ELLIS, WILLIAM

ELLIS, WILLIAM
   a missionary and author, born in London; laboured in the South Sea Islands, and afterwards in Madagascar; wrote various works descriptive of these islands; he married Sarah Stickney, who is the authoress of a number of popular works, including "The Women of England," "The Daughters of England," &c. (1794-1872).

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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