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Revision as of 23:23, 3 November 2025
Captain William Ellis (2 February 1693 — 29 October 1743) was a senior Royal Navy officer. He commanded HMS Gosport until his death in 1743.[1]
Early life and career
Ellis was born a member of an old Yorkshire gentry family the Ellises of Kiddal Hall. His father, also William Ellis, served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire from 1708 to 1709 and was the grandson of Sir William Lowther (also High Sheriff of Yorkshire, from 1681 to 1682) ancestor of the Earl of Lonsdale[2].
Ellis was the first captain of the 44 gun HMS Gosport a ship which Admiral of the Fleet John Jervis later commanded.[3].
