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He was born on November 29, 1777, in London, England.

He was an English librarian and antiquarian. Ellis was educated at the Mercers' School, Merchant Taylors' School, and St. John’s College, Oxford (B.C.L., 1802). While an undergraduate, he was initiated into library work through an appointment as an assistant at the Bodleian (1798). In 1800, he transferred to the British Museum, where in 1805, he became Keeper of printed books, and in 1812, Keeper of manuscripts. Under his direction, an organized catalogue of the British Museum library was produced in 1819. Ellis also used the resources of the Museum to produce several editions and studies of early texts, including an edition of Dugdale's Monasticon Anglicanum. He was named principal librarian of the British Museum in 1827 but proved a poor administrator, with the result that a Parliamentary commission (1835-1836) reorganized the Museum to give effective administrative control to the Secretary, Anthony Panizzi. He shared the secretary position at the Society of Antiquaries from 1848 with John Yonge Akerman, who took over in 1853. He was director of the Society from 1853 to 1857. Ellis retired in 1856.

In 1805, he married Lady Francis Jane Frost (1781–1866). He died on January 15, 1869, in London, England.

Physician W. Leonard Ellis was born in St. John, New Brunswick, and received his medical degree from McGill University. While practicing medicine, he served as librarian for the Natural History Society of New Brunswick. Another interest was Freemasonry: he is mentioned several times in various Masonic proceedings during the early decades of the 20th century; in 1912 he was “Grand High Priest” of the New Brunswick arm of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Canada. In 1902 he was appointed chief medical officer for the federal Department of the Interior charged with ensuring, with the help of regional officers, that regulations regarding all immigrants arriving in Canada were obeyed; during the winters when the St. Lawrence River froze, blocking inland travel on the river, he oversaw immigration locally in St. John, New Brunswick. Around 1904 he married Mildred Coleridge Frost; by 1920, the couple had nine children. In addition to these responsibilities, he was secretary of the New Brunswick Medical Society and recording secretary of the St. John Medical Society.

William Stewart Ellis was born on January 9, 1953, in Megantic, Estrie Region, Quebec. He was a professor at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario and served as Dean of the Faculty of Education. In 1884, he married Mary Louisa Burn (1857–1928). He died on March 29, 1913, in Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario.

The family of Mr. and Mrs. Ellison lived on Chemin St. Paul in Knowlton, Quebec, in 1986.

Robert Wheelock Ells was born on July 26, 1845, in Sheffield Mills, Kings County, Nova Scotia.

He was a geologist and civil servant. He studied at Horton Academy, Acadia University, and McGill University. He earned his B.A. degree and the Logan Medal in Geology and Natural History in 1872, his M.A. degree in 1875, and his L.L.D. degree in 1887. That same year he joined the staff of the Geological Survey of Canada and soon became a senior geologist (1871-1911). In 1893, he was elected to the Royal Society of Canada. In addition to numerous papers, reports, and maps for the Geological Survey and the Royal Society, he also wrote the books “A History of New Brunswick Geology” (1887) and “The Geology and Mineral Resources of New Brunswick” (1907). In 1895, he was elected President of the Ottawa Literary and Scientific Society. He was also the assistant editor of the Ottawa Naturalist.

In 1873, he married Harriet Neville Stevens (1845–1910). He died on May 23, 1911, in Ottawa, Ontario.

Michael G.C. Ellwood was born in Montreal in 1925 and graduated in architecture from McGill University in 1950. From 1950-1 he was a draughtsman for Fetherstonhaugh, Durnford, Bolton & Chadwick. He returned to the firm in 1956 to become a partner of Durnford, Bolton and Chadwick.

Michael G.C. Ellwood est né à Montréal en 1925 et il termine ses études d'architecture à l'Université McGill en 1950. De 1950 à 1951, il a travaillé en tant que dessinateur pour le cabinet de Fetherstonhaugh, Durnford, Bolton et Chadwick. Il est promu assistant en 1955 et associé en 1956.

Howard Craufurd Elphinstone was born on December 12, 1829, in Kumenhof near Sunzei, Livonia (now Latvia).

He was a British Army officer. He joined the Corps of Royal Engineers as a gentleman cadet at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1847. With the outbreak of the Crimean War, Elphinstone was posted to the Crimea and it was during the Siege of Sebastopol that he won the Victoria Cross (1855). He was decorated by both Napoleon III, Emperor of France and Abdülmecid I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. In 1859, he joined the Royal Household of Queen Victoria as governor to her son Prince Arthur and later to Prince Leopold. In 1865, the Queen rewarded him for his service by appointing him a Companion of the Order of the Bath (Civil Division). In 1868, he was appointed a brevet lieutenant colonel and in 1870, he was made a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. In 1871, Prince Arthur appointed him a Comptroller of his Household and a Companion of the Military Division of Order of the Bath. He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Civil Division of the Order of the Bath. Returning to military service, Elphinstone served as an Aide-de-camp to the Queen in 1877 and was promoted to colonel at the end of 1881. He was also appointed an Officer Commanding Royal Engineers in Mauritius. In 1884/1885, he served as a military attaché in Berlin. In 1887, he was promoted to major general and in 1889, he became General Officer Commanding Western District, but he drowned in 1890 when he fell overboard while on a trip to Madeira.

In 1876, he married Annie Frances Cole (1856–1938). He died on March 8, 1890, at sea near Madeira, the Bay of Biscay.