Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ELLIS BRYNCOCH - see ELLIS, ELLIS OWEN
ELLIS SION SIAMS (fl. 17th century), harpist
ELLIS, ALICE (1730 - 1808), Moravian - see GRIFFITH, WILLIAM
ELLIS, DAVID (1736 - 1795), cleric, poet, translator, and transcriber of manuscripts Born 31 August 1736, son of Ellis and Elizabeth David, Hafod-y-meirch, Dolgelley. He received his early education at Ystrad Meurig, and matriculated 14 November 1763. He proceeded to Jesus College, Oxford, 12 March 1764, but for some unknown reason he left on 30 June in that same year. He was ordained deacon at Bangor on 22 July 1764, and priest a year later. Ellis held curacies at Llanberis
ELLIS, DAVID - see NANNEY, DAVID ELLIS
ELLIS, EDWARD (1842? - 1892), Baptist minister, soldier, and editor of a Baptist newspaper in U.S.A. Born at Werngrug in the parish of Llanuwchllyn, Meironnydd - his father a brother to Ellis Evans, Cefn-mawr. He emigrated to U.S.A. with his parents in 1850 and lived at Remsen (N.Y.), Waukesha (Wisconsin), Berlin (Wisconsin), etc. He began to preach with the Baptists c. 1866 in the Welsh circles of Waukesha. He was educated at Beaver Dam Academy, Wisconsin. He joined the 22nd battalion of the
ELLIS, EDWARD LEWIS (1922 - 2008), historian and biographer Ellis was born at Aberystwyth on 21 March 1922, one of the three children and only son of Griffith Thomas Ellis and his wife Elizabeth (née Lloyd), Cambrian Street, and the nephew of a well known local politician, Alderman R. J. Ellis (1888-1976). He was educated at Alexandra Road Primary School and Ardwyn Grammar School where he became head boy in 1940-41. He entered the University College of
ELLIS, ELLIS ab (fl. 1685-1726), cleric and poet
ELLIS, ELLIS OWEN (Ellis Bryn-coch; 1813 - 1861), artist letters of introduction to other artists in London, whither Ellis had gone in 1834 to study and to paint. Some of his work was exhibited in the galleries in London, and he won a number of art prizes. ' The Battle of Rhuddlan Marsh,' ' Caradog before Caesar in Rome,' and ' The Fall of Llywelyn the last Prince of Wales,' are three of his titles. The works by which he is best known in Wales are (a) the
ELLIS, GRIFFITH (1844 - 1913), Calvinistic Methodist minister Jowett, ii, 70). Before leaving Oxford, Ellis had been called to the pastorate of Stanley Road C.M. church, Bootle (he preached at the opening of the new chapel there in December 1876), which he occupied until his retirement. He worked very hard in the church, which became a very large one; he was a model pastor, who gave every opportunity of service to young people, and carefully tended the week-night
ELLIS, HUW (1714 - 1774), harpist
ELLIS, JOHN (1674 - 1735), cleric and antiquary Second son of Thomas Ellis of Llandegwning, Llŷn, and his wife Jane Marsh, widow of Herbert Griffith, Brynodol. He matriculated at Jesus College, Oxford, 31 March 1690, at the age of 16, graduated B.A. in 1693, M.A. (and a Fellow) in 1696, S.T.B. in 1703, and S.T.P. c. 1720, was ordained a deacon 7 September 1707, and a priest 4 July 1708, and was presented to the rectorate of Llandwrog 30

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