[7] Ellicott was continually in service under leading admirals,[9] including John MacBride, Sir Richard Strachan and George Palmer.

"[10] Immediately afterwards he was appointed to command the frigate Hebe,[8][11] assisting at the bombardment of Copenhagen,[7] finding himself in a hurricane while in port at Curaçao,[12] and protecting convoys between Orkney and Sweden.

[18] From about the age of four, Ann’s family home was Croydon Palace where her father Samuel had established a bleaching business.

[21][22] Edward and Ann had an only daughter, Elizabeth (1822–1888), who after her father's death wrote the manuscript Some Events in the life of the late Rear Adml Ellicott,[23] as well as writing An illustrated history of the county of Somerset.

[15] His sister Lucy Ellicott (c. 1785–1807) was married to George Caunter, a one-time lieutenant in the Royal Marines who became acting superintendent of Penang.