welcome Mummyof7,
you didn't mention which country
did Tobias (1892-1970) & Ellen (1892-1969) marry in 1915 in Leeds, Yorkshire and die in Canada??

could you tell us in which country you are looking for Ellis

Beyond the names, I don't know much. I know that my dad was born in Leeds, so it's possible. My grandparents took my dad and uncle and left Leeds in 1951, coming here to Canada. There's been rumors of a disagreement between my grandfather and his brother, possibly the reason they left. I've also heard that my grandfather's sister lives/lived in Winnipeg, but all I know of her is that she was called Winnie.

Selwyn Ellis


1911 England Census about Selwyn Ellis
Name: Selwyn Ellis
Age in 1911: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1889
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Stourton Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Rothwell
County/Island: Yorkshire-West Riding
Country: England
Street address: 23 Ida Mount Stourton Leeds
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Miner (coal Getter)

Household Members:
Name Age
Selwyn Ellis 22
Florence Ellis 22, wife, b Hunslet Leeds Yorkshire, Occ: Tailoress (Presser)
Isabel Marshall 53 Aunt Widow,b Hunslet Leeds, Yorkshire.

Details married under one year, no children.


Marriage Details

West Yorkshire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935 about Selwyn Ellis
Name: Selwyn Ellis
Birth Year: abt 1890
Age: 21
Marriage or Bann Date: 14 Jan 1911
Parish: Stourton, St Andrew
Father's Name: James Ellis
Spouse's Name: Florence Broadwith
Spouse's Father's Name: Frad Broadwith

Details:

Selwyn Ellis, 21, Bachelor, Occ: Miner, Res: 23 Ida Mount, Father James Ellis, Greengrocer

Florence Broadwith, 22, Spinster, Occ: -, Res: 23 Ida Mount, Father Isaac Broadwith, deceased, Joiner (transcript error on fathers name)

Witnesses: William Benson Ormesl(b)y & Elsie Ellis
performed after Banss by W.C.Allan Vicar

Banns for marriage

West Yorkshire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935 about Selwyn Ellis
Name: Selwyn Ellis
Marriage or Bann Date: 18 Dec, 25 Dec 1910 & 1 Jan 1911
Parish: Stourton, St Andrew
Spouse's Name: Florence Broadwith

recorded by W. C Allan
Selwyn Res: 48(5) Ponitpaul(Pontipool) Road (little hard to read)
Florence Res: 23 Ida Mount

children of Selwyn & Florence Ellis possibly others, from freebmd.org.uk

Births Mar 1912
ELLIS Selwyn Broadwith Hunslet 9b 890

Births Jun 1915
ELLIS Elsie Broadwith Hunslet 9b 873

Births Dec 1916
Ellis Albert Broadwith Hunslet 9b 732

Births Jun 1920
Ellis James Broadwith Hunslet 9b 999

Selwyn's parents


West Yorkshire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935 about James Ellis
Name: James Ellis
Birth Year: abt 1859
Age: 18
Marriage or Bann Date: 1 Dec 1877
Parish: Rothwell, Holy Trinity
Father's Name: James Ellis
Spouse's Name: Sarah Ann Owen

Details
James Ellis, 18. Bachelor, Miner, Res:Rothwell Haigh, Father; James Ellis, miner
Sarah Ann Owen, 17, Spinster, Res: Rothwell Haigh, no father listed

James Signed, Sarah her "x" mark.
Witnesses: John Ellis his "x" mark, & Agness Weeks

after Banns by G Heberden? Vicar

Banns

West Yorkshire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935 about James Ellis
Name: James Ellis
Marriage or Bann Date: 4 Nov, 11 Nov & 18 Nov 1877
Parish: Rothwell, Holy Trinity
Spouse's Name: Sarah Ann Owen
Call Number: P 91/5/3

Marriage from freebmd.org.uk

Marriages Dec 1877
ELLIS James Hunslet 9b 434
Owen Sarah Ann Hunslet 9b 434


1881 England Census about James Ellis
Name: James Ellis
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858
Relationship to Head: Head
Spouse: Sarah Ann Ellis
Gender: Male
Where born: Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Rothwell
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Street address: No 11 May Flower St
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Coal Miner
Household Members:
Name Age
James Ellis 23
Sarah Ann Ellis 21, wife, b1860 Oldbury Staffordshire
Jane Ellis 3/12, daught. b Mar 1881 Stourton Yorkshire


1891 England Census about James Ellis
Name: James Ellis
Age: 33
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sarah A Ellis
Gender: Male
Where born: Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Rothwell
Ecclesiastical parish: Middleton
Town: Stourton
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Address 31 May Flower Street

Household Members:
Name Age
James Ellis 33
Sarah A Ellis 31
Jane Ellis 10
Maud Ellis 7 b Sept 1884
Lily Ellis 5 b Dec 1885
Selwyn Ellis 2 b Jun 1889
Elsie Ellis 2/12 (birth not reg till Jun 1891)

Children's births listed as Rothwell, recorded in freebmd.org.uk as Hunslet.


Selwyn's Birth 1889 from freebmd.org.uk certificate can be purchsed through GRO UK
Births Jun 1889
Ellis Selwyn Hunslet 9b 317



1901 England Census about James Ellis
Name: James Ellis
Age: 43
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Spouse: Sarah Ann Ellis
Birth Place: Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Rothwell
Ecclesiastical parish: Middleton St Mary
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Address: 1 Pewna Street
Household Members:
Name Age
James Ellis 43
Sarah Ann Ellis 41
Jane Ellis 20
Maud Ellis 7
Lilly Ellis 15
Selwin Ellis 12
Elsie Ellis 10
Wilfred Ellis 5 b Sep 1895
Albert Ellis 3 b Mar 1898
Reece Ellis 1 Month b Mar 1901

Childrens births all listed as Stourton


1911 England Census about James Ellis
Name: James Ellis
Age in 1911: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Rothwell
County/Island: Yorkshire-West Riding
Country: England
Street address: 49 Pontefract Road Stourton Leeds
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Coal Miner Byeworkman Roadman
Household Members:
Name Age
James Ellis 53
Sarahann Ellis 51
Elsie Ellis 19
Nalfred Ellis 15 (reads Wilfred)
Albert Ellis 13
Frank Ellis 6 b Sept 1905

James Ellis b 1857 father of Selwyn

Baptism

West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910 about James Ellis
Name: James Ellis
Parish: Rothwell, Holy Trinity
Baptism Date: 27 Dec 1857
Father's Name: James Ellis
Mother's name: Mary Ellis

Marriage

West Yorkshire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935 about James Ellis
Name: James Ellis
Age: Full Age
Marriage or Bann Date: 25 Dec 1846
Parish: Leeds, St Peter
Father's Name: Joseph Ellis
Spouse's Name: Mary Adamson
Spouse's Father's Name: William Adamson

Details:
James, full age, bachelor, miner, Res: Hunslet, Father Joseph Ellis, miner
Mary, full age, spinster, Res: Hunslet, Father William Adamson, labourer

1851 Census

1851 England Census about James Ellis
Name: James Ellis
Age: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary Ellis
Gender: Male
Where born: Rothwell, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Rothwell
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Household Members:
Name Age
James Ellis 22
Mary Ellis 26
Elizabeth Ellis 2
John Ellis 5 Mo
Sarah Adamson 68 mother in law


1861 Census

1861 England Census about James Ellis
Name: James Ellis
Age: 32
Estimated Birth Year: 1829
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary Ellis
Gender: Male
Where born: Rothwell, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Rothwell
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Household Members:
Name Age
James Ellis 32
Mary Ellis 34
Elizabeth Ellis 12
John Ellis 10
Joseph Ellis 5
***James Ellis 3

*** Selwyn's father


1871 England Census about James Ellis
Name: James Ellis
Age: 42
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary Ellis
Gender: Male
Where born: Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Rothwell
Town: Rothwell
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Household Members:
Name Age
James Ellis 42
Mary Ellis 44
Joseph Ellis 15
***James Ellis 13
Mary A Ellis 6
Robert Ellis 2


1881 England Census about James Ellis
Name: James Ellis
Age: 52
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829
Relationship to Head: Head
Spouse: Mary Ellis
Gender: Male
Where born: Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Rothwell
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Street address: 6 Bell Hill
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Colliery Deputy (Mine Serv)
Household Members:
Name Age
James Ellis 52
Mary Ellis 54
Mary A. Ellis 16
Ann Ellis 15
Robert Ellis 12
Isabella Lambert 20 (border)


1891 England Census about James Ellis
Name: James Ellis
Age: 12 (transcript error reads 62)
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary Ellis
Gender: Male
Where born: Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Rothwell
Ecclesiastical parish: Middleton
Town: Stourton
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Household Members:
Name Age
James Ellis 12 (retired coal miner)
Mary Ellis 64

son Robert and his wife & two children living next door

This is incredible!!!!!! Asheppard, thank you so much!!!! You are a gold mine of info!!! Now I have a better idea of which Ellis family branch to follow. I keep feeling like there's something in my background that I need to find out, and you have just given me the path I need to follow. I can't say thank you enough!!!!

On 1911 Census for James & Sarah Ann Ellis

Married 33 years 13 children, 8 living 5 deceased.

presume the living are Jane, Maud, Lily, Selwyn, Elsie, Wilfred, Albert & Frank.

and this is death for Reece from freebmd.org.uk

Deaths Sep 1902
Ellis Reece 1 Hunslet 9b 161

I think I may have found the missing children

I found a baptism for Owen Ellis baptised same date as Lily

St Cross Middleton near Leeds
21 August 1887

Births Jun 1887
Ellis Owen Hunslet 9b 320

Deaths Mar 1888
ELLIS Owen 0 Hunslet 9b 220

another child

James baptised 25 Jun 1893 Middleton, St Cross

Births Dec 1892
Ellis James Hunslet 9b 314

Deaths Jun 1893
Ellis James 0 Hunslet 9b 215

another child

Harry baptised 28 June 1894 Middleton, St Cross

There are three births listed for Harry Ellis in 1894 so could be any one of the three.

Births Jun 1894
ELLIS Harry Hunslet 9b 289
ELLIS Harry Hunslet 9b 282

Births Sep 1894
ELLIS Harry Hunslet 9b 305

Deaths Dec 1894
Ellis Harry 0 Hunslet 9b 211


another child

Gwendoline baptised 15 April 1903, Stourton, St Andrews

Births Jun 1903
ELLIS Gwendoline Hunslet 9b 287

Deaths Jun 1903
Ellis Gwendoline 0 Hunslet 9b 179

including Reece that makes the five deceased children.


Baptisms for other children
Jane - 25 Dec 1881, Rothwell, Holy Trinity
Lily - 21 Aug 1887, Middleton, St Cross
Elsie - 1 March 1891, Middleton, St Cross
Wilfred - 25 August 1891, Middleton, St Cross (transcribed as Alfred)
Frank - 6 May 1904 Strouton, St Andrews

Reece - 18 August 1901 Strouton St Andrews

I have been unable to find any baptism for Maud.

This is Selwyns Baptism

West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910 about Selwyn Ellis
Name: Selwyn Ellis
Parish: Middleton, St Cross
Baptism Date: 6 Apr 1890
Father's Name: James Ellis
Mother's name: Sarah Ann Ellis

WOW!!! Thank you again!!! I passed it on to my sister and she wrote back that she cried. My head is about to explode from excitment!!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!!

Hi Mummyof 7, another really good search place is www.familysearch.org and its free. You don't always have to spend many to do research. Also try your local library ( I don't know what area you are in ) but some of our NZ libraries have ancestry for free, just take lots of paper and a few pens and your notes and happy hunting.