Welcome!
The aim of The Willis Tree website is to bring together research into the history of my own family. Most of my family history is rooted in the English county of Kent (especially around the town of Dover), with a couple of strands coming from the West Country county of Devon.
View my father’s ancestral line – which includes the Alefounder, Benefield, Greenland, Kingsnorth, Mayne, Nicholls, Pyne, Suters and Willis surnames.
View my mother’s ancestral line – includes the Calloway, Collard, Gurnsey, Hare, Harvey, Hopper, Huggins and Robinson surnames.
My entire family tree can be viewed and explored using the ‘Family Tree’ page.
The ‘Histories’ page provides in-depth accounts of the lives of some of those in the tree.
The ‘Roll of Honour’ commemorates those in The Willis Tree who sacrificed their lives “for King and Country” in the two World Wars
The information and images on this site come from many different sources, including a large number of fellow amateur researchers whose own family trees interlink with mine. As a result of these overlaps we have been able to share data and thus expand our knowledge! Those who have contributed to my tree are listed on the ‘Thanks To…’ page…
It is hoped that the information here will help others discover their ancestral roots and rediscover their living relatives.
You are free to view all information on this site. However, in order to view records of individuals who are still living you need to Request a User Account*. If you already have an account you can Login here.
Use the Guest Book if you would like to provide some feedback about the site.
Contact Me… if you have information, images or documents you think should be added to the site!
I’d love to hear from you!
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*NOTE: A User Account enables you to view details of Living Individuals on the Willlis Tree, suggest addtions or amendments to data on the site, and to download Gedcom files. User Accounts are available (at the discretion of the site author) to those who either (a) appear in The Willis Tree, (b) have ancestors who appear in The Willis Tree, or (c) are seriously researching their (or someone else’s) family history.
