by Godfrey J. Ellis – oil 1970 This painting of the prophet of the time, Joseph Fielding Smith, was the first true portrait that I can remember painting. I was a 21-year-old missionary in France when I painted it for the contacting boards that my missionary companion, John Horejs, and I were building. It came […]
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The Banjo Lesson (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Oils 9×12 1970 This small painting of my brother, Barry Ellis and his daughter Tania, is dated 1970. Since, I was on my mission from 1969 to 1971, it is likely that my mother sent me the reference photo (dated 1969) and that I painted it at the same time […]
The Ellis Book, Volume One: East Grinstead to 19th Century Southwark
by Godfrey J. Ellis and Merry E. Ellis The Ellis Book, Vol 1, is a family history or genealogy work that deals with the Ellis families of East Grinstead, England. It starts with the very earliest Ellis names, from the Norman invasion in 1066, through the time of Shakespeare, and follows them into the late […]
The Ellis Book, Volume Two: The Descendants of Henry and Sarah Ellis
by Godfrey J. Ellis and Merry E. Ellis The Ellis Book, Vol 1 was, almost by definition, a family history or genealogy work. As such, it requires a little more commitment to read. That’s because, 1) it is based on scarce and ancient records, which are largely birth, marriage, death records, and wills. In addition […]
Tales ‘n Testimonies: the Godfrey/Merry Ellis Family History
by Godfrey J. Ellis and Merry Ellis Our Godfrey/Merry Family History is entitled “Tales n Testimonies” and covers a span of 60+ years. Some of those years were written up at the time the events happened – and were written in great detail. Other years were based on memory and are extremely sketchy and incomplete. […]
Thomas Hatcher: Royal Artillery Gunner/Driver
by Godfrey J. Ellis Thomas Hatcher was a soldier in the mid-1800s. For years, he was a “missing link” in our genealogy research. We knew next to nothing about him. Then, one day, we cracked the case and information came flowing in like a flash-flood flowing down a desert canyon. Before it all finished, we […]
The Blunts of Northampton
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 2004 This book was very much IN PROGRESS (and still is). Nevertheless, one of the family history consultants in Salt Lake City asked for a copy. I sent it to him. And he submitted it to FamilySearch!! Oh! It is published as: https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/252218-the-blunts-of-northampton?offset=1 If you click on that link, you […]
Was Nellie Drury a Black Widow?
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Jan 2016 My mother made some very strong statements about the wife of my direct-line ancestors, Nellie Drury. The more I thought about it, the more questions I had. This book is my attempt to sort out the answer to the question in the title. I hope you will find […]
Real People: Family Legacies of the Lowman and Nash Lines
by Ruth M. Roy and Godfrey J. Ellis In June of 1999, I heard about Mum’s newest project: a book recounting the family stories and memories that had meant so much to her over the years. It was to be called, Real People and she wanted me to type it for her. “If you can […]
A Trilogy of 11th Ave Memories
by Godfrey J. Ellis – October 2002 Lost on a forgotten corner of old Vancouver. A plain, frame, half-a-year home. We went back and saw it the other day.And met a trio of flooding memories, Of a great, white house and a great, old tree. A house of adventure,A five-year old’s dream, We had a […]