Eliza Lockett married Captain James Ellis in Poverty Bay in 1842. A Holy Bible, Old and New Testaments, is inscribed: “James & Eliza Ellis, July 30th, 1842, from Rev. W. Williams. Search the Scriptures.” Inside the Bible was a handwritten page entitled Jesus Hominum Salvatore and signed Ausias March of Valonia, 1450 (photos below).
The Ellis children
Eliza and James Ellis had three children:
- Walter Ellis (1844-1915) Born in Riverhead and died in 1915 in Hawkes Bay.
- John Ellis (1846-1919) Born in Riverhead and died November 1919 in Auckland.
- Edward Ellis (1848-1902) Born in Riverhead and died 2 November 1902 in Auckland.
Walter and Edward Ellis became landowners in Riverhead. The first property operated by the Deacon family was Deacon’s Inn in Riverhead. In 1870, the Bush license for the hotel was transferred to Edward Ellis.
Captain Ellis was killed by a whale on 24 July [year?].
Edward and Ada Blanche Ellis
Edward married Ada Blanche Street (1860-1939) in 1889. Ada Blanche was born in Devon, England, in 1860 to Mary Street (nee Cole) and Frederick Street.
John Ellis (1846-1919)
Born in Riverhead and died November 1919 in Auckland.
DEATHS
ELLIS.— November 18, 1919, at a private hospital. John Ellis, of Rimu Street, New Lynn, relict of the late Ellen Ellis, and second son of the late Mrs. Deacon, of Riverhead, and the late Captain Ellis, of Hawke’s Bay; aged 73. Funeral will leave the residence of his sister-in-law. Mrs. Ellis. 8, Disraeli Street, Grey Lynn, at 2 p.m. To-day (Thursday), for Waikaraka. cemetery.
– New Zealand Herald, 20 November 1919
See https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MBJF-X28
Adam blanche ellis was my great grandmothe. Her daughter, Ida May, was
my grandmother.
Hi Chris
Your brother Glenn Rogers contacted me and we had a long chat on the phone. He said that you had a lots of information on the Ellis, Cole, Lockett, Street side fo the family. It would be great if you could post photos and stories/stories on this website. Would you be happy to do that?
Also the Riverhead School is having its 150th birthday this March. They contacted me about the photos and would be very happy to have access to more, I am sure.
My aunt, Joan Knight (daughter of Helen Griffin nee Deacon), lives in Auckland and has out family photos in her possession.
Kind regards, Angela
I would be happy to do that. I just need to load them onto my computer. I have a lot of photos from the Streets down to Ida and Mary Ellis. I also have a photo album, which is mostly the Deacon family. The above photo on the left, i am pretty sure that , that is Ada Blanche, as i have almost the same photo.
Yours CHRIS Firth