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William Ellis

Male 1798 - 1868  (70 years)


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  • Name William Ellis 
    Alt. Birth Abt 1794 
    Birth 1798  Worton, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 3 Jun 1798  St Mary's Church, Potterne, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Between 1841 and 1868 
    Agricultural Labourer / Farm Labourer 
    Census 7 Jun 1841  Marston, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Monumental Inscription 1868  Christ Church, Worton, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Name William ELLIS
      Date of death 25 Oct 1868 Age 70
      Notes husb of Mary
      RefNum 33058
      Place Worton, WIL
    Name William Elles 
    Death 23 Oct 1868  Worton Flour Mill, Worton, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Accidental death from a fall, causing fracture of the base of the skull,/lived 1/2 an hour 
    • Superintendent Registrar's District Devizes in the county of Wilts
      Registrar's District Bromham
      1868 Deaths in the District of Bromham in the county of Wilts
      No. 481
      When and where died - Twenty third October 1868 Worton parish of Potterne
      Name and surname - William Ellis
      Sex - male
      Age - 74 years
      Rank or profession - Farm Labourer
      Cause of Death - Accidental death from a fall, causing fracture of the base of the scull, lived 1/2 an hour
      Signature, description and residence of informant - Information received from George Sylvester Coroner for Wilts Inquest held 26th Oct 1868
      When registered - Fourth November 1868
      Signature of Registrar - John Benger Registrar
    Burial 28 Oct 1868  Christ Church, Worton, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • (Medical):The deceased was residing at Marston and employed at Worton flour mill. John Gaylord, the miller, on Friday evening last, found him lying on the floor of the lower loft: he was sensible, and said he had fallen from the upper loft on his head; he had a scalp wound at the back of the head, and a fracture of the skull. He died in half-an-hour. Verdict, 'Accidental Death'.
      Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette, 29 October 1868
    Person ID I1135  FamilyTree1
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2020 

    Father James Ellis,   b. 1763, Potterne, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1827, Worton, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Sarah Coleman,   b. 1761, Marston, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1838, Worton, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F527  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary White,   b. 1795, Worton, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1873, Marston, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 7 May 1827  St Mary's Church, Potterne, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Mary Ann Ellis,   b. 1827, Marston, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1900, 53, Roman Road, Islington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    +2. Ellen Ellis,   b. 1830, Potterne, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1914, Westbury and Whorewellsdown Union Workhouse, Eden Vale Road, Westbury, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     3. Priscilla Ellis,   b. 1833, Marston, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1895, Wandsworth, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    +4. Ruth Ellis,   b. 1836, Marston, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1914, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     5. Sophia Ellis,   b. 1839, Marston, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1851 (Age 13 years)
    Family ID F272  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 May 2017