John ELLIS
1761 - 1836 (75 years)
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Name John ELLIS Birth 1761 Herringfleet, Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk 
[1] Baptism 26 Dec 1761 Herringfleet, Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Gender Male Death 1836 Somerleyton, Suffolk [2] - aged 76
Burial 26 Jun 1836 Somerleyton, Suffolk [2] Person ID I958 Webb Last Modified 9 Mar 2025
Father William ELLIS Relationship natural Mother Ann CHAPMAN, b. 1731, Somerleyton, Suffolk d. 1817, Herringfleet, Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk (Age 86 years) Relationship natural Marriage Aug 1750 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [3] 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.
Family ID F353 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - 1761 - Herringfleet, Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk 
Baptism - 26 Dec 1761 - Herringfleet, Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk 
Death - 1836 - Somerleyton, Suffolk Burial - 26 Jun 1836 - Somerleyton, Suffolk = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Some baptism transcripts have 25/12/1761. My reading of the document is that it is 26th Dec, though I acknowledge that 25th Dec was a popular day for baptisms.
There are a number of possible marriage dates. The 7/10/1802 date is not preferred as the witnesses do not really seem to line up. Plus it is quite late. 1797 is possible, but he would be 35. So 30/1/1787 to Elizabeth BURTON is preferred. This is at Herringfleet, though Somerleyton is only 2.4miles away, so the location is not a major deciding factor.
- Some baptism transcripts have 25/12/1761. My reading of the document is that it is 26th Dec, though I acknowledge that 25th Dec was a popular day for baptisms.
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