According to the document Ellerton of Ellerton of Swaledale John was 18 months old when he was shipwrecked off the coast of Madras with his parents - his father died shortly afterwards.
At the 1851 census he and his sister Margaret were recorded as visitors living at 46 Pembridge Villas, Kensington, Middlesex, where the head was Eliza Kipling (annuitant, aged 61, born East Indies).
Interestingly, in December 1855 a John Ellerton, aged 23, was among the 430 passengers of the Schomberg clipper when it was grounded (and later wrecked) near to completion of its maiden voyage from Liverpool-Melbourne. However, it seems unlikely to have been the subject of this page, as barely 5 weeks later both The Times and News of the World reported his first marriage at St.John's, Notting-hill, by the Rev. J Denning to "Laura Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the late John Martin, Esq. M.D.". Laura is shown on the IGI as being born on 26/5/1829 and baptised on 14/1/1830 at Billericay, Essex.
In 1861 John, his wife Laura, their 3 children, mother-in-law (Elizabeth Martin), and 2 servants were living at 9 Westmorland Road, Paddington. Laura died aged 35 in 1865 (GRO Index Q1, Kensington), possibly while giving birth to her sixth child, Benjamin.
John's second marriage in 1868 was reported in the The Times: ".. by the Rev.G.M.K.Ellerton, MA, brother of the bridegroom, John Ellerton Esq. of No.3 Aldridge-road Villas, youngest son of the late JFE ... to Alicia Eugenie Mardenbrough, eldest daughter of Edward Dixon Esq. Surgeon-Major H.M.'s Madras 4th Light Cavalry".
The 1871 Census showed John living with his wife, 5 of his children, nephew Mouat, a boarder and two servants at 3 Aldridge Road Villas, Paddington, London. His widowed mother was living with his sister Margaret and niece Elizabeth Denning at 1 Aldridge Road Villas.
At the time of the 1881 Census John (age shown as 40 in error), his wife "Aliacia" (38 instead of 48), 7 of his children, and 3 servants were living at 3 Aldridge Road Villas, London, Middlesex. At this time three of their sons were boarders at the Marine Parade College at Great Clacton, Essex.
The Post Office London Directory for 1882 listed John as a Solicitor at "27 Carey Street, res. 3 Aldridge Road Villas"; in 1884 as "solicitor 1 New Inn, Wych st, & 3 Aldridge rd villas, Westbourne pk rd"; in 1895 at 2 New Inn, WC; and in 1899 as "Ellerton & Son (John Ellerton & John Alexander Ellerton), New Inn, Strand, WC; res. 3 Aldridge Road Villas". He appears to have moved north soon after this, as the 1901 Census for Leamington Priors, Warwickshire showed John (69) with his wife "Alicea" (59, born Ramsgate/Kent), sons Benjamin, Noel and Warwick, and niece Dora Ellerton. Kelly's 1912 Directory of Warwickshire showed John ("solicitor & commissioner for oaths") living at 30 Portland Place, Leamington.
The respective Admons/Probate of Alicia and John show "Alicia ... of 30 Portland Place, Leamington, died 11/1/1907. Admons to husband John Ellerton, solicitor. Effects £1,215" and "John ... of 30 Portland Place, Leamington, died 6/3/1916. Probate to Frederick George Ellerton (bank manager)[son], Alice Isabella Ellerton (spinster)[daughter], and William Arthur Coleman (solicitor). Effects £472".
John had 17 children (12 sons and 5 daughters), the first 6 of which were from his first marriage:
John Alexander (1856-1911) - see his own page.
Frederick George (1858-1935) - see his own page.
Emily Margaret - b.1860 at Kensington (GRO Index, Q3), or Paddington (1861 Census). At the 1881 Census she was recorded as a "Governess" living at 3 Aldridge Road Villas, London, Middlesex. She married Frederick George Thomas in 1882 (GRO Index, Kensington, Q3) and had 4 sons and 3 daughters.
Henry Howard Henry [aka Howard Henry] - b. October 1861 at Kensington (GRO Index, Q4). Emigrated to USA and was granted US citizenship in 1881. Shown on a passenger manifest in 1890 travelling from Liverpool to Montreal. The Ontario Marriage Index showed that "Henry Howard Ellerton (31, born Middlesex/England; resident of Detroit, Michigan) married Izabel Augusta Owen (23; born in Vancouver, BC)" in Unionville, York Co. on 20/9/1893 - his parents were shown as John and Emily [sic] on the marriage schedule! The 1900 Census for Detroit listed Henry H ["bookkeeper"], Isabel, and their daughter Phyllis (b.1895, Michigan). In June 1907 Henry was shown on the passenger manifest of the "Celtic" arriving in New York from Liverpool. The family were still in Detroit at the time of the 1920 census where Henry was listed as a "cashier". He appears to have been given a copy of the document Ellerton of Ellerton of Swaledale compiled by his uncle Frederick. According to The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography (vol 42, 1958) he died in 1928.
William Mouat Keith (1863-1942) - see his own page.
Benjamin - b.1865? At the time of the 1881 Census he was a boarder at the Marine Parade College at Great Clacton. The 1901 Census for Leamington Priors showed him living with his parents, and a "Commercial Traveller". He married Kathleen Daisy Christian circa 1901, but had no children. The 1911 Census of Ireland showed Benjamin (aged 44; "gas & electric fittings merchant") living with Kathleen (33) at 5 Knocknaeree Road, Rathdown, Dublin. His Probate stated: "Benjamin Ellerton of Wimbledon Common Farm, Wimbledon, Surrey. Died 12/6/1920. Probate on 24th June to Kathleen Daisy Ellerton, widow. Effects £3,887."
Alice Isabella - b.1868? at Paddington. At the 1881 Census (shown as aged 12) she was living at 3 Aldridge Road Villas, London, Middlesex. No trace of her in the 1901 Census. Her Probate states "Alice Isabella Ellerton of Lenares, 37 Brassey Avenue, Hampden Park, Eastbourne [former home of her brother, Frederick, who had died three months earlier?]. Spinster, died 28/4/1935 at the City of London Hospital for Diseases of the Heart and Lungs. Probate to Charles Edward Dixon Ellerton [brother] manufacturer and Rosalie Mary Agnes Smith [sister] {wife of Herbert Smith). Effects £966".
Charles Edward Dixon - b. on 3rd March 1870 in Paddington. At the time of the 1881 Census he was recorded as "Charles E.P. Ellerton", an 11-year-old boarder at the Marine Parade College at Great Clacton. In 1887 The Times reported that he had passed his Preliminary Examination of the Incorporated Law Society. He moved to Canada and "C.E.D.Ellerton of Montreal" was witness to the marriage of his brother Howard in 1893 (see above). The March 1901 Census for Vancouver, BC, showed him as "31, single, boarder" (with 24 others + 5 domestic servants - possibly a hotel). Married Maude? His Probate shows "CEDE of 36 Jesson Road, Walsall, Staffs., died 23/12/1941 at Manor Hospital, Walsall. Probate to National Provincial Bank Ltd. Effects £2,824. Resworn £2,768". A notice to claimants against his estate in the 5/6/1942 edition of the London Gazette stated that he was a "lock manufacturer ..." and his will was dated 4/10/1940.
Henry Byam - b. on 6th July 1871, Kensington (Daily News and GRO Index, Q3). At the time of the 1881 Census he was a boarder at the Marine Parade College at Great Clacton. Studying at St.Mary's Hospital, he was admitted as a Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians in 1894 (per The Times). On graduation he went to Nottingham County Asylum, Radcliffe-on-Trent for 8 years, and was listed in Wright's 1895 Directory of Nottingham as "asst., County Asylum, Carlton road". No obvious trace of him in the 1901 Census, but in 1902 he became Senior Assistant Medical Officer at Leavesden Asylum, Herts. (Kelly's Directory of Hertfordshire for 1908 shows him there - "MRCS Eng, LRCP Lond"). In 1909 he took up the post of Inspector General of Mental Hospitals at Goodna, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - arriving there via the Ophir in April 1909. On 15th May 1916 The Mercury reported that "The action in the Supreme Court, Brisbane, in which Dr Henry Byan [sic] Ellerton ... sought to recover from John Wren, of Melbourne, the sum of £10,000 damages for alleged defamation, was concluded on Saturday when the jury brought in a verdict for the plaintif".
Henry married Florence Hunter Caldwell (b.1880 at Portrush, Co.Antrim, N.I.) at Oxley on 27th May 1916 - no known children. Dr Ellerton was slightly built and had a permanent spinal disability, a legacy from his university rugby days. He wore glasses from his youth, and was a non-smoker and strictly teetotal. In 1925 he founded the Gailes Golf Club (Goodna), and their website provided most of the biographical facts related here. He retired in 1937 and moved to Balgowlah, Sydney, where he died in July 1951. Florence died on 3/11/1969 after being struck by a car. Two portraits of Henry are held at the State Library of Queensland.
Edith Mary - b.1872, Kensington (GRO Index, Q4). Died on 11th December 1872 (per the Daily News).
Edith Caroline - b.1873, Kensington (GRO Index 1874, Q1). At the 1881 Census she was living at 3 Aldridge Road Villas, London, Middlesex. The 1901 Census for Llandyssil, Cardiganshire showed Edith as 27, b. Westbourne Park/London, Governess. She later[?] married Burton Baker, who was shown in the Census at Hackney/London - "23, b. Suffolk, Drapers Warehouseman"). As far as is known they had no children.
Herbert Parker (twin) - b.1874, Kensington (GRO Index, Q4). Died in infancy in 1875.
James Alfred (twin) - b.1874. Died in infancy (GRO Index 1875/Q1, Kensington).
Rosalie Mary Agnes - b. 1st June 1877, Kensington (Daily News and GRO Index, Q3). At the 1881 Census she was living at 3 Aldridge Road Villas, London, Middlesex. The 1901 Census for Islington, London showed Rosalie as "23, b. Bayswater/London, Governess". Married George Frederick Herbert Smith (GRO Index for Warwick, 1903/Q3) and had one child (Jeanne, who died aged 3). Rosalie died in 1936.
Noel Arnold - b.1879, Kensington (GRO Index, Q1). At the 1881 Census he was at 3 Aldridge Road Villas, London, Middlesex. The 1901 Census for Leamington Priors showed him as a "Solicitors Clerk Law", living with his parents. The National Archives shows that he won a WW1 campaign medal whilst a Private in the Army Ordnance Corps (regiment no.20513). As far as is known he did not marry.
Warwick Barthorp Mardenbrough - b. 3rd July 1880, Kensington (GRO Index, Q3 - "Barthorp M. Ellerton"). At the 1881 Census "Barthorp Mardenborough" was shown as an 8-month old female [sic] living at 3 Aldridge Road Villas, London, Middlesex. The 1901 Census for Leamington Priors showed Warwick [a name by which he was referred to as from hereon] as a "Riporter" still living with his parents. He married Beatrice Wangler in 1908 {GRO Index, Newport Mon. Q4) - the sister of Alice who married his brother William. Kelly's 1912 Directory of Warwickshire showed Warwick living at 51 Grove Street, Leamington. The National Archives shows that he won a WW1 campaign medal whilst a Private in the Rifle Brigade (regiment no.30306). They had three children: Beryl (1911-1941), Patricia Mary (b.1919, married Theodore John Bartlett), and Francis.
Philip Wilmer - b.1881, Kensington (GRO Index, Q3). Died of diphtheria on 5th November 1890 ("in his 10th year" per The Times; GRO Index Q4, Paddington).
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