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William WILLIS (1798 - 1880)
Labourer, waterman
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
John WILLIS (1826 - 1901)
Margaret WILLIS (1828 - )
Elizabeth WILLIS (1831 - 1853)
Jane WILLIS (1833 - 1908)
William WILLIS (1836 - 1924)
Thomas WILLIS (1838 - 1903)
George WILLIS (1840 - 1921)
William WILLIS (1798 - 1880)

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Mary (WILLIS) (1803 - 1867)
John WILLIS (1743 - ) Robert WILLIS (1718 - 1763) Thomas WILLIS (1684 - )


Ann WHELDON (1723 - 1755)



Elizabeth SPOTSWOOD (1761 - )












William WILLIS
b. 21 Oct 1798 at Whickham, Durham, England
m. abt 1822 Mary (WILLIS) (1803 - 1867)
d. 30 Jul 1880 at Whickham, Durham, England aged 81
Parents:
John WILLIS (1743 - )
Elizabeth SPOTSWOOD (1761 - )
Siblings (7):
Ann WILLIS (1786 - )
Thomas WILLIS (1788 - )
Elizabeth WILLIS (1791 - )
Mary WILLIS (1793 - )
John WILLIS (1796 - )
Ralph WILLIS (1802 - )
Eleanor WILLIS (1803 - )
Children (7):
John WILLIS (1826 - 1901)
Margaret WILLIS (1828 - )
Elizabeth WILLIS (1831 - 1853)
Jane WILLIS (1833 - 1908)
William WILLIS (1836 - 1924)
Thomas WILLIS (1838 - 1903)
George WILLIS (1840 - 1921)
Grandchildren (30):
William WILLIS (1860 - 1940), Joseph Albert WILLIS (1864 - 1868), Elizabeth WILLIS (1866 - ), John Thomas WILLIS (1870 - 1949), Mary Annie WILLIS (1872 - ), Elizabeth GREY (1855 - ), William GREY (1857 - 1914), Isabella GREY (1859 - 1934), John (Jack) GREY (1861 - 1942), Thomas William GREY (1863 - 1933), Jane GREY (1865 - ), George Henry GREY (1867 - 1947), Mary Anna GREY (1870 - 1894), Charles GREY (1872 - 1873), Charles GREY (1874 - ), Alice GREY (1879 - 1964), William Henry WILLIS (1868 - ), Frances Mary WILLIS (1870 - ), Henry Stephenson WILLIS (1872 - ), Catherine Edith WILLIS (1874 - ), Frank WILLIS (1876 - ), Constance WILLIS (1878 - ), Arthur Ernest WILLIS (1881 - ), John Thomas WILLIS (1868 - 1944), George William WILLIS (1870 - 1885), Mary WILLIS (1872 - 1878), Ann Wanless WILLIS (1876 - 1878), Henry Wanless WILLIS (1880 - ), Frederick Chales WILLIS (1883 - 1963), Lilly WILLIS (1884 - 1886)
Events in William WILLIS (1798 - 1880)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
21 Oct 1798 William WILLIS was born Whickham, Durham, England
23 Dec 1798 Christening Whickham, Durham, England
abt 1822 24 Married Mary (WILLIS) (aged 19)
bef 21 Jul 1826 27 Birth of son John WILLIS Whickham, Durham, England
bef 01 Oct 1828 29 Birth of daughter Margaret WILLIS Whickham, Durham, England Ancestry
bef 18 Feb 1831 32 Birth of daughter Elizabeth WILLIS Whickham, Durham, England
15 May 1833 34 Birth of daughter Jane WILLIS Whickham, Durham, England Family bible
08 Mar 1836 37 Birth of son William WILLIS Whickham, Durham, England
15 Jun 1838 39 Birth of son Thomas WILLIS Whickham, Durham, England
bef 21 Aug 1840 41 Birth of son George WILLIS Whickham, Durham, England
1841 43 Census Whickham, Durham, England Note 1
1851 53 Census Whickham, Durham, England Note 2
Sep 1853 54 Death of daughter Elizabeth WILLIS (aged 22)
1861 63 Census Whickham, Durham, England Note 3
bef 1867 69 Death of wife Mary (WILLIS) (aged 64) Whickham, Durham, England
1871 73 Census Whickham, Durham, England Note 4
30 Jul 1880 81 William WILLIS died Whickham, Durham, England Note 5
Note 1: 1841 Census has William Willis (40) labourer living at Wickham with Mary (35), son John (15), Elizabeth (11), Jane (9), William (5), Thomas (3) and George (1). Immediately above this group in the census is another group of Willis (Thomas & Ann)
Note 2: 1851 Census William Willis (52) waterman living at Wickham with wife Mary (48), son John (24) mason, Thomas (12) & George (10)
Note 3: 1861 Census William Willis (62) mason's labourer living at Wickham with his wife Mary (58) sons Thomas (22) wirerope manufacturer & George (20)
Note 4: 1871 Census has William Willis (72) labourer living at Wickham widower with his son George (30) joiner
Note 5: FreeBMD Sep 1880 10a 562 Gateshead
Personal Notes:
1841 Census has William Willis (40) labourer living at Wickham with Mary (35), son John (15), Elizabeth (11), Jane (9), William (5), Thomas (3) and George (1). Immediately above this group in the census is another group of Willis (Thomas & Ann)

1851 Census William Willis (52) waterman living at Wickham with wife Mary (48), son John (24) mason, Thomas (12) & George (10)

1861 Census William Willis (62) mason's labourer living at Wickham with his wife Mary (58) sons Thomas (22) wirerope manufacturer & George (20) joiner

1871 Census has William Willis (72) labourer living at Wickham widower with his son George (30) joiner

Jane's Marriage Certificate has him as a waterman

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