Ellis was born in 1805. (special thanks to Saul Marks for the following info) Born Ellis Samuel, the eldest son of silversmith and watchmaker Lewis Samuel (1783-1854) and Kate Yates (1785-1858), he changed his surname to Yates before marrying his first cousin, Kate Samuel (1803-80) in 1833. They lived their entire married life at numbers 18 and 34 Huskisson Street, in the smart area of late-Georgian housing that was home to Liverpool’s most successful businessmen.
Ellis ran his own watch manufacturing business from premises in Lord Street and was also heavily involved in the running of Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation. He served as Senior Treasurer in 1838-39 and Senior Warden 1840-41 and again 1848-49.
He died at 34 Huskisson Street in June 1849 at the early age of 45.
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