Ellis was born ar Cefnddwysarn near Bala and was brought up among folk memories of the political evictions in Merioneth following the 1859 and 1868 General Elections .
Ar Cefnddwysarn near Bala is the son of a tenant farmer .
Ellis was born ar Cefnddwysarn near Bala , the son of a tenant farmer , and was brought up among folk memories of the political evictions in Merioneth following the 1859 and 1868 General Elections .