Ellis, William Totten
| Birth Name | Ellis, William Totten |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 66 years, 22 days |
Narrative
William was the son of William Campbell and Nancy Campbell.
According to the History of the Ellis family, William Totton took over his father's shipyard, then moved his family to New York where he operated a shipyard. By 1881, he was living with his family in Hants County, Nova Scotia. His wife died before the 1891 census.
Sons George and Ernest went to the States. Sarah married Andrew M. Anthony, and must have died before 1895.
A daughter Annie, said to be adopted, married Alexander Gillis. Julia married Lea [Edmund] Hobart, and Carrie married [Andrew] Ambrose Hiltz.
1881 census, in Nova Scotia:
Name: William Ellis
Birth Year: 1831
Occupation: Ship Carpenter
Province: Nova Scotia
District: Hants
Subdistrict: Maitland
Household Members:
William Ellis 50
Mary M. Ellis 49 - Mary M. Tanton
Mary J. Ellis 18 (Mary Julia - 1862)
George D. Ellis 16 (George Davis - 1864)
Jemma E. Ellis 14 - Jamima, 1867
Caroline Ellis 12 - Caroline Ann, 1868
Sarah Ellis 10 b. 1871
Earnest Ellis 5 b. 1876
Source Citation: Year: 1881; Census Place: Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia; Roll: C_13174; Page: 30; Family No: 120.
From the Island Register - descendants of William Ellis:
16. WILLIAM TOTTEN10 ELLIS (WILLIAM M9, WILLIAM8, ROBERT7, ROBERT6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, MILES3, ROBERT2, JOHAN1) was born 10 Dec 1829 in East Bideford, Lot 12, Prince Co., PE. He married MARY ANN WOOD TANTON 20 Feb 1855 in St.Eleanors, Lot 17, Prince Co., PE, CAN, daughter of GEORGE TANTON and MARY WOODS. She was born in St. Eleanors, PE.
Children of WILLIAM ELLIS and MARY TANTON are:
i. ERNEST ELLIS, b. PE, CAN.
ii. SARAH ELLIS, b. East Bideford, Lot 12, Prince Co, PEI; m. ANDREW ANTHONY.
iii. ANNIE CATHERINE ELLIS, b. 1852, PE, CAN; m. ALEXANDER GILLIS.
iv. CAROLINE ANN ELLIS, b. 05 Jan 1860, East Bideford, Lot 12, Prince Co, PEI; m. AMBROSE HILTZ. (says Andrew on their marriage record) It looks like the first daughter given this name died young, and a second daughter was born in 1868.
v. MARY JULIA ELLIS, b. 17 Nov 1862, PE, CAN; m. LEA HOBERT. (says Edmund on their marriage record)
vi. GEORGE DAVIS ELLIS, b. 03 Dec 1864, East Bideford, Lot 12, Prince Co, PEI; d. 1921, Omaha, Nebraska, USA; m. AGNES DERMODY.
vii. JEMIMA ELLIS, b. 07 Aug 1867, PE, CAN. - baptized as Jamima Ellen Ellis in 1868, mother Marianne Wood
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | December 10, 1829 | Prince Edward Island, Canada | ||
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| Death | 1896 | not named in brother's obituary; unverified family tree | ||
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Ellis, William | about 1798 | December 9, 1880 | |
| Mother | Campbell, Nancy Ann | September 5, 1801 | October 27, 1880 | |
| Sister | Ellis, Hannah | April 3, 1821 | May 6, 1898 | |
| Brother | Ellis, James | June 13, 1822 | October 15, 1897 | |
| Sister | Ellis, Elizabeth | February 1, 1824 | September 19, 1888 | |
| Sister | Ellis, Ann | October 1, 1825 | September 14, 1899 | |
| Sister | Ellis, Sarah | November 16, 1827 | October 1, 1898 | |
| Ellis, William Totten | December 10, 1829 | 1896 | ||
| Sister | Ellis, Mary Julia | March 7, 1832 | September 20, 1895 | |
| Brother | Ellis, John | March 20, 1834 | March 4, 1923 | |
| Brother | Ellis, Edward | August 15, 1835 | September 17, 1919 | |
| Brother | Ellis, Robert Douglas | May 24, 1842 | October 30, 1917 | |
| Brother | Ellis, George Henry Penrose | July 6, 1845 | September 3, 1932 |
Families
Family of Ellis, William Totten and Tanton, Marianne Wood |
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| Married | Wife | Tanton, Marianne Wood ( * August 1832 + November 9, 1889 ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Ellis, Annie | April 1852 | January 10, 1918 |
| Ellis, Caroline Ann | January 15, 1860 | March 13, 1870 |
| Ellis, Mary Julia | November 17, 1862 | |
| Ellis, George Davis | December 3, 1864 | 1921 |
| Ellis, Jemima Ellen | August 7, 1867 | |
| Ellis, Caroline Ann Carrie | August 1, 1868 | before 1921 |
| Ellis, Sarah | November 8, 1871 | January 3, 1895 |
| Ellis, Ernest E. | February 1876 | 1904 |