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WALLIS, Ellis
Family Historian Individual Narrative Ellis WALLIS, son of John WALLIS (c. 1775-c. 1845) and Alice PEAKE (c. 1776-c. 1838), was born circa 1820 in South Lopham, Norfolk. He was baptised on 10 December 1820 in South Lopham. He was attested into the military on 3 October 1838 at Quiddenham, Norfolk - into the Coldstream Guards, Private 2363, from South Lopham, a labourer, aged 17y 9m...... View full FH text (See notes below)
Birth:	1820 : South Lopham, Norfolk
Baptism:	10.12.1820 : South Lopham, Norfolk
Marriage:	1847 : 1847 Q4 Whitechaple London Vol 2 Page 558
1841 Census:	Portman Street Barracks, Marylebone, London : a soldier. (HO107 Piece 678 Folio 17 Page 10 Schedule 2242)
1851 Census:	Garrison of the Tower of London, Whitechaple, London : a sergeant. (HO107 Piece 1546 Folio 668 Page 25 Schedule 50)
1861 Census:	2 Hall Place, Lambeth, London : 40, army pensioner, living with wife Mary Ann (33), mother-in-law Mary Ann Young (widow, 64) and servant Elizabeth ATTFIELD (20). (RG09 Piece 393 Folio 111 Page 27)
1871 Census:	Kennington Lane, Lambeth, London : 50, drill instructor, living with wife Mary Ann (43), two servants, and a visitor Robert TEARE (36, soldier, born in South Lopham). (RG10 Piece 664 Folio 26 Page 1 Schedule 3)
1939 Reg.:	n/a
Death:	27.01.1881 : Sunninghill, Berkshire
Probate:	04.03.1881 at Oxford, Oxfordshire : WALLIS Ellis. 4 March. The Will of Ellis Wallis formerly of 2 Hall's-place Kennington-lane in the County of Surrey Sergeant-Major in the 7th Surrey Rifle Volunteers but late of Sunninghill in the County of Berks Innkeeper who died 27 January 1881 at Sunninghall was proved at Oxford by Mary Ann Wallis of Sunninghill Widow the Relict the sole Executrix. Personal Estate under ??400.
Military:	He was attested into the military on 3 October 1838 at Quiddenham, Norfolk - into the Coldstream Guards, Private 2363, from South Lopham, a labourer, aged 17y 9m. Ellis, a sergeant, was part of the Garrison of the Tower of London in 1851. He served in the “East” for over 2 years which was in the Crimean War where he was at the Siege of Sebastopol (Oct 1854 - Sep 1855). After his discharge he had been a permanent member of the 7th Surrey Rifle Volunteers rising to the rank of Sergeant-Major.

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