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Mary LYNSKEY (1868 - 1941)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Hannah WILLIS (1894 - )
Ernest Frederick WILLIS (1897 - )
John George WILLIS (1900 - 1904)
Mary LYNSKEY (1868 - 1941)

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John Thomas WILLIS (1868 - 1944)




























John Thomas WILLIS

John Thomas WILLIS
b. abt 1868
m. 1893 John Thomas WILLIS (1868 - 1944) at Gateshead, Durham, England
d. 19 Oct 1941 at Durham, England aged 73
Near Relatives of Mary LYNSKEY (1868 - 1941)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Thomas WILLIS 15 Jun 1838 Whickham, Durham, England 14 Mar 1903 Whickham, Durham, England 64
Mother in Law Hannah PECK 20 Jun 1847 Durham, England 23 Feb 1893 Gateshead, Durham, England 45

Self Mary LYNSKEY abt 1868 19 Oct 1941 Durham, England 73

Husband John Thomas WILLIS 09 Dec 1868 Gateshead, Durham, England 12 Jan 1944 Gateshead, Durham, England 75

Daughter Hannah WILLIS 1894 Gateshead, Durham, England
Son Ernest Frederick WILLIS 1897 Gateshead, Durham, England
Son John George WILLIS Sep 1900 Gateshead, Durham, England Mar 1904 Gateshead, Durham, England 3

Nephew Norman WILLIS abt 1909
Niece Teresa WILLIS Mar 1911 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Niece Florence WILLIS 08 Dec 1912 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 1984 72

Brother in Law George William WILLIS 18 Apr 1870 Whickham, Durham, England 11 Aug 1885 15
Sister in Law Mary WILLIS bef 25 Jul 1872 Whickham, Durham, England 16 Nov 1878 6
Sister in Law Ann Wanless WILLIS 12 Feb 1876 Whickham, Durham, England 20 Nov 1878 Whickham, Durham, England 2
Brother in Law Henry Wanless WILLIS 1880 Whickham, Durham, England
Brother in Law Frederick Chales WILLIS abt 1883 Whickham, Durham, England 1963 Ponteland, Northumberland, England 80
Sister in Law Lilly WILLIS 27 Dec 1884 Whickham, Durham, England 27 Apr 1886 Whickham, Durham, England 1
Events in Mary LYNSKEY (1868 - 1941)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1868 Mary LYNSKEY was born
1893 25 Married John Thomas WILLIS (aged 25) Gateshead, Durham, England
1894 26 Birth of daughter Hannah WILLIS Gateshead, Durham, England
1897 29 Birth of son Ernest Frederick WILLIS Gateshead, Durham, England 18
Sep 1900 32 Birth of son John George WILLIS Gateshead, Durham, England
Mar 1904 36 Death of son John George WILLIS (aged 3) Gateshead, Durham, England
19 Oct 1941 73 Mary LYNSKEY died Durham, England
Personal Notes:
From Norm Willis "The tombstone in the churchyard of St. Mary The Virgin (Anglican) in Whickham, DUR. does not identify Mary. I tried to without success* so requested a volunteer on the Genes Reunited Message Board/Community column to do census look-ups. She answered the same day with comprehensive information from the 1881, 1891 and 1901 censuses, and FreeBMD Birth
and Marriage data.
* John Thomas Willis and family in 1901 were transcribed with the surname as "William" but the census image is actually Willis.
The 1881 census lists only Mary with parents as LINSKY at 5 Queen St, Consett, DUR about 10 miles SW of Whickham. Her father Owen, 35, a Blast Furnace Man and mother Bridget, 35 were both born in Mayo Co, Ireland. Mary, 13 was born in MOLD, Flintshire, Wales about 12 miles west of Chester, Cheshire.
The 1891 census lists Mary Lynskey, 22, a Dressmaker, still at 5 Queen St, in Consett, DUR with father Owen, 44, a widower. FreeBMD has a Death record of a Bridget Linskay (sic) age 44, Q1-1891, #10a 194, registered in Lanchester District which includes Consett. There is also a boarder PATRICK SHANLEY, 26, Blast Furnace Assistant, born Ireland.
Mary Lynskey and John Thomas Willis were married in Gateshead, Q2-1893, #10a1161.
The 1901 census (*giving their surname as William) was in St. Paul Parish, Gateshead and lists John T, age 32, Mary age 33 with children Hannah 7, Ernest T. 3 and John George 7 months.
Also enumerated with them was a sister (sic, sister-in-law to Head John T) Annie Lynskey, 24 also born in Consett but I could not find a birth record in FreeBMD or IGI nor a record of her in prior area censuses."
Source References:
18. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: e-mails general pool, Title: e-mails general pool
- Reference = Norm Willis 6-2-09 (Name, Notes)

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