Thomas Ellis

Thomas was born March 23, 1802 in Appleton-Le-Moors, Yorkshire England and christened in nearby Lastingham, York, April 1, 1802. He was the son of Francis Ellis and Elizabeth Witty. [1]

On September 27, 1828 he married Hannah Smith in Middleton By Pickering, York, England. [2] The 1841 England and Wales Census revealed that they had five children: Jane (1828), Mary (1830), William (1832), Elizabeth (1833) and Francis (1836).[3]. The 1851 census revealed that oldest daughter Jane was born in Pickering whereas the remaining children were born in Wrelton, two miles west of Pickering.[4] The 1861 census revealed that Thomas was a blacksmith. That year his children Elizabeth (26) and Francis (24) were the only children still living with their parents, however a grandchild Charlotte Ellis was also living there. It is unknown whose child she was. [5]

In 1868, Thomas passed away in Pickering, Yorkshire, England.