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William Oliver Ellis 1885 – 1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1885

Birth Location: Prahran, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: July 1954

Death Location: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Father: Jabez Ellis

Mother: Martha Newnham

Spouse(s): Lucy Cheeseman

Children(s): William Ellis, Jack Ellis, Herbert Ellis, Unnamed Ellis

In 1885, William Oliver Ellis entered the world in Prahran, Victoria, Australia, born to Jabez Cruse Ellis and Martha (Pattie) Newnham. In 1914, William Oliver Ellis resided in Launceston Central, Bass, Tasmania, Australia. In 1919, William Oliver Ellis resided in Launceston Central, Bass, Tasmania, Australia. William Oliver Ellis married Lucy May Cheeseman, and had children including William Alan Ellis, Jack Richard Cruse Ellis, Herbert Reginald Ellis, Unnamed Baby Ellis. William Oliver Ellis passed away in 1954 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1885, William Oliver Ellis entered the world in Prahran, Victoria, Australia, born to Jabez Cruse Ellis and Martha (Pattie) Newnham.
  • In 1914, William Oliver Ellis resided in Launceston Central, Bass, Tasmania, Australia.
  • In 1919, William Oliver Ellis resided in Launceston Central, Bass, Tasmania, Australia.
  • William Oliver Ellis married Lucy May Cheeseman, and had children including William Alan Ellis, Jack Richard Cruse Ellis, Herbert Reginald Ellis, Unnamed Baby Ellis.
  • William Oliver Ellis passed away in 1954 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Ellis's Ancestors

Self
William Ellis
1885 – 1954
Birth Place: Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Parents
Jabez Cruse Ellis
1858 – 1943
Monkleigh, Devon, England
Martha ((Pattie)) Newnham
1862 – 1950
Prahran, Victoria, Australia - Victoria/1862/4495
Grandparents
William (Parker) Newnham
1831 – 1894
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Newnham
1800 – 1871
Mary Parker
1803 – 1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM NEWNHAM
1760 –
MARY BARBER
1755 – 1836

William Ellis's Descendants

1.
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William (Oliver) Ellis (31 Jan 1885 – July 1954) m. Lucy (May) Cheeseman (1 Nov 1886 – 8 Jan 1920)
  1. 1. William (Alan) Ellis (22 Jan 1907 – 30 May 1993) m. Agnes (Marie) Connolly (20 Mar 1909 – 17 Dec 1996)
  2. 2. Jack (Richard Cruse) Ellis (1 Mar 1908 – 13 Nov 1993) m. Mirabelle Trethewie (5 Jan 1910 – 14 Dec 1998)
  3. 3. Herbert (Reginald) Ellis (15 Apr 1910 – 1965) m. Beatrice (Rosa) Cox
    1. 1. Patricia (Mary) Ellis (1934 – 1990)
    2. 2. Margaret (Rosemary) Ellis (1934 – Jan 24 2000)
  4. 4. Unnamed (Baby) Ellis (1920 – 1920)

William Ellis's Timeline

5 Records

1885
31 Jan 1885
Birth of William Oliver Ellis in Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Prahran, Victoria, Australia
1914
1914
Age 29
William Oliver Ellis resided here in Launceston Central, Bass, Tasmania, Australia
Launceston Central, Bass, Tasmania, Australia
1919
1919
Age 34
William Oliver Ellis resided here in Launceston Central, Bass, Tasmania, Australia
Launceston Central, Bass, Tasmania, Australia
1922
1922
Age 37
William Oliver Ellis resided here in Launceston Central, Bass, Tasmania, Australia
Launceston Central, Bass, Tasmania, Australia
1954
July 1954
Age 69
Death of William Oliver Ellis in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1885
    Event Place: Prahran, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Launceston Central, Bass, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Launceston Central, Bass, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1922
    Event Place: Launceston Central, Bass, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1954
    Event Place: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

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