William ELLIS

William ELLIS

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  • Name William ELLIS 
    Gender Male 
    Person ID I954  Webb
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2025 

    Family Ann CHAPMAN,   b. 1731, Somerleyton, Suffolk Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1817, Herringfleet, Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage Aug 1750  Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Most of the information for the family makes sense, but there are still some uncertainties.

      The marriage of William and Ann notes that William came from Gt Yarmouth and Ann from Somerlyton, which is possibly a reason for them moving there. I would like to have found an Ann baptised in Yarmouth immediately after the marriage, who might then have died, but cannot see any such person. The chosen marriage also has a marriage licence, in which William is noted as a mariner. The licence is dated 25 Aug, hence the marriage is assumed to have taken place in Aug, and very probably on the same day as the licence was provided.

      Somerleyton and Herringfleet are very close to each other, so it is reasonable that the younger children were baptised in Herringfleet. Although there is a William and Elizabeth there, there does not seem to be an obvious alternative couple to our one, though there is a William Ellis marrying Susannah Marshal in Gt Yarmouth in 1758. The fact that there is a record of this Ann dieing in Herringfleet but being buried in Somerleyton is very significant.
    Children 
     1. Mary ELLIS,   b. 1751, Somerleyton, Suffolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. William ELLIS,   b. 1759, Herringfleet, Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. John ELLIS,   b. 1761, Herringfleet, Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1836, Somerleyton, Suffolk Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Susanna ELLIS,   b. 1764, Herringfleet, Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Thomas ELLIS,   b. 1765, Herringfleet, Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. John ELLIS,   b. 1770, Herringfleet, Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Ann ELLIS,   b. 1754, Somerleyton, Suffolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Eleanor ELLIS,   b. 1756, Somerleyton, Suffolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F353  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2025 

  • Event Map
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  • Notes 
    • There is no obvious William Ellis. Looking at possible baptisms in a 10 mile radius amongst internet records, the most likely would seem to be a baptism on 27/5/1722 in Herringfleet, son of William (no mother recorded). But whilst it is the most likely, there is still significant uncertainty. There are earlier baptisms, which would make William quite old at his marriage, though there is another marriage in 1750 with William Ellis, a widower, so this might be one of the earlier baptisms.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2411] Marriage register :- Great Yarmouth (1750).