Thomas Peter Ellis

Thomas Peter Ellis (4 June 1873 - 1936) was a Welsh judge in the Indian Civil Service.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education

Thomas Ellis was born in Wrexham, Wales, on 4 June 1873, to Peter Ellis and Mary.[1] Following his father's premature death, he spent his childhood with his mother on a farm near Glyndyfrdwy.[1] He completed his early education from Oswestry high school and then gained admission to Lincoln College, Oxford.[1]

Death

Ellis died in 1936.[1]

Selected publications

  • The Law of Pre-Emption in the Punjab
  • Digest of Civil Law for the Punjab (1921), revision of Rattington, W. H. (1901). Digest of civil law for the Punjab, Customary law as at present judiciary ascertained. Civil and Military Gazettee, Lahore.
  • Welsh Tribal Law and Custom in the Middle Ages

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Williams, Stephen Joseph. "Ellis, Thomas Peter (1873 - 1936), judge (I.C.S.) and authority on Punjab customary law and medieval Welsh law". biography.wales. Archived from the original on 7 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  2. ^ O’Dwyer, Michael (1925). India as I knew it 1885-1925. London: Constable & Co. pp. 235, 339, 353.
  3. ^ Dhillon, Hardeep (June 2024). "Imperial Violence, Law, and Compensation in the Age of Empire, 1919–1922". The Historical Journal. 67 (3): 512–537. doi:10.1017/S0018246X23000560. ISSN 0018-246X.
  4. ^ "The O'Dwyer Case". Civil & Military Gazette. Lahore. 13 June 1924. p. 9. Retrieved 7 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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