Dr Henry Ellis, Anne Ellis and Dr E. H. Ellis

Henry Ellis (died 1869), physician and surgeon, ran an apothecary business at High Street, Bangor, with his second son Ellis Henry Ellis (1848-1882), also a physician and surgeon. He and wife Anne had nine other children including Catherine (1846-1922), the eldest daughter, who was one of the first women to undertake training as a medical doctor. She began studying at Queen Charlotte's Hospital, London but her medical career was ended by her father's sudden death. For the rest of her life she was involved in social work, including the pioneering development of reading facilities for the blind in North Wales. Another sister, Grace Ellis was Assistant Librarian at the University of Wales, Bangor, (formerly the University College of North Wales).

From the guide to the Dr Henry Ellis Papers, 1850-1882, (Bangor University)