ELLIS - Means son of Elis. Then "Elis" is the Middle English version of "Elias", which in turn, is the Greek form of the Hebrew "Elijah" - "Jehovah is God". Early records mention William Elis in the 1202 Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire. The motto for Ellis of Merrinorh is "Let us be seen by our actions".
VINCIT QUI SE VINCIT - "He who conquers himself , conquers"
FIVE SILVER CRESCENTS - They appear on all Ellis heraldic shields that we have seen and will endeavor to find out what they mean.