Family tradition has it that Sydney Ellis ran away to sea in his youth.
In 1930 he gave his occupation on the electoral roll as clerk and was living in Petersham, Sydney, with his wife.
'Ellis, Sydney Elias (1863–1953)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/ellis-sydney-elias-22645/text32224, accessed 26 March 2023.
21 March,
1863
Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
4 May,
1953
(aged 90)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia