Lieutenant-Commander David Masterman ELLIS R.N. ⁸¹²

  General Notes:

!GRO Births Indexes (London):
Ellis, David M. Colsin (sic) September 1923 Ongar 4a 843.

!Birth Certificate :
Registration District : Chipping Ongar, Essex.
Registration No. : 230 of 1923,
Date of Birth : 8th June 1923,
Place of Birth : Tallbot House, Stapleford Tawney R.D.
Name and Sex : David Masterman Ellis, boy,
Father : Richard Stanley Ellis,
Mother : Margaret Sneyd Ellis formerly Colvin,
Occupation : Major, R.F.A.
Informant : Margaret S. Ellis, mother,
Residence : Talbot House, Stapleford Tawney,
Date Registered : 11th July 1923,
Registrar : J. Underwood.

!London Gazette 16th November 1945
Mentioned in Despatches
Lieutenant David Masterman ELLIS, Royal Navy (Salway Ash, Dorset).

!GRO Marriage Indexes (London):
Ellis, David M. (Lyon-Smith) June 1946 Bridport 5a 1084
Lyon-Smith, Antonia (Ellis) June 1946 Bridport 5a 1084.

!Marriage Certificate :
Registration District : Symondsbry, Dorset,
Registration No. : 32 of 1946,
Date of Marriage : 20th June 1946,
Groom : David Masterman Ellis,
Age : 23,
Marital Status : Bachelor,
Occupation : Lieut. R.N.,
Residence : Netherbury,
Father : Richard Stanley Ellis,
Occupation : Brigadier, R.A.,
Bride : Antonia Lyon-Smith,
Age : 20,
Marital Status : Spinster,
Occupation : W.R.N.S.
Residence : Symondsbury,
Father : Tristram Lyon-Smith,
Occupation : Brigadier, R.A.,
Place of Marriage : Symondsbury Parish Church,
Ceremony : Rites of the Established Church after Banns,
Signed : D.M. Ellis, A. Lyon-Smith,
Witnesses : Phyllis Lyon-Smith, T. Lyon-Smith, Margaret Ellis, R.S.E.,
Minister : C.A.C. Streatfield, Rector of Symondsbury.

!GRO Consular Marriage Index (London) 1955-60:
Cundy, Noreen (Ellis) Beirut V:53 P:174,
Ellis, David M. (Cundy) Beirut V:53 P:174.

!Marriage Certificate :
Registration Place : Beirut, Lebanon,
Registration No. : 8 of 1959,
Date of Marriage : 6th June 1959,
Groom : David Masterman Ellis,
Age : 36,
Marital Status : Previous marriage dissolved,
Profession : Royal Navy,
Residence : Shemlan, Lebanon,
Father : Richard Stanley Ellis,
Profession : Retired Army Officer,
Bride : Noreen Ellis, (name changed by Deed Poll),
Age : 31,
Marital Status : Previous marriage dissolved,
Profession : none,
Residence : Shemlan, Lebanon,
Father : William Oswald Arthur Cundy,
Profession : Retired Engineer,
Place of Marriage : British Embassy, Beirut,
Ceremony : provisions of the Foreign Marriage Act 1892,
Celebrant : D.W. Pierotti, H.M. Consul,
Signed : D.M. Ellis, N. Ellis,
Witnesses : C.K.T. Wheen*, C.H. Pope.
(*Charles Wheen, British Naval Attaché, later Rear Admiral Sir Charles Wheen).

!GRO Marriage Indexes (London):
Ellis, David M. (Kelham) 1996 Cheltenham 479 Jun 0366 195 CO4W,
Kelham, Ruth A. (Ellis) 1996 Cheltenham 479 Jun 0366 195 CO4W.

!Marriage Certificate :
Registration District : Cheltenham, Gloucestershire,
Registration No. : 195 of June 1996,
Place of Marriage : St Peter's, Winchcombe,
Groom : David Masterman Ellis,
Age : 73,
Marital Status : Widower,
Occupation : Lieutenant-Commander, R.N., (Ret.),
Residence : Mandsley, Gretton,
Father : Richard Stanley Ellis (deceased),
Occupation : Brigadier,
Bride : Ruth Alison Kelham,
Age : 54,
Marital Status : Spinster,
Occupation : Secretary,
Residence : 13 Bloemfontein Ave, London W 12,
Father : Raymond Mould Kelham (deceased),
Occupation : Industrial Chemist,
Ceremony : Rites of the Church of England, by Licence,
Minister : Ronald Appleton,
Signed : David M. Ellis, Ruth A. Kelham,
Witnesses : Margaret Kelham, M.G. Kelham.

!Death Certificate :
Registration District : Kent,
Registration no. : 78 of August 2009,
Date of Death : 14th August 2009,
Place of Death : Ash Wells, Pilgrim's Way, Postling, Hythe,
Name : David Masterman Ellis,
Sex : Male,
Maiden Name : ---
Date of Birth : 8th June 1923,
Place of Birth : Stapleford Tawney, Essex,
Occupation : Lieutenant-Commander, Royal Navy, retired,
Marital Status : Husband of Ruth Alison Ellis, Housewife,
Residence : Granary Cottage, Cleedownton, Ludlow, Shropshire,
Informant : Caroline Emma Getliffe, Daughter, present at the death,
Residence : Ash Wells, Pilgrim's Way, Postling, Hythe, Kent,
Signed : C.E. Getliffe,
Cause of Death : Ia) Carcinoma of Bronchus,
II) Alzheimer's Disease,
Certified by : M.P. Bliston-Jones, M.B.,
Date Registered : 17th August 2009,
Registrar : S.K. Mitchell, Deputy Registrar.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Cremation, 21 Aug 2009, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.

David married Antonia LYON-SMITH on 20 Jun 1946 in Symondsbury, Dorset, England. The marriage ended in divorce. (Antonia LYON-SMITH was born on 20 Sep 1925 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, died on 9 Oct 2010 in Seaton, Devon, England and was buried on 20 Oct 2010 in Dalwood, Devon, England.)

David next married Noreen CUNDY on 6 Jun 1959 in Beirut, Lebanon. (Noreen CUNDY was born on 5 Dec 1927 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumbria, England, christened on 21 Dec 1927 in Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumbria, England and died on 20 Mar 1994 in Gretton, Gloucestershire, England.)

David next married Ruth Alison KELHAM on 15 Jun 1996 in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. (Ruth Alison KELHAM was born on 8 Jun 1942 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England.)