My Ellis' are also from London. William E. Ellis m Maude Ellis London, 1918-1920? He said he was a "true Cockney" born within the sound of St. Mary's Bells! ;-) Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Angela Gibson" <angelagibson@optusnet.com.au> To: <ELLIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 1:05 PM Subject: [ELLIS-L] UK ELLIS Family > Hi All! > > I was interested in the message posted Thursday, 18 January 2001 7:5, From: Sheila German <sgerman@rochester.rr.com> > > > - I too have been wondering whether there was ANYBODY following ELLIS people from the UK! > > I have been a subscriber for many months now and very rarely see ANYTHING from the UK. > > My ELLIS people were from LONDON, but I have recently discovered that they originated in Cambridgeshire! > > JAMES ELLIS m. MARIA HABLET at St Botolphs without Aldersgate, London in 1861. From the 1881 census, James and Maria were both born in Cambridgeshire around 1841 and 1843/4 respectively. > That is the furthest back I have got so far, so unfortunately cannot help Sheila German with the question she posted, however, if/when I establish JAMES ELLIS's fathers name and date of birth we could both be lucky!!!! > > I would love to correspond with anyone with Ellis's in England and will gladly share the information that I have with anyone interested. > > Best wishes > > Angela Gibson > Sydney, Australia >