1881 Francis George Pearce Walter Ellis was born in Sheffield, son of Walter and Harriet Ellis[1]
1911 Francis George Pearce Walter Ellis 30, edge tool grinder, lived in Sheffield with Mary Ellen Ellis 26, George Raymond Stieng Ellis 7, Sarah Kathleen Ellis 6, Harriett Ellis 3, Francis Ellen Ellis 2, Walter Gilbert Ellis 10 months[2]
1912 Birth of son Frank Ellis[3]
Frank was apprenticed at saw-making, where he met Thomas Flinn, another apprentice.
Frank was an ambitious apprentice. He took home extra saw sharpening work at night to earn extra money. His hard work and dedication enabled him to buy Thomas Flinn out of his own business in 1936.
Becoming a business owner just before World War Two began, would have brought many changes to how his business operated as with all factories in Sheffield. He moved production on to defence work and employed around 50 people at that time to make tin hats and other items required by the government.
1944 (Francis) Walter Ellis died[4]
Frank's son, Frank Philip Ellis, joined the business on leaving school at 16.
1988 Died in Sheffield.
See Also
Sources of Information
- [1] Thomas Flinn website