William Ellis was related to John Gillies Waite Ellis who was named after the captain of the vessel that brought the family to Australia. He went to New Zealand and established Homes there before returning to Victoria. He went to school at Redan and was an Old Scholar there.An image of William Ellis as reproduced in a Ballarat newspaperwilliam ellis, john elis, john gillies waite ellis, redan stat school, new zealand, redan, sebastopol