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Henry William WILLIS

Henry William WILLIS

Male 1851 - 1914  (63 years)Deceased

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  • Name Henry William WILLIS 
    Born 09 Jul 1851  Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 7 Apr 1861  1 Youdens Court, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Age: 8 
    Census 3 Apr 1881  Hartley Street, Hougham, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Occupation: Navvy 
    Age: 29 
    Census 5 Apr 1891  21 Prospect Place, Buckland, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Occupation: Bricklayer's Labourer 
    Age: 40 
    Census 2 Apr 1911  52 Wyndham Road, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Occupation: General Labourer 
    Age: 58 
    Died 28 Dec 1914  Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Buried 2 Jan 1915  Charlton Cemetery, Dover, Kent, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Siblings 7 siblings 
    Person ID I2942  WILLIS01
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2016 

    Father Ancestors Thomas WILLIS,   b. 1810, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1891  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann FINN,   b. 1815, Wootton, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1881  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 20 Jul 1834  Barham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 8 children 
    Family ID F524  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Spouse / Partner 1 Elizabeth Harriett HILL,   b. Abt 1855, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1884  (Age ~ 29 years) 
    Married 10 Apr 1878  Christ Church, Hougham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth WILLIS,   b. 08 Nov 1878, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Rose Lavinia WILLIS,   b. 09 Jun 1881, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Edward WILLIS,   b. 1884, Martin, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1553  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Spouse / Partner 2 Ancestors Jemima MUTTON,   b. 13 Jun 1866, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1930, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 14 May 1887  Hougham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7] 
    Children 
     1. Emily WILLIS,   b. 1888, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Henry W WILLIS,   b. 1890, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. George F WILLIS,   b. Abt 1892
    +4. Edith WILLIS,   b. Sep 1895, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Alice Louisa WILLIS,   b. 21 Mar 1898, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1975, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     6. Stephen WILLIS,   b. Abt 1899
    Family ID F1554  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 09 Jul 1851 - Dover, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Occupation: Navvy - 3 Apr 1881 - Hartley Street, Hougham, Dover, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Dec 1914 - Dover, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 2 Jan 1915 - Charlton Cemetery, Dover, Kent, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    GILLMAN, John & WILIS, Edith - Wedding; 1914    		GILLMAN, John & WILIS, Edith - Wedding; 1914

    Obituaries
    Funeral Report - Henry William Willis, Sat 2 Jan 1915    		Funeral Report - Henry William Willis, Sat 2 Jan 1915
    From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Fri 8 January 1915:
    'FUNERAL OF MR. H. W. WILLIS
    The funeral took place on Saturday at Charlton Cemetery of Mr Henry William Willis of 52, Wyndham Road, who died on December 28th, aged 63 years. The deceased was an old employee of Messrs Lewis and Son. The interment took place in the Non-conformist…

    Portraits
    WILLIS, Henry    		WILLIS, Henry

  • Sources 
    1. [S58] >BELL, Jennifer.

    2. [S07] **1861 England Census , RG9/0548/F?.

    3. [S09] **1881 England Census, RG11/1007/F?.

    4. [S62] >KING, Colin.

    5. [S261] Dover Express newspaper.

    6. [S166] Family Search, (https://www.familysearch.org/).
      "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NN85-55N : 10 December 2014), Thomas Willis and Mary Anne Finn, 26 Jul 1834; citing Barham, Kent, England, reference 50, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,785,977.
      Alternatively transcribed as 26 July 1834. As 20 July was a Sunday and 26 July was a Saturday I've opted for the Sunday!

    7. [S18] FreeBMD - Marriage Index: 1837-1983, 1887 Jun Dover 2a 1504.