When Thomas Henry Ellis was born on 1 February 1851, in Waldron, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Edward Ellis, was 30 and his mother, Hannah Barber, was 29. He married Alvina Elizabeth Scott on 6 September 1875, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Ringmer, Sussex, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Fremont, Idaho, United States for about 10 years. He died on 7 November 1933, in Labelle, Jefferson, Idaho, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Annis, Jefferson, Idaho, United States.