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| Edward Spencer WILLS (1805 - 1828) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
| Edward Spencer WILLS (1805 - 1828) | Edward Spencer WILLS (1778 - 1811) | Edward WILLS (1741 - 1814) | ||
| Elizabeth (WILLS) (1739 - 1822) | ||||
| Sarah HARDING (1776 - 1823) | Thomas HARDING | |||
| Sarah Elizabeth (HARDING) | ||||
| b. 16 Feb 1805 |
| d. 1828 at London, Middlesex, England aged 23 |
| Parents: |
| Edward Spencer WILLS (1778 - 1811) |
| Sarah HARDING (1776 - 1823) |
| Events in Edward Spencer WILLS (1805 - 1828)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 16 Feb 1805 | Edward Spencer WILLS was born | 36 | |||
| 14 May 1811 | 6 | Death of father Edward Spencer WILLS (aged 32) | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 36 | |
| 08 Jul 1823 | 18 | Death of mother Sarah HARDING (aged 46) | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 36 | |
| 1828 | 23 | Edward Spencer WILLS died | London, Middlesex, England | Committed suicide | 36 |
| Personal Notes: |
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Edward Spencer Wills was born on 16 Feb 1805 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was christened on 14 Jul 1805 in StPhillip's CofE,Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He died in 1828 in London,,,England. He was buried in Devonshire St cemetery,.
from Mutch Index baptised as Spencer Wills born 16 Feb 1805 and baptised July 14th 1805 baptism record V18051453 1A Sydney St Phillip's as Edward Wills Also recorded as 1805 baptism of Spencer Wills went to England to study first at Cambridge and then at Lincoln's Inn. He was considerably in debt and committed suicide in 1828. Evidence of outbursts of disrespect or violence of children towards parents is rare, and when such incidents took place between young and old of means or rank, they were treated very seriously as breaches of proper conduct. Just after his stepfather George Howe died in 1821, young Edward Spencer Wills, seventeen years old, stood at the side door of the house where the auction of Howe's goods was proceeding. He refused to allow Joseph Underwood, Howe's executor, to come in, slamming the door in his face. Underwood was outraged by this rudeness, calling Edward 'Puppy' and demanding an explanation. Wills opened the door and threatened to knock him down if he called him so again. 'You axe a puppy!' roared Underwood, so Wills promptly 'struck me in the face and cut my mouth'. THe court ordered him to pay a fine of fifty pounds.325 Even in such glimpses of struggles and tension, as well those of harmonic family relationships, it is clear that the role of aging and old people was not passive or superfluous, but continuous, active and integral. 325 Papers from trial of Edward Spencer Wills, 8 November 1821, CCJ R1976 p288 AONSW. Sydney Gazette 18th August 1831. THE LATE MR. E. S. WILLS. The lamented death of that amiable and promising young Australian, Mr. Edward Spencer Wills, was announced in this journal some weeks ago; but the particulars have not, we believe,been hitherto recorded in any of the Sydney journals. Among some of the old parcels which arrived from London by one of the last ships, but which, being quite out of date, were laid aside un-opened, we have accidentally discovered a slip cut out of the Times newspaper, containing a detailed report of the Coroner's Inquest. Though it comes much after the proper time, we think it will still be read with mournful interest by many of our readers. There is an inaccuracy in the statement of Mr. Wills' family connexion : his mother was married to Mr. George Howe, the original proprietor and founder of the Sydney Gazette, and father to the late Mr. Robert Howe, whose untimely death is mentioned by Mr. Cosgrave. " CORONER'S INQUEST. |
| Source References: |
| 36. Type: Book, Abbr: Edward Wills Family, Title: Ancestors Treasure Hunt, The Edward Wills Family and Descendants in Australia 1797-1976, Auth: R V Pockley, Publ: Wentworth Books, Date: 1976 |
| - Reference = 64 (Birth) |
| - Reference = 64 (Death) |
| - Reference = 64 (Name, Notes) |