Proper noun
Ellice
A female given name
Ellice (plural Ellices)
A surname.
A constitution was introduced in 1967, which created a House of Representatives for the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony that comprised 7 appointed officials and 23 members elected by the islanders. Source: Internet
From 1892 to 1916 the Ellice Islands were administered as a British protectorate, as part of the British Western Pacific Territories (BWPT), by a Resident Commissioner based in the Gilbert Islands. Source: Internet
CO 225/86/26804; Wallin, F. 1910 "Report of 30 January 1910 on the Gilbert, Ellice and Marshall Islands", BPh citation Tuvaluans became responsible for operating trading stores on each island. Source: Internet
In 1819 the island of Funafuti was named Ellice's Island; the name Ellice was applied to all nine islands after the work of English hydrographer Alexander George Findlay (1812–1876). Source: Internet
In 1909 G. B. W. Smith-Rewse was appointed as the District Officer to administer the Ellice Islands from Funafuti and remained in that position until 1915. Source: Internet
A referendum was held in December 1974 to determine whether the Gilbert Islands and Ellice Islands should each have their own administration. Source: Internet