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martin ellis
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searching for a great grandad « Posted: 10 December 2009 at 08:51 PM »
hi all i am searching for information about a skipper on the lowestoft lifeboat around 1900. his name was probably Mr Ellis. A Mr h. Jenkins of lowestoft took some famous photographs of him around 1916 i would think. these may have been used as part of the lifebouy toilet soap adverts of that period so my family inform me. i have looked in the lowestoft archives but not found him yet. i have no idea how to contact lowestoft lifeboat station for information ?
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Re: searching for a great grandad « Reply #1 Posted: 10 December 2009 at 09:54 PM »
http://www.rnli.org.uk/rnli_near_you/east/stations/LowestoftSuffolk/

This may help good luck hello
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Re: searching for a great grandad « Reply #2 Posted: 10 December 2009 at 10:26 PM »
Quote from: 728 on 10 December 2009 at 09:54 PM
http://www.rnli.org.uk/rnli_near_you/east/stations/LowestoftSuffolk/

This may help good luck hello
thank you very much
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Re: searching for a great grandad « Reply #3 Posted: 11 December 2009 at 05:19 AM »
when you are searching for him ,try using the word Coxswain instead of skipper, that is the title for the man in charge of the lifeboat. Do you have a christian name for him.?
There was a Thomas [Brock] Ellis who was one of The Old Company Beachmen in 1900.
 Is this the Advert that you mean?

* LifebuoySoap-1900sA (409 x 600).jpg (106.27 KB, 409x600 - viewed 265 times.)
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Re: searching for a great grandad « Reply #4 Posted: 11 December 2009 at 06:38 AM »
Martin

He is my gt gt gt Uncle too.  I have a relative distant who is his gt gt granddaughter who knows all about him and has some greta photos.  If you contact me direct I would happily pass on your details, she lives in Australia.  Done so much work on the Ellis's.
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Re: searching for a great grandad « Reply #5 Posted: 13 December 2009 at 07:45 AM »
I hope that Martin did contact you Rosie, what a wonderful help that would be for him. Is that my relation too?  Smiley
If he didn't get back to you , use his personal message system.
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Re: searching for a great grandad « Reply #6 Posted: 13 December 2009 at 08:14 AM »
Yes Meryl, one of the Eliis family married into ours!  Very small world.  He has got back to me and has made contact with the lady I mentioned who will fill him in him with all the details. The man in the photo in Ford Jenkins window was Ned Ellis.  This ladies gt gt grandfather.  Hope you are well after your difficult year and have a wonderful Christmas.  God bless  wave
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Re: searching for a great grandad « Reply #7 Posted: 13 December 2009 at 09:13 AM »
Thank you Rosie.
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Re: searching for a great grandad « Reply #8 Posted: 13 December 2009 at 09:51 AM »
sorry i don't appear tobe replying on the forum. im new to it and havent got the hang of it yet. this message is an attempt to reply to rosie on the forum. i have treied to down load some pictures that a sent to her to the web site but i cant seem to do it as yet could be i have to change the pictures to j.peg files? hope you were able to look at them ?               
Quote from: Meryl on 11 December 2009 at 05:19 AM
when you are searching for him ,try using the word Coxswain instead of skipper, that is the title for the man in charge of the lifeboat. Do you have a christian name for him.?
There was a Thomas [Brock] Ellis who was one of The Old Company Beachmen in 1900.
 Is this the Advert that you mean?
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