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Ellis 2: Ellis of Chesterton, Ellis of Kidhall Kiddall, Ellis of Lincoln, Ellis of Wellingore
Commoners reports that "The Ellises came originally, with William of Normandy, into England; but no ancient documents, prior to the reign of Richard I, exist."
Thomas Ellis or Elys a c 1400
m Anne Calverley dau of Walter or William Calverley of Calverley
1. William Ellis of Kiddall, Yorkshire
m Joanna Perceyhay dau of William Perceyhay of Ryton
A. William Ellis of Kiddall dsp Commoners identifies Henry as the elder brother but Visitation implies that William was the elder.
m _ Vavasour dau of _ Vavasour of the Wold named Alice by Commoners, Margaret by Visitation
B. Henry Ellis of Kiddal or Kidhall l a temp Edward IV who r. 1461-1483
m Anne Agnes Gascoigne dau of John Gascoigne of Lazingcroft
i. John Gascoigne Ellis of Kidhall a 1585, 1612
m Mary Anne dau of Martin Anne of Frickley
a. John Ellis of Kidhall b c1583
m Elizabeth Plumpton dau of William Plumpton of Plumpton
1 William Ellis of Kidhall d 1647
Commoners shows 2 generations of Williams, the first m. Mary, dau of _ Austen of London, and their son another William who m. Anne, dau of Thomas Colepepper of Perton. Commoners reports that the latter was "slain at the siege of Charlemont, in Ireland". [Wikipedia reports that that siege took place in 1650.] We follow Dugdale who shows just one generation, with the first William "Captain under the Ld Inchequin in Ireland, in the service of K. Ch. ye first, and slayn there ao 1647".
m Mary Austin dau of John Austin or Austen, alderman of London, m2. Thomas Culpeper of Penton
A William Ellis of Kidhall b c1643, a 09.1665
m Mary Lowther dau of Sir William Lowther of Swillington
i William Ellis of Kidhall
m Mary Scaman dau of Dutton Scaman of Westminster
a John Ellis of Kidhall
m _ Butterfield dau of J. Butterfield of Leeds
1 William Ellis of Kidhall
m Elizabeth Bourn dau/heir of T. Bourn of Mattingley
A Elizabeth Maria Ellis
m Randall Burroughes of Long Stratton
2 Charles Ellis
b+ other issue - William, Henry, Charles, Mary, Annabell, Catherine Mildred
ii Henry Ellis 3rd son
Commoners suggests that Welbore Ellis, Bishop of Kildare & Meath b c1651, d 1733-4, who is identified by Wikipedia as son of Rev. John Ellis b c1606, d 1681, rector of Waddesdon, "sprang" from this Henry but the dates indicate that that must be wrong.
iii Jane Ellis
m _ Mosley rector of Roleston
iv+ other issue - John, Mary
B Henry Ellis
C Fridiswide Ellis
m William Culpeper of London
2 Mary Ellis
m1 05.09.1631 Sir Anthony Chester, Bart of Chichley b c1565, d 1635
m2 Samuel Lodington
3+ other issue - Henry, Charles, daughter
b. Anne Ellis
m Thomas Barley or Burley of Ecclesfield
c. Mary Ellis
m Bryan Babthorp of Babthorp
d.+ other issue - Nicholas, Martin, Henry, Robert, Richard, Francis, Thomas, Gervais, Samuel, Frances, Mercy
C. Anne Ellis
m J. Moor of Austrop
2. Ellen Ellis
m Michael Fawkes of Farneley
Presumably connected to the above was ...
?? Ellis of Kiddall
1. Roger Ellis a 1548, 2nd sonhad issue
2. Lyon Ellis, Mayor of Lincoln d 12.12.1570
m1 Joane bur 01.08.1558
m2 Elizabeth
A. Edward Ellis of Chesterton, Cambridgeshire d 20.11.1595
m Joan Stuteville b 1552-3, d 27.04.1631, dau of Thomas Stuteville of Brinkley, m2. Othowell Hill, recorder of Lincoln
i. Edward Ellis of Chesterton b c07.1582, dsp before 12.05.1612
m before 07.02.1610-1 Ursula Pell bpt 14.01.1564-5, m2. Lewis Cokayne of Cokayne Hatfield
ii. John Ellis a 07.1656
m _ Cawkes of Essex
a. Philip Ellis
b. Jane Ellis
m _ Richards
iii. Edward Ellis of Bugden, Huntingdonshire dsp bur 14.10.1656, cupbearer to King CHares I
a. John Ellis
1 Edward Ellis of Chesterton b c 1631, a 1652
iv. Lyon Ellis a 01.1611-2
m Bridget
a. Lyonel Ellis
v. Jane Ellis
m 18.08.1606 John Thorold of Morton
vi. Anne Ellis
m John Thorold of Welham
B. Sir William Ellis b c1553, d 19.12.1636, recorder of Lincoln
m 1592 Anne or Agnes Thorold b c1573, d 17.10.1612, dau of Sir Edmund Thorold of Hough
i. Edmund Ellis of Wellingore b 1594-5, bur 07.11.1659
m c05.1617 Mary Copledyke dau of Thomas Copledyke of Harrington, sister/coheir of Thomas
a. Thomas Ellis of Harrington & Wellingore b c1629, bur 19.08.1676, 2nd son
m Jane Nevile bur 29.09.1726, dau of Sir Gervase Nevile of Haddington m2. Edward King of Ashby?
1 Edmund Ellis bpt 10.06.1655, dsp bur 07.07.1681
m Elizabeth Rosseter bur 11.06.1706, dau of Sir Edward Rosseter
2 Thomas Ellis bpt 14.03.1656-7, d unm bur 25.02.1681-2
3 Martha Ellis b 1652, d 30.03.1710
m 09.10.1674 Brian Nevile of Auburn 'of Wellingore'
b.+ other issue - William b c1618, a 1650, Martha, Elizabeth bur 11.06.1706, Mary, Anne, Eleanor, Hester
ii. Martha Ellis b c1590, d 23.11.1637
m c12.1612 Thomas Copledike of Harrington dsp 04.09.1658
iii. Mary Ellis a 1656
m William Lister of Down Hall & Coleby
iv.+ other issue - Alexander dvp, Richard a 1638, Elizabeth dsp, Frances dvp, Mary
C. Elizabeth Ellis bpt 13.02.1564-5
m 18.08.1606 Thomas Thorold rector of Caythorpe
D.+ other issue - John bpt 05.12.1563, bur 15.12.1563, Elizabeth bur 25.11.1563, Jane, Esther
3.+ other issue - Sir Richard bur 29.10.1548, priest in Lincoln, Margerie a 1548

Main sources:
1 For upper section uploaded 29.05.10 : Commoners vol 3, Burroughes of Long Stratton with some support from Visitation Foster, Yorkshire, 1584/5+1612, Ellis of Kiddall, Visitation Dugdale, Yorkshire, 1665, Ellis of Kiddall
2 For lower section uploaded 09.02.09 : Maddison's Lincolnshire Pedigrees 1906, Ellis of Wellingore
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