My father always said that Ellis was a "Chadwick family name" traditionally
given to the eldest son.
Having now obtained my G/grandfather, Richard Chadwick's marriage cert, I find
that his father was, indeed, an Ellis. I now have the task of trying to locate
him - probably in Lancashire.
Browsing through the entries in Ancestry world tree I find an interesting
looking Ellis Chadwick, born Haslingden in 1807, son of William and Susan
(Wadington). No marriage or children are given. The submitter's email address is
donm(a)fiber.net but it is, of course, defunct. If anyone knows this person, or is
connected to that family, please let me know.
In addition, if you have any strings of Ellis Chadwicks in your tree please let
me know - I think I ought to collect them!
Marion Teague
www.chadwickassociation.freeservers.com