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William Ellis
Born in 1774 in the Manckley Valley above Torridge Valley, England, Ellis began his career as a “most able master shipbuilder” working for Richard Chapman. After completing two of Ellis’s most famous ships, the Peter and Sarah and the Bellona, for Thomas Bernard, Chapman fell ill.
During Chapman’s illness, William Ellis became his partner, took over the shipyard and eventually the company.
William Ellis arrived on Prince Edward Island in 1818 with two of his six sons and two retainers, Edward Williams and John England. Upon arrival, Ellis acquired 630 acres of woodland through Thomas Chant.
By 1826, William Ellis was the owner of a grand home, stores, shipyards, and prime farmland in Port Hill and New Biddeford. He was an “honest master craftsman” who preferred to take his time and do things carefully. He was the kind of man who complained about his own misfortune and the wickedness of his fellow men.
In 1847, Ellis gave it all up and returned to his “agricultural roots” as a farmer. He took 50 acres of farmland as a subtenant of Young. He did oversee shipbuilding until his death on December 25, 1855.
Jesse Brig
135 tons registered 70’5″ x 21’31/2″ x 12’3
In 1827, William Ellis built the Jesse Owned by Mr. Ellis of New Bideford, Thomas Chappell and Joshua Williams, all of Appledore, England. She was registered March 4, 1828 at Bideford, England.
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