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Hi thanks for the replies, this was a tree I was doing for a friend 10 years ago, it led me a right merry dance.
It was William's c1852 father Charles Rayner Howell Ellis who was the one who changed his name, he had a family in Norfolk where he was known as Charles Rayner Howell, he picked the Ellis up when he did his disappearing act.  His first wife was Martha nee Stevens, on the 1861 census there is a remark about her husband having 'left' them, I can't remember the exact wording.
I think Tony has the correct info, I can remember looking into the Cambridge family and discounting them as they can be followed through the censuses.

We know from William Howell Ellis's marriage certificate to Eliza McNichol that his father was Charles, not William who was the father of the Cambridge William Ellis.

Katie, I'm not sure if you have this burial info about Eliza and the twins-----
Buried together Section H plot 797 Barnsley cemetry:  died during childbirth, two babies aged 10 weeks and 3 months were buried in the grave also. The first one, Elizabeth was buried 15th July 1891 followed two weeks later by Dorothy on the 29th July.  All lived at 70 Honeywell Street Barnsley
Also in the grave - William Howell Ellis aged 70 buried 1923 ( 37 Honeywell Street )and Elizabeth Ellis aged 43, buried 11th December 1909 ( 43 Honeywell Street)

That should give Chrissy some ideas Toni

I can't see the first one either 

So many times since starting looking into the family history, I have said I wish I had done it before my daughters were born as they would certainly have been given family names had I known what they were. In the end we gave both of them Persian first names, the eldest is Shahla Olivia after her youngest paternal aunt, and the second is Parisa Nicole ( pronounced Par -ee-sa) a name which we both liked even though there is no family connection. If I was naming them now, Shahla would have Frances as a middle name and Parisa would have Ellen, both of which have appeared through many generations on both sides of my family.
Neither myself of my brother were given family names and Im just glad that my mum put her foot down, if my dad had had it his way, rather than a brother called Ian I would have had one called Rupert!!  That would have gone down so well at school in the 70s and 80s!!