Ushaw Moor Memories

1 - Hullo Matt
May I extend my condolences at your recent loss.
It is my mother's family that are mentioned on the site.
There is no obvious connection [at present] between my family of Hopes and the Ellis family.
During my family researches I did become aware of a William Ellis and his wife Thomason Ellis - they lived in New Brancepeth for a while and also,I think,Ushaw Moor.They had atleast two children - Isabel and Jane and those children may well have been teenagers by the time of World War One.I have no idea whether they are part of your Ellis family.
As an aside I remember telephoning Elsie Ellis in 2001 regarding a class reunion that I was arranging. It subsequently took place in Spring 2002. She pointed out during the phone call that she was not in the relevant school form.
I am sorry that I cannot help further.


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2 - Thanks for condolances wilf.

will be meeting ernies brothers and sisters and other family members, so i'm sure i'll add an extra level to the family tree details. as well as mome interesting news on ushaw life no doubt.
seems ernie grew up in ushaw moor in george street and eventually settled into married life in Esh.

Matt
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3 - George and Ida lived at 1 Victoria Court, Ushaw Moor

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4 - Hi Matt-I was at school with Ernie until I was 11 when I went to grammar school.Like Ernie my parents went to live in Calverton.I remember him as being a very good footballer in those early years-seem to remember him being left footed.If you go to school photos on this site and click on the third one on the right on the top row on page 1 you will find Ernie on the back row third from the left.I reckon it was about 1949 when it was taken. (Comment this)

5 - Brilliant , had seen that face in some photo's we have in a box , but couldn't identify who it was till now. I'll to scan it and post it.
His football skills were also mentioned by the vicar during his eulogy.

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6 - I can remember Billy, Ernie & Elsie Ellis at 1 Victoria Court, Ernie loved to play football and was always kicking the ball about with Jackie O'Connor who was registered with Hartlepool. Jack lived at 7 Whitehouse Court.Ernie played outside right for the school and showed a lot of promise to go farther in the game.Last time I saw Billy he was driving a bus, that was a long time ago.I am sure that Jimmy Hope who was also a right winger for New Brancepeth and Ushaw Moor was Ernie's uncle. Jimmy had a son called Alan who was also a good footballer in his youth.I beleive Mr & Mrs Ellis came to Victoria Court from Ushaw Moor Colliery before the houses at the colliery were pulled down.Lots of families moved to Ushaw Moor at the time including mine.Alf Rothwell (Comment this)

7 - just back from a visit to see ernies brother Ronald.
brian mc loughlin confirms it is ernie 3rd from left at backrow of the school photo of 1949.
Also met with ron's aunt peggy (now aged 84 and still living in her mothers house in new brancepeth), who had just received a photo of ron and ernies grandfather William Ellis.
William Ellis apparently was a preacher at the baptist church in ushaw and married the first of two sisters( who was also organist at the church ) and later he married the second sister. also peggy told me that william gave up preaching as the second sister was a bit of a 'wrong-un'.
peggy could remember william always picked the wild flowers everyday and tied them with rafia ,and also wore a poppy in his button hole , until just the black button center remained.
If anyone can remember the two sisters names , please let me know.
have emailed a photo for the gallery of William Ellis and flossy.

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8 - Hi Wilf Bell,

just confirming William Ellis was grandfather
to ernie,ron, william and elsie.
Ernies grandfather was married twice to two ?sisters ?.
Williams children were Thomason,Isabella,Jane Ellen and George Henry( ernies father ).

Thomason we believe went to london to work in a hospital for the blind.
Isabella married a Jack Bailey , and she died
in an explosion at the Aycliffe Munitions Factory
2nd May 1945; see :-http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/aycliffeangels/page22.phtml (eight workers killed).
Jane Ellen married ???? and had 6 children
Peggy , Billy , George , Clyde , Jack and Raymond.
Peggy married George Edward Gibson , and Peggy is still alive and well (age 84) at her mothers old house in New Brancepeth.

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9 - Thanks Matt. You and a few others are helping to keep the history of the village alive.
Much as I love history books Paul's site has the advantage of being interactive. Long may it continue. (Comment this)

10 - hi my names emma and i am the grandaughter of bill ellis and along the lines i think there has been some kind of confusion my grandad married catherine ellis not another person mentioned he lives in calverton and my grandmother sadley passed away 11 years ago.bill ellis as a sister called elsie and a brother called ronald and a brother that passed away not long ago called ernie my grandfather as to children called pauline and graham i am the daughter of pauline i am 25 i also have a brother called patrick who is 21 and a sister called frances who is 19 my grandfather as lived in calverton most of his life but lived in new brancpeth before movin down here my grandfather is keeping well if anyone one would like to no ....but i am sure he is very devasted with the loss of his brother ernie if anyone woulkd like to write to me please do leave me a message on here hope to answer any more questions you have got (Comment this)