Ellis, John Cock

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Type of person	Individual
Date of birth	1824
Place of birth	Sancreed, Cornwall, England
Date of arrival	1852
Principal occupation	Farm labourer and farmer
Date of death	1906
Place of decease	Aldinga

John Cock Ellis was born on 14 April 1824 at Sancreed, Cornwall, England. He was the son of John Ellis (1787-1861) and Mary Cock (1791-1852). Aged 27 years and described as a Farm labourer, he arrived aboard Sibilla from Plymouth on 15 March 1852.

Jock Ellis, aged 34 years, married Catherine Martin (1835-1909), aged 24 years, the daughter of Thomas Martin (1800-1862) and Mary Evans (1806-1887), on 23 Aug 1859 at Trinity Church, Adelaide. They had one daughter:

Emma (1861-1939) b. at Aldinga, m. Alfred Henry Baylis (1859-1919) on 1 March 1884 at Victor Harbor, they had two children, d. at St. Peters, SA

He was a farmer at Aldinga from before 1867 until his death in 1906. He paid rates on section 231 (79 acres owned by the SA Company) from 1867, section 232 (80 acres agricultural land owned by John Hill) from 1881 and section 250 (80 acres owned by the SA Company) from 1884.

John Cock Ellis, aged 82 years, died on 7 May 1906 at Aldinga and he is buried in St Stephens Anglican Cemetery, Willunga. Catherine Ellis (née Martin) died at Salisbury on 19 Oct 1908.

Sources

• Passengers in History Database – South Australian Maritime Museum
• South Australian Births – Index of Registrations 1842-1906
• South Australian Marriages – Index of Registrations 1842-1937
• South Australian Deaths – Index of Registrations 1842-1972
• Ratepayer List Willunga & Aldinga Councils 1850-1888
• SA Directories – Aldinga 1883-1906
• The Express and Telegraph 10 March 1884:2
• The Register 9 May 1906:4
• Evening Journal 21 Oct 1909:1

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