Our Roots
1764 and all that
The Law Society has records of the Registrar of Attorneys and Solicitors, set up in 1843. If you were established before that date, it is incredibly difficult to define a date with any really sense of accuracy
So it is with Ellisons. We believe we can trace the firm back to one William Mason (born 1738) who began his career as a humble scrivener (copyist), acting as clerk to a Samuel Ennew. Although it is believed that the firm dates from even earlier, we have like all good lawyers gone for a date backed by evidence rather than hearsay.
Hence, we are happy to claim that we can trace our establishment back to William Mason, who was self-employed and a bundle of draft wills from the ‘cellar archive’ which begin, significantly, in 1764.
1827 | Mason Son and Keeling |
1837 | Mason Keeling and Howard |
1840 | Keeling Howard and Inglis |
1854 | Howard Keeling and Inglis |
1884 | Howard and Son |
1888 | Osborne James Ellison and Cecil Howard Morten joined the firm at some stage after this and the firm became Howard Ellison & Morten |
1937 | David Pelham Papillon joined the firm and it became known as Ellison and Co |
1994 | The firm incorporated Darley Tudor based in Frinton |
2002 | 1 January - The firm changed its name to Ellisons and incorporated Lansley and Co |
2007 | May - The firm acquired the business of Peter Leaman and Co |
2008 | May - The firm merged with Plummer Tilsley Logan |
2008 | October - The firm acquired the business of Wanham Longhurst |
2009 |
October - The firm merged with Marshall Legal |
2014 |
The firm celebrated 250 years
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2014 |
The firm opens its first office in Ipswich
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2014 | Joined the Alliott Group, an international alliance of solicitors and accountants |
2015 | Launch of Ellisons Solicitors Planning |