Liverpool Death 1829-1830

[lierbag]

My brother in law's Ellis ancestry, is via his father (George Ellis) and Ivy Owen. George's father was George Ellis (b. L'pool: 1885) the son of Graham Lister Ellis and Sophia Jane Cowley. George married Ann Thompson in 1908. As many correspondents have noted, Graham Lister Ellis seems to disappear following the 1891 census, although we know that his wife died in 1899. What I can't explain is the curious estrangement from his family which seems to have taken place, and their seeming decline in fortunes - as evidenced from this info from the 1901 census, where his daughter Florence has assumed a role as head of the household.

2 Canson St, Everton, Liverpool (1901)

Florence ELLIS (Head)
single
a. 33
b. L’pool

May WARREN (sister)
widow
a. 32
b. L’pool

Ernest ELLIS (brother)
single
a. 26
occ: Cotton Porter (Dock)
b. L’pool

Emily ELLIS (sister)
single
a. 21
b. L’pool

Reginald ELLIS (brother)
single
a. 18
occ: Cotton Porter (Dock)
b. L’pool

George ELLIS (brother)
single
a.16
occ: Cotton Porter (Dock)
b. L’pool

William WARREN (nephew)
a. 7
b. L’pool

Charles WARREN (nephew)
a. 3
b. L’pool

Francis CLARK (boarder)
a. 18
Occ: Cigarette maker
b. L’pool

Initially I had though that Graham Lister Ellis had also died (although I could find no notice of his death having occurred anywhere) then with the recent release of the 1911 census, was amazed to find him living at an address in Fylde! Can anyone help explain this odd turn of events? Or suggest where he may have been in 1901? Many thanks.

[km1971]

On the LG - http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26504/pages/2199 - GL Ellis is named as an executor to the estate of a Eliza Ellis, widow, in 1894. Getting this will might throw some light, as if he received a large sum of money, he may have decided it was a good time to disappear.

Ken

[lierbag]

My thanks to all those correspondents who have given up their time to look into the 'Graham Lister Ellis Mystery', and have come up with some fascinating information. I'm going to follow up on a few interesting leads, and will post back here if I find anything substantial. Firstly, I'll be taking a look at his wife's death certificate (from 1899) to see if he was still on the scene at that point. A Ken suggests, I'll also check out the probate records to see who Eliza Ellis was - and to which member of the Ellis family she was married to. Thanks again to you all.

[lierbag]

Found her in FreeBMD. She was born in 1814, so she must have been Graham Lister Ellis' mother - Eliza Clark.

[Hutchin_Graham]

Hi to you and everyone who has been digging into the Ellis Saga. Sorry I haven't been around for a while, but my Dad died and I sort of lost interest for a while.
Once again thanks for all the new info.

Regards,
               Hutchin.

[lierbag]

Hutchin, sorry to hear about the bereavement. I'll post anything I manage to dig up on the Ellis' here.

[lierbag]

It's amazing what can turn up in a simple Google search. I was looking for information about the address where Eliza Eliis (nee Clark) died in New Brighton, 1894, and found this 1900 postcard (from the same address: 19 Higher Parade)

http://www.newbrightonpostcards.org.uk/big.php?cardId=000054&cardFace=f

[redkop]

Sorry to hear your sad news Hutchin. I have missed you on the boards.

Red   

[sbaily]

Hi hutchin

Sorry about your loss.

I am trying to find if and where Lister Ellis d1829 and Lister Ellis d1878 where buried. I have tried searching on findmypast for parish records but have had no luck so will be heading off to liverpool records office at the end of the month to see if i can find anything there. If anyone else has any suggestions?

I am decendant from Lister Ellis d1878 daughter Olivia M Ellis b1844.

Ste