cornwall
- Marital Status Married
- Relationship to Head of Household Head
- Event Type Census
- Eliza Ellis F 15 St Just, Cornwall
- Thomas Ellis M 11 St Just, Cornwall
- Mary Ellis F 7 St Just, Cornwall
1880 US Census, Maryland. Allegany, Frostburg In 1872, Christopher emigrated to the US. By the 1880 Census, he had married Caroline Tibbetts and had lived in Pennsylvania and Maryland.
| United States Census, 1880 Maryland Allegany Frostburg | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Ellis | M | 31 | mines coal | England | 1849 |
| Carrie Ellis | F | 21 | keeping house | Maryland | 1859 |
| Eliz. Ellis | F | 1 | Pennsylvania | 1879 |
The 1900 Census for Pratt City, Jefferson, Alabama states he had immigrated in 1872. He and his wife had had 7 children, 6 of whom were living.
| United States Census, 1990 Pratt City, Jefferson, Alabama | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Sex | Age | Birth | Where born | Father | Mother | Status |
| Christopher Ellis | M | 52 | Dec 1848 | England | England | England | Married |
| Carrie Ellis | F | 43 | Jull 1857 | Maryland | Virginia | Maryland | Married |
| Chris Ellis | M | 16 | Jan 1884 | Alabama | England | Maryland | Single |
| Mary Ellis | F | 15 | Sep 1885 | Alabama | England | Maryland | Single |
| Thomas Ellis | M | 11 | Aug 1889 | Alabama | England | Maryland | Single |
| Carrie Ellis | F | 9 | Jun 1891 | Alabama | England | Maryland | Single |
Death
Christopher Candy Ellis was buried 27 Feb 1809 in Pratt City Fraternal Cemetery. Jefferson County, Alabama.[5][6]
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26Y4-LLV : 1 October 2014), Christopher Ellis, 1847; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Penzance, Cornwall, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ Citation information Detail Class: HO107; Piece: 1919; Folio: 177; Page: 1; GSU roll: 221074 Source information Title 1851 England Census Author Ancestry.com
- ↑ "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27R9-2V4 : 20 February 2021), Christopher Ellis, 1854; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 175,500.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7ZJ-J93 : 3 March 2021), Christopher Ellis in household of Eliza Ellis, Breage, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLG-G5T7 : 9 June 2021), Christopher Candy Ellis, ; Burial, Pratt City, Jefferson, Alabama, United States of America, Fraternal Cemetery; citing record ID 104002401, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
- ↑ https://billiongraves.com/grave/Christopher-Ellis/6964380
- Ancestry, Cornwall OPC
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