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James ELLIS
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Name James ELLIS Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Baptised 17 Apr 1786 St. Peter’s Church, Lamerton, Devon, England
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 7 Jan 2013)
"17th James Son of James & Ann Ellis was baptized." - under 'Baptisms 1786. April'
Gender Male Occupation 1808 Yeoman - At the time of his first marriage
Residence 1841 Taylor Square, Tavistock, Devon, England
Occupation 1841 Butcher Died 1 Jun 1847 Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon or Cornwall, England
- Date from gravestone, though I wonder if this was accurate, given that it is also recorded as his burial date in the register. (It does not look like there was an infection doing the rounds requiring a quick burial - the previous one was May 18 and the next June 29).
GRO ref: Ellis, James q2 1847 Tavistock RD 9 308; GRO online index shows age at death as 61
Buried 1 Jun 1847 St. Peter’s Church, Lamerton, Devon, England
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 15 Jun 2020)
"James Ellis, Tavistock, buried: June 1, aged 61"

James Ellis and his daughter Jane Kinsman Ellis
Siblings4 brothers Patriarch & Matriarch
William ELLIS, b. Abt 1720, bur. 6 Jun 1808, St. Peter’s Church, Lamerton, Devon, England
(Age ~ 88 years) (Grandfather) 
Ann GLOYEN, b. Abt 1761, d. 6 Mar 1836, Chaddlehanger, Lamerton, Devon, England
(Age ~ 75 years) (Mother) 
Person ID I12086 All Last Modified 16 Jun 2020
Father James ELLIS, bap. 12 Jan 1755, St. Constantine’s Church, Milton Abbot, Devon, England
, d. 2 Mar 1836, Chaddlehanger, Lamerton, Devon, England
(Age ~ 81 years) Mother Ann GLOYEN, b. Abt 1761, d. 6 Mar 1836, Chaddlehanger, Lamerton, Devon, England
(Age ~ 75 years) Banns of marriage 3 Apr 1785 to 17 Apr 1785 St. Peter’s Church, Lamerton, Devon, England
Married 5 Jun 1785 St. Peter’s Church, Lamerton, Devon, England
Family ID F5395 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Joan GREENING, b. Abt 1786, bur. 17 Sep 1810, St. Peter’s Church, Lamerton, Devon, England
(Age ~ 24 years) Banns of marriage From 18 Dec 1808 to 1 Jan 1809 St. Peter’s Church, Lamerton, Devon, England
- From register entry (image on FMP, viewed 16 Jun 2020)
Shows James Ellis of this Parish, Yeoman and Joan Greening of the Parish of Kelly, Spinster
Married 10 Jan 1809 St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Kelly, Devon, England
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 16 Jun 2020)
"The said James Ellis [Parish of Lamerton] and Joan Greenings of this Parish Married in this Church by Banns ..."
Both signed - James Ellis and Joan greening
Witnesses Edward Greening and William Rundle
(William Rundle probably Parish Clerk, witnessed others around this time)
Last Modified 16 Jun 2020 Family ID F11916 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Grace KINSMAN, b. Abt 1787, Brentor, Devon, England
, d. Dec Q 1870, Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon or Cornwall, England
(Age ~ 83 years) Banns of marriage From 28 Feb 1813 to 21 Mar 1813 St. Michael’s Church, Brentor, Devon, England
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 15 Jun 2020)
Shows James Ellis Sojourner in the Parish of Lamerton, Bachelor and Grace Kinsman of the Parish of Brentor
Married 1 Apr 1813 St. Michael’s Church, Brentor, Devon, England
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 15 Jun 2020)
Shows "James Ellis Bachelor & Sojourner of the Parish of Lamerton and Grace Kinsman Spinster of this Parish"
Both signed, as did witnesses Robert Ash and Henry Williams
Although James was shown as Bachelor it seems clear it was the James who had first married Joan Greening - the signatures in the PRs for both marriage look the same.
Children 1. Jane Kinsman ELLIS, b. Abt 1814, d. 26 Jan 1839 (Age ~ 25 years) Last Modified 16 Jun 2020 Family ID F5754 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 7 Jan 2013)


