John Ellis (bef. 1806 - 1874)

Born before 16 Mar 1806 in Northam, Devon, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Campbell) Ellis — married about 23 Sep 1827 in Prince County, Prince Edward Island

Descendants

Died Sep 1874 after age 68 in Prince Edward Island, Canada

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Biography

This profile is part of the Ellis Name Study.

John was born about 1805. He was the son of William Ellis and Hannah Penrose. ^[1]

He emigrated from Devon with his parents, and like his father, was a ship carpenter. He entered into a relationship with Elizabeth Campbell, daughter of James Campbell; Nancy Campbell was born in 1825, daughter of Elizabeth Campbell single woman of Lot 13 by John Ellis of Lot 12. The next baptism was in 1829, for William, son of John Ellis and his wife Elizabeth Campbell. ^[2]

Children for John and Elizabeth were: Nancy Campbell (1825), William (about 1829), Henry (about 1831), Anna or Hannah Penrose (about 1833), James (abt. 1835), John Clark (abt. 1839), Edward C. (about 1843) and Elizabeth (1845). ^[3]

John Ellis was in the 1841 census in Lot 12 with a household of 9, all Church of England and all but one born on the Island. He was a ship carpenter. In addition to the older male and female, there were 5 males and 2 females under 16.

There were several households under the name John Ellis in the 1861 census, but he is probably the John Ellis, carpenter, in Lot 12 ^[4]. There were 7 in the household: one couple and 5 single people; a man and a woman between 45-60, 2 males and one female between 21-45, and one girl under 5.

Elizabeth died in 1865. ^{[5] [6]}

Their son James died two years later ^[7] and their youngest daughter Elizabeth in 1868. ^[8]

John was not in the 1881 census of Prince Edward Island, and his death was not recorded in the burial records of the Church of England in Port Hill or St. Eleanors. He could be the John Ellis of Lot 12 who died in September 1874, at age 68. ^[9]

Research Notes

The John Ellis who died in Charlottetown on 10 September 1872 at age 68, a native of Devon, England was late of St. John's Nfld. His widow Jane, born Newfoundland, was living in Charlottetown in the 1881 census with a large family, so it is not likely that this was the same John Ellis from Lot 12.

There was also the John Ellis born in England who married Flora McArthur on the Island and died in Massachusetts - although their years of birth match, he could not have married Flora before 1865.

There is also said to be a John Ellis who lived and died in Maine, with family who claims he is this John.

Sources

1. ↑ Notes by Dawn Ellis: Baptism - DCRS Northam Parish Register Transcript, 1538-1836, LDS mfm #0917204, item 2, p. 243, baptism John Ellis, s/o William and Hannah, transcribed by W. H. Rogers, Esq, Family History Library
2. ↑ Marriage to Elizabeth Campbell was between 18 August 1827 and 23 September 1827. Richmond Parish Register, 1821-1957, p. 50, Marriage of [blank] Ellis and [blank] Campbell, the date is also blank, but is between entries made on the 18th of August and the 23rd of September, Includes records of St. John's (St. Eleanors) and St. Mary's (Summerside) Anglican Churches, mfm #2630, MacNaught History Centre & Archives.
3. ↑ Records are in the PEI Baptismal Index, and the St. James Church of England records on familysearch.org. The History of the Ellis Family by Preston Ellis included a son Alfred who died young, but left out son John. I wasn't able to verify an Alfred, although there was an additional boy under 5 under 16 in the 1841 census. Only 6 boys were baptized Alfred in the 1830s in PEI, so it seems an unlikely name.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1861 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
5. ↑ Died. On the 30th ult., at New Bideford, Lot 12, after a painful illness, endured with meek submission to the will of her heavenly father, Elizabeth, the beloved wife of Mr. John Ellis, sen., aged 61. The Islander – Feb 10, 1865 Transcription from the Island Register
6. ↑ FEB. 10, 1865, DIED ON THE 30TH ULT., AT NEW BIDEFORD, LOT 12, ELIZABETH, WIFE OF JOHN ELLIS, AGED 61 YEARS.
7. ↑ Died. At Cascumpec village of consumption on Wednesday, the 3d inst., in the 31st year of his age, James, third son of Mr. John Ellis, of New Bideford, Lot 12. The Islander – Apr 19, 1867
8. ↑ Died. At Bideford, Lot 12, on the – inst., Elizabeth, wife of the late John Birch, and youngest daughter of Mr. John Ellis. Islander – Apr 10, 1868
9. ↑ Semi-Weekly Patriot Sep 12, 1874