Henry Ellis (buried 1927)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Ellis
First name: 
Henry
Other Christian names: 
Arthur
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
1283
Born: 
26/2/1868
Died: 
08/02/1927
Buried: 
12/02/1927
Occupation: 
Decorator, Stationery Shopkeeper
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
SWS
Cemetery row: 
5
Cemetery plot: 
18
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory Henry Arthur Ellis born Feb. 26th 1868 died Feb. 8th 1927. Also of Doris Ruth Ellis born Feb. 18th 1900 died Nov. 12th 1905. And of his beloved wife Agnes Jane Ellis born April 6th 1866 died Feb. 2nd 1936 "Thy kingdom come"

Life story

Life story

Henry Arthur Ellis was born on 26th February 1868 in Birdham, Sussex. His parents were, Henry Seagrave Ellis, 27yrs, Builder/Carpenter, and Harriet, 26yrs, nee Billingshurst. He had 5 siblings, William Charles b.1869, Annie b.1871, Alfred Raymond b.1874, Ernest Robert b. 1878, and Ethel Marian b.1890.

On 9th August 1893, Henry, 25yrs, married Agnes Jane Dunston, 27yrs, at St. Mary's, Yapton, Sussex, where she was a schoolteacher. At the time of his marriage, Henry was a decorator by trade, but ten years later he was a stationer with his own shop in Tarring Road, Worthing, he was also an income tax collector. Henry and Agnes had 3 children, their first child, Doris Ruth, born 1900, died at the age of 5yrs, their son, Roderick Henry, was born in 1904, and a second daughter, Lenora Joan, in 1906.

In 1927, when Henry died, aged 58yrs, on 8th February, he and Agnes were living at Melrose, 44, Crescent Road, Worthing. Probate was granted to Agnes, effects £3854 6s 11d. Value 2021 - £248K.

Burial researcher: 
Maggi Martin

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
26/02/1868
Marriage
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Agnes Jane
Spouse one last name: 
Dunston
Marriage one date: 
09/08/1893
Marriage one address: 
Yapton, Sussex, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
08/02/1927
Age (at time of death): 
58
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Melrose, 44 Crescent Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Executors: 
Agnes Jane Ellis
Probate pounds: 
£3,854

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1871 census: 

Living at Carthagena, Birdham, Sussex. Henry S. Ellis, 30, Builder and Carpenter, employing 3 men/1 boy, wife, Harriet, 29yrs, sons, Henry Arthur, 3yrs, William Charles, 1yr, and daughter, Annie, 3months.

1881 census: 

Living at Registrars House, Barnham, Sussex. Raymond Ellis, widower, 64yrs, Relieving Officer, son, Henry Seagrave Ellis, 40yrs, Carpenter, daughter-in-law, Harriet, 39yrs, grandsons, Henry A., 13yrs, William C., 11yrs, granddaughter, Annie, 11yrs, grandsons, Alfred Raymond, 7yrs, and Ernest Robert, 3yrs.

1891 census: 

Living at Barnham, Eastergate, Sussex. Henry S. Ellis, 50yrs, Relieving Officer, Registrar of Births/Deaths, wife, Harriett, 49yrs, sons, Henry A. 23yrs, Decorator, William C. 21yrs, Grocers Assistant, Ernest, 13yrs, daughters, Annie, 20yrs, Ethel, 10yrs.

1901 census: 

Living at Rodger Villas, Bognor, Sussex. Henry S. Ellis, 60yrs, Relieving Officer, wife, Harriet, 59yrs, Henry A., 33yrs, Stationer, Annie, 30yrs, Ernest, 23yrs, Coach Painter, Ethel, 10yrs.

1911 census: 

Living at 4, Broadway, Tarring Road, Worthing, Sussex. Henry Arthur Ellis, 43yrs, Stationer, wife, Agnes Jane, 43yrs, 2 children, Roderick Henry, 6yrs, Lenora Joan, 4yrs, sister-in-law, Lena Dunston, 42yrs, single, brother-in-law, Walter Herbert Dunston, 40yrs, Builder.

1921 census: 

Living at 4, The Broadway, Worthing, Sussex.

Henry Arthur Ellis Head Male 1869 52 Book Seller & Stationer Employer
Agnes Lane Ellis Wife Female 1866 55 Book Seller & Stationer H A Eden, Book Seller & Stationer
Roderick Henry Ellis Son Male 1904 16 - -
Lenard Joan Ellis Daughter Female 1906 14 - -
Lena Dunston Sister-in-law Female 1868 52 Schoolmistress (Head) Manageress St, Andrews
Miscellaneous information

Worthing Gazette 21st August 1907

THEFT OF AN AIR GUN. A boy of eleven, named Daniel Streams, pleaded guilty to the theft of an air gun, of the value of 5s, the property of Henry Arthur Ellis, on the 15th of August. The evidence went to show that the air gun was missed from the windowsill at the back of Mr. Ellis's residence in the Broadway, Tarring Road, and when P.C. Carpenter called at the accused home in Becket-road, the lad himself denied all knowledge of the theft; but his sister, a girl of thirteen, brought out the gun, and he then owned up to it. The lad's father said he had thrashed the boy and done everything he could to check him, but it was no good. He did not think he was a bad boy, but he was forgetful. After a consultation with Mr. Strottes and the Police Court Missionary, the Bench adjourned the case for a week, in order that inquiries might be made with a view to getting the boy into a Home.