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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

The birth of William Oliver Ellis took place in 1885 in Prahran, Victoria, Australia, to Jabez Cruse Ellis and Martha (Pattie) Newnham. William Oliver Ellis married Lucy May Cheeseman, and together they had William Alan Ellis, Jack Richard Cruse Ellis, Herbert Reginald Ellis and Unnamed Baby Ellis. William Oliver Ellis's death occurred in 1954 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.

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Parents

Jabez Ellis
1858 – 1943
Birth Location: Monkleigh, Devon, England
JE
Martha Newnham
1862 – 1950
Birth Location: Prahran, Victoria, Australia - Victoria/1862/4495
MN

Spouses(s)

Lucy Cheeseman
1886 – 1920
Birth Location: North Brighton, Victoria, Australia
LC

Children(s)

William Ellis
1907 – 1993
Birth Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
WE
Jack Ellis
1908 – 1993
Birth Location: Brighton, Victoria, Australia
JE
Herbert Ellis
1910 – 1965
Birth Location: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
HE
Unnamed Ellis
1920 – 1920
Birth Location: Launceston Tasmania
UE

Sources

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

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

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

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

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