[Index]
Catherine Spencer WILLS (1831 - 1884)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Thomas Wills CONRAN (1850 - 1915)
Henry Lewis (Harry) CONRAN (1851 - 1924)
Charles James Curtis CONRAN (1854 - 1939)
Marcell CONRAN (1855 - 1935)
Kate Marion CONRAN (1863 - 1864)
Catherine Spencer WILLS (1831 - 1884)

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Lewis Charles CONRAN (1821 - 1893)
Thomas WILLS (1800 - 1872) Edward Spencer WILLS (1778 - 1811) Edward WILLS ( - 1814)
Elizabeth (WILLS) (1738 - 1822)
Sarah HARDING (1776 - 1823) Thomas HARDING
Sarah (HARDING)
Marie Anne BARRY (1801 - 1870)












b. 24 Nov 1831 at Ci, Sydney, NSW
m. 12 Feb 1850 Lewis Charles CONRAN (1821 - 1893) at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
d. 27 Aug 1884 at Geelong, Victoria, Australia aged 52
Near Relatives of Catherine Spencer WILLS (1831 - 1884)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Edward Spencer WILLS 13 Aug 1778 London, Middlesex, England 14 May 1811 Sydney, NSW, Australia 32
Grandmother Sarah HARDING Aug 1776 London, Middlesex, England 08 Jul 1823 Sydney, NSW, Australia 46

Father in Law James Samuel CONRAN
Mother in Law Penelope BAYNES

Father Thomas WILLS 05 Aug 1800 Sydney, NSW, Australia 29 Jul 1872 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 71
Mother Marie Anne BARRY 21 Sep 1801 London, Middlesex, England 19 May 1870 68
Step Mother Mary Ann MELLARD 1830 Peckham, Camberwell, London, Surrey, England

Self Catherine Spencer WILLS 24 Nov 1831 Ci, Sydney, NSW 27 Aug 1884 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 52

Husband Lewis Charles CONRAN abt 1821 Hopton, Suffolk 10 Jan 1893 Highton, near Geelong, Victoria 72

Son Thomas Wills CONRAN 06 Nov 1850 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 15 Oct 1915 Madeira 64
Son Henry Lewis (Harry) CONRAN 26 Dec 1851 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 25 Dec 1924 Thanet, Kent, England 72
Son Charles James Curtis CONRAN 30 Apr 1854 Coldham Hall, Suffolk, England 1939 Southend On Sea, Essex, England 85
Son Marcell CONRAN 22 Nov 1855 Stratton Hall, Leicestershire, England 1935 Preston, Victoria, Australia 80
Daughter Kate Marion CONRAN 1863 Droxford, Hampshire, England 22 Dec 1864 Beaumont, Guernsey 1

Half Sister Alice WILLS 06 May 1823 Camden, NSW, Australia 14 Apr 1824 NSW, Australia 0
Brother William Henry WILLS 01 Dec 1827 abt 1828 1
Half Sister Amelia WILLS 1854 Kensington, London, Middlesex, England
Half Brother Arthur WILLS 18 Feb 1857 Hammersmith, Middlesex, England 14 Oct 1932 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 75
Half Brother Harry Spencer WILLS 13 Sep 1858 Brighton, Sussex, England 1914 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 56
Half Brother Frederick WILLS 19 Jul 1860 St John's Wood, Middlesex, London, England
Half Brother Charles Ernest WILLS 15 Nov 1861 St John's Wood, Middlesex, London, England

Daughter in Law Evelyn Mary FORD
Daughter in Law Mary (Minnie) Louisa MOLLE 10 Mar 1865 Queensland, Australia
Daughter in Law Helen BROCK 1855 Guernsey, Channel Islands, England
Daughter in Law Charlotte Ida MCLACKLAN

Granddaughter Eleanor Kate CONRAN 1880 Queensland, Australia 1966 Berwick, Victoria, Australia 86
Grandson Bernard Hamilton CONRAN 1882 Queensland, Australia 1935 Westminster, London, England 53
Grandson Thomas Wills CONRAN 1884 Queensland, Australia
Grandson Wilfred Campbell CONRAN 1884 1885 Victoria, Australia 1
Grandson Gordon CONRAN 1885 Queensland, Australia 1930 Ceylon 45
Grandson Vivian Arnold CONRAN 1888 Queensland, Australia 1915 Epsom, Surrey, England 27
Granddaughter Dorothy Margaret CONRAN 1891 Malvern, Victoria, Australia
Grandson Charles Marcell CONRAN 1893 Armadale, Victoria, Australia 14 Aug 1895 Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2
Grandson Eric Lewis CONRAN 1887 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 1924 Marylebone, London, England 37
Granddaughter Nancy (Minnie) CONRAN 1889 Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter Alleyne CONRAN abt 1892 Glenelg, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Granddaughter Mona CONRAN 1881 Ceylon 1964 Tavistock, Devon, England 83

Aunt Sarah WILLS 23 Apr 1796 England Dec 1876 St Giles, London, England 80
Uncle William REDFERN 1774 Canada 17 Jul 1833 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 59
Uncle James ALEXANDER 1797 Lanarkshire, Scotland 29 Jul 1877 80
Aunt Eliza WILLS 10 Sep 1802 Sydney, NSW, Australia 30 Sep 1858 St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia 56
Uncle Henry Colden ANTILL 01 May 1779 New York, NY, USA 14 Aug 1852 'Jarvisfield', Picton, NSW, Australia 73
Uncle Edward Spencer WILLS 16 Feb 1805 Sydney, NSW, Australia 1830 London, Middlesex, England 25
Aunt Elizabeth Selina WILLS 30 Nov 1807 Sydney, NSW, Australia 18 Jan 1811 Sydney, NSW, Australia 3
Uncle Horatio Spencer Howe WILLS 05 Oct 1811 Sydney, NSW, Australia 17 Oct 1861 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 50
Aunt Elizabeth (MCGUIRE) WYRE 1817 Sydney, NSW, Australia 28 Dec 1907 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 90
Aunt Jane HOWE 09 Nov 1816 Sydney, NSW, Australia 23 Nov 1880 Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia 64
Uncle Capt. John HARRISON 1800 Cumberland, England 21 Jul 1869 Williamstown, Victoria, Australia 69

Cousin William Lachlan Macquarie REDFERN 1819 Australia 1904 Westminster, London, England 85
Cousin Joseph Foveaux REDFERN 1823 1830 Sydney, NSW, Australia 7
Cousin Sarah Elizabeth ALEXANDER 1835 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland 1905 Paddington, London, England 70
Cousin Margaret Campbell ANTILL 27 Jun 1820 Sydney, NSW, Australia 22 Jul 1849 Camden, Oaks, Picton, Stonequarry, NSW 29
Cousin John Macquarie ANTILL 30 May 1822 Liverpool, NSW, Australia 1900 Picton, NSW, Australia 78
Cousin Henry Colden ANTILL 07 Apr 1826 Camden, NSW, Australia 1913 Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia 87
Cousin Alice Sophia ANTILL 1827 Liverpool, NSW, Australia 1920 London, Middlesex, England 93
Cousin William Redfern ANTILL 1828 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 1905 Picton, NSW, Australia 77
Cousin Thomas Wills ANTILL 1829 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 18 May 1865 Nelson, New Zealand 36
Cousin Edward Spencer ANTILL 20 Jul 1832 Picton, NSW, Australia 1917 Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia 85
Cousin James Alexander ANTILL 1834 Cobbitty, Narellan, NSW, Australia 1920 Rockdale, Sydney, NSW, Australia 86
Cousin Selina Elizabeth ANTILL 1837 Cobbitty, Narellan, NSW, Australia 1924 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 87
Cousin Loftus Cliff ANTILL 06 Dec 1839 Stonequarry, Picton, NSW, Australia 1840 Stonequarry, Picton, NSW, Australia 1
Cousin Thomas Wentworth WILLS 1836 Molongolo Plains, NSW, Australia 02 May 1880 Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia 44
Cousin Emily Spencer WILLS 25 Dec 1842 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia 06 Dec 1925 "Molongolo", Kew, Victoria, Australia 82
Cousin Cedric Spencer WILLS 01 Dec 1844 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia 23 Jan 1914 Springsure, Queensland, Australia 69
Cousin Horace Spencer WILLS 16 Jun 1847 Lexington, Victoria, Australia 08 Oct 1928 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 81
Cousin Egbert Spencer WILLS 11 Nov 1849 Lexington, Victoria, Australia 11 Sep 1931 Kew, Victoria, Australia 81
Cousin Elizabeth Spencer WILLS 07 Jan 1852 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia 21 Nov 1930 Prahran, Victoria, Australia 78
Cousin Eugenie (Duckey) Spencer WILLS 28 Jan 1854 Lexington, Victoria, Australia 08 Jul 1937 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 83
Cousin Minna Spencer WILLS 01 Mar 1856 "Bellevue", Geelong, Victoria, Australia 14 Feb 1943 Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 86
Cousin Hortense Sarah Spencer WILLS 16 Aug 1861 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 02 Jul 1907 Maidenhead, Berkshire, England 45
Cousin John Arthur HARRISON 1897
Cousin Adela Ann HARRISON 11 Sep 1834 23 Jul 1910 Victoria, Australia 75
Cousin Henry Colden Antill HARRISON 16 Oct 1836 Cj, NSW, Australia 02 Sep 1929 Kew, Victoria, Australia 92
Cousin George Alfred HARRISON 1838
Cousin Kate HARRISON 1840 1914 Minto, NSW, Australia 74
Cousin Alice HARRISON 1842
Cousin Ernest HARRISON 1845
Cousin Horace Washington HARRISON 1848 Avon, Victoria, Australia 09 Feb 1869 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 21

Niece Dorothy Marie WILLS 1889 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1964 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 75
Nephew Cedric Spencer WILLS 1881 New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia 1947 Suva, Fiji 66
Nephew Hugh D WILLS 1881 New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia 1912 British Columbia, Canada 31
Niece Yulia Alice WILLS 1882 New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia 1915 Colchester, Essex, England 33
Niece Joan WILLS 1886
Nephew Cyril Renton WILLS abt 1888 1934 Emerald, Queensland, Australia 46
Niece Clarice Constance WILLS 1890 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia 1963 Beechworth, Victoria, Australia 73

Sister in Law Marie Sarah FAIRBAIRN 1861 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 1947 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 86
Sister in Law Alice H S BUTTERSS abt 1859 1935 England 76
Sister in Law Alice Mary Ann OLDING abt 1864 Spring Bay, Tasmania, Australia 1953 Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia 89
Events in Catherine Spencer WILLS (1831 - 1884)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
24 Nov 1831 Catherine Spencer WILLS was born Ci, Sydney, NSW Note 1 55
12 Feb 1850 18 Married Lewis Charles CONRAN (aged 29) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Note 2 52, 55
06 Nov 1850 18 Birth of son Thomas Wills CONRAN Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Note 3 52, 55
26 Dec 1851 20 Birth of son Henry Lewis (Harry) CONRAN Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1861 England census 55
30 Apr 1854 22 Birth of son Charles James Curtis CONRAN Coldham Hall, Suffolk, England 1861 England census 55
22 Nov 1855 23 Birth of son Marcell CONRAN Stratton Hall, Leicestershire, England 1861 England census 55
1861 30 Residence 34 Northbrook Rd, Bishops Waltham, Hampshire, England Note 4
1863 32 Birth of daughter Kate Marion CONRAN Droxford, Hampshire, England Note 5 55
22 Dec 1864 33 Death of daughter Kate Marion CONRAN (aged 1) Beaumont, Guernsey Note 6 60
19 May 1870 38 Death of mother Marie Anne BARRY (aged 68) 55
1871 40 Residence St. Peter's Port, Guernsey Note 7
29 Jul 1872 40 Death of father Thomas WILLS (aged 71) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Note 8 52, 54
27 Aug 1884 52 Catherine Spencer WILLS died Geelong, Victoria, Australia Note 9 52, 60
Death of step mother Mary Ann MELLARD Note 10
Note 1: Reg No C1831524 16 - Thomas Wills and Mary A
Note 2: Reg No 29131/1850 - Lewis Charles CONRON and Cath Wills
The Courier (Hobart) 20 Feb 1850
MARRIAGE. At St. Peter's Church, Melbourne, on Tuesday, the 12th instant, by the Rev. Augustus Strong, M.A., LEWIS CHARLES CONRAN, Captain in H.M. 11th Regiment, to CATHERINE SPENCER WILLS, only daughter of Thomas Wills, Esq., of Lucerne, near Melbourne.
Note 3: Reg No 16986/1850 - Lewis Charles Conran and Catherine
Note 4: CONRAN Lewis C (40)- Lt Colonel Hants Volunteers b. Hopton, Suffolk;
Catherine s (29) b Vara Ville, Australia; Thomas W (10) b Lucerne, Aust; Henry L (9) b Melbourne, Aust; Charles J (6) b Coldham Hall, Suffolk; Marcel (5) b Stratton Hall, Leicestershire
WILLS Maryanne (59) - mother in law - wife of landed gentry - b Middlesex, London
Household of nurse, cook,ladies maid, under nurse, kitchen maid, footman , coachman
Note 5: free bmd Kate Marion Conran - Mar 1863, Droxford, Vol2c, p107

(not mentioned with famiy in 1861 England census - assume born after 1861- in England?)
Note 6: The Argus (Melbourne)18 March 1865
DEATHS. CONRAN.—On the 22nd December, 1864, at Beaumont, Guernsey, Kate Marion, only daughter of Lieut. Colonel L. C. Conran.
Note 7: CONRAN Lewis (50) - Ret. Captain H.M. 11th Reg, b England; Catherine (39) b Australia; Henry (19) - midshipman in H.M. navy b Australia; Charles (16)-scholar b England; Marcell (15) - scholar b England
and 3 domestic servants
Note 8: Reg No 7080/1872 - parents Edward and Sarah Hardy - age 71

The Empire 6 Aug 1872
A report reached Melbourne on the 31st July, that Mr. Thomas Wills, of Bellevue, a well-known old colonist, had died during the day. In the early days of Port Phillip he took a very prominent part in public affairs and before separation he was generally considered amongst the most wealthy of the early settlers. After the marriage of his daughter to Major Conran, who at that time was, Commander
of the Forces, subsequently held the position of aide-de- camp to Mr. Latrobe, and Sergeant-at-arm to the first Legislative Council, Mr. Wills paid a lengthy visit to Europe and, since his return has lived in comparative retirement. His brother, Mr. Horatio Wills, who formerly represented South Grant. was killed by the Queensland natives, and his nephew is Thomas Wills, the well-known cricketer.

The Argus (Melbourne) 1 Aug 1872
DEATHS
WILLS.-On the 20th ult., at his residence, Willsmere, Kew, Thomas Wills, Esq., aged 72 years.
Note 9: Reg No 8954/1884 - age 52 - Thos Wills and Mary Ann BArry

Sydney Morning Herald 1 Sept 1884
Deaths
CONRAN.—August 27, at Highton, Geelong,Victoria, Catherine Spencer, wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Conran, and only child of the late Thomas Wills, of Lucerne, Melbourne.
(Only surviving child from the 'marriage' of Thomas and Marie Anne Barry)
Note 10: Ancestry - Jaycee's Family - 2 Feb 1903, Wimbledon, Surrey
Personal Notes:
The Argus 29 Aug 1884
DEATH
CONRAN-On the 27th inst, at Highton, Geelong. Catherine Spencer, wife of Lieutenant-colonel Lewis Conran, and only child of the late Thomas Wills, of Lucerne, Melbourne


Sydney Morning Herald 1 Sept 1884
DEATH
CONRAN.-August 27, at Highton, Geelong,Victoria, Catherine Spencer, wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Conran, and only child of the late Thomas Wills, of Lucerne, Melbourne.
Source References:
52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Reference = (Death)
55. Type: Book, Abbr: Edward Wills Family and Descendants, Title: Ancestor Treasure Hunt; The Edward Wills Family and Descendants in Australia 1797 - 1976, Auth: R.V. Pockley, Publ: Wentworth Books - Sydney, Date: 1976
- Reference = (Birth)
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Reference = (Name, Notes)
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Sydney Morning Herald 1 Sept 1884
Deaths
CONRAN.—August 27, at Highton, Geelong,Victoria, Catherine Spencer, wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Conran, and only child of the late Thomas Wills, of Lucerne, Melbourne.