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Thanks everyone for trying to help - Anything you see on Ancestry for Ellis Porter is mine as George Nelson Ellis is my grandad, the illegitimate son of Gideon Nelson Billingham and Edith May Ellis b.21/11/1901 reg Q1 Aston 1902 at 9 Miller Street. His birth cert only refers to his mother Edith May....

Thanks for your feedback. My grandfather George Nelson Ellis born 21/11/1901 reg 1902 Aston illegitimate son of Gideon Nelson Billingham and Edith May Ellis but only his mother's name is on b.cert. By 1911 Census, Edith May Ellis is not around (my grandad had no memory of her or Gideon N) someone, k...

Gideon Nelson Billingham born 1876 Cradley Heath father Gideon, mother Keturah. We can't find any further records for him after 1901 Census (name shown as Nelson) and an entry in the London Gazette 1902 showing the termination of partnership with Thomas William Grice. It seems they owned the Despatc...