Birdwood described him as "one of the ablest revenue officers of the Bombay Presidency". While at Bombay, Ellis was exceptionally popular with all classes of native Indians. He was at all times accessible to them, both in India and England, and the native newspapers eulogised him unstintedly at the time of his death. He left a sum of 2,500l. in trust for the poor of Ratnajiri, his first official charge. He was not married. The Ellis Bridge in Ahmedabad, Gujarat was named after him. References 1823 births 1887 deaths 19th-century English people 19th-century Jews Administrators in British India Alumni of the University of London Burials at Willesden Jewish Cemetery English Jews English knights Indian Civil Service (British India) officers People educated at University College School Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India