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Harry Spencer WILLS (1858 - 1914)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Cedric Spencer WILLS (1881 - 1947) Hugh D WILLS (1881 - 1912) Yulia Alice WILLS (1882 - 1915) Joan WILLS (1886 - ) Cyril Renton WILLS (1888 - 1934) Clarice Constance WILLS (1890 - 1963)	Harry Spencer WILLS (1858 - 1914) + Alice H S BUTTERSS (1859 - 1935) Alice Mary Ann OLDING (1864 - 1953)	Thomas WILLS (1800 - 1872)	Edward Spencer WILLS (1778 - 1811)	Edward WILLS ( - 1814)
				Elizabeth (WILLS) (1738 - 1822)
			Sarah HARDING (1776 - 1823)	Thomas HARDING
				Sarah (HARDING)
		Mary Ann MELLARD (1830 - )

b. 13 Sep 1858 at Brighton, Sussex, England

m. (1) 1879 Alice H S BUTTERSS (1859 - 1935) at Clapham, Lambeth, London, England

+. (2) Alice Mary Ann OLDING (1864 - 1953)

d. 1914 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia aged 56

Near Relatives of Harry Spencer WILLS (1858 - 1914)
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	Robert Frederick BUTTERSS
Father in Law	Willoughby OLDING
Mother in Law	Rachael GATEHOUSE
Father	Thomas WILLS	05 Aug 1800	Sydney, NSW, Australia	29 Jul 1872	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	71
Step Father	George BARKER	1817	Coleshill, Warwickshire, England
Mother	Mary Ann MELLARD	1830	Peckham, Camberwell, London, Surrey, England
Self	Harry Spencer WILLS	13 Sep 1858	Brighton, Sussex, England	1914	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	56
Wife	Alice H S BUTTERSS	abt 1859		1935	England	76
Spouse/Partner	Alice Mary Ann OLDING	abt 1864	Spring Bay, Tasmania, Australia	1953	Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia	89
Son	Cedric Spencer WILLS	1881	New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia	1947	Suva, Fiji	66
Son	Hugh D WILLS	1881	New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia	1912	British Columbia, Canada	31
Daughter	Yulia Alice WILLS	1882	New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia	1915	Colchester, Essex, England	33
Daughter	Joan WILLS	1886
Son	Cyril Renton WILLS	abt 1888		1934	Emerald, Queensland, Australia	46
Daughter	Clarice Constance WILLS	1890	Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia	1963	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	73
Sister	Amelia WILLS	1854	Kensington, London, Middlesex, England
Brother	Arthur WILLS	18 Feb 1857	Hammersmith, Middlesex, England	14 Oct 1932	Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	75
Brother	Frederick WILLS	19 Jul 1860	St John's Wood, Middlesex, London, England
Brother	Charles Ernest WILLS	15 Nov 1861	St John's Wood, Middlesex, London, England
Half Sister	Alice WILLS	06 May 1823	Camden, NSW, Australia	14 Apr 1824	NSW, Australia	0
Half Brother	William Henry WILLS	01 Dec 1827		abt 1828		1
Half Sister	Catherine Spencer WILLS	24 Nov 1831	Ci, Sydney, NSW	27 Aug 1884	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	52
Daughter in Law	Cecile Charlotte DREYFUS	1879		1973	Worthing, Sussex, England	94
Grandson	John Spencer WILLS	1904	Hendon, Middlesex, England	1991	Hastings, Sussex, England	87
Granddaughter	Doris Spencer WILLS	1906	Camberwell, London, England	1995	Worthing, Sussex, England	89
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	Thomas Wills CONRAN	06 Nov 1850	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	15 Oct 1915	Madeira	64
Nephew	Henry Lewis (Harry) CONRAN	26 Dec 1851	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	25 Dec 1924	Thanet, Kent, England	72
Nephew	Charles James Curtis CONRAN	30 Apr 1854	Coldham Hall, Suffolk, England	1939	Southend On Sea, Essex, England	85
Nephew	Marcell CONRAN	22 Nov 1855	Stratton Hall, Leicestershire, England	1935	Preston, Victoria, Australia	80
Niece	Kate Marion CONRAN	1863	Droxford, Hampshire, England	22 Dec 1864	Beaumont, Guernsey	1
Sister in Law	Marie Sarah FAIRBAIRN	1861	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	1947	Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	86
Brother in Law	Lewis Charles CONRAN	abt 1821	Hopton, Suffolk	10 Jan 1893	Highton, near Geelong, Victoria	72

Events in Harry Spencer WILLS (1858 - 1914)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
13 Sep 1858		Harry Spencer WILLS was born	Brighton, Sussex, England	Note 1	55, 69
1861	3	Census	4 Bridge Rd, Marylebone, London, England	Note 2	67
29 Jul 1872	13	Death of father Thomas WILLS (aged 71)	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Note 3	52, 54
1879	21	Married Alice H S BUTTERSS (aged 20)	Clapham, Lambeth, London, England	Note 4
1881	23	Birth of son Cedric Spencer WILLS	New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia	Note 5	52
1881	23	Birth of son Hugh D WILLS	New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia	Note 6
1882	24	Birth of daughter Yulia Alice WILLS	New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia	Note 7	52
1884	26	Immigration	"John Elder", London to Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Australia	Note 8	80
1886	28	Birth of daughter Joan WILLS		Note 9
abt 1888	30	Birth of son Cyril Renton WILLS		Note 10
1890	32	Birth of daughter Clarice Constance WILLS	Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia	Note 11	52
1912	54	Death of son Hugh D WILLS (aged 31)	British Columbia, Canada	Note 12
1914	56	Harry Spencer WILLS died	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Note 13	52, 60
1914	56	Burial	Coburg Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria	Note 14	60
1914	56	Residence	20 Milton st , Ascot Vale, Maribyrnong, Victoria	Note 15	37
		Death of mother Mary Ann MELLARD		Note 16

Note 1: 1861 census England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 about Harry Spencer Wills Name: Harry Spencer Wills Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1858 Registration District: Brighton Inferred County: Sussex Volume: 2b Page: 159 London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 about Harry Spencer Wills Name: Harry Spencer Wills Record Type: Baptism Baptism Date: 19 Dec 1858 Father's Name: Thomas Wills Mother's Name: Mary Ann Wills Parish or Poor Law Union: Stepney St Dunstan and All Saints Borough: Tower Hamlets Register Type: Parish Registers

Note 2: WILLS Thomas (58) - c1803, Australia - retired merchant Mary Ann (31) - c 1830, Peckham, Surrey Arthur (4) - c 1857, Hammersmith, Middlesex Harry (2) - c 1859, Brighton, Sussex Frederick (9mo) - c 1860, St. John's Wood, Middlesex

Note 3: 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 4: London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 about Harry Spencer Wills Name: Harry Spencer Wills Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857 Age: 22 Spouse Name: Alice Butterss Spouse Age: 21 Record Type: Marriage Event Date: 19 Feb 1879 Parish: Clapham Holy Trinity Borough: Lambeth Father Name: Thomas Wills Spouse Father: Robert Frederick Butterss Register Type: Parish Register

Note 5: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Cedric Spencer Wills Name: Cedric Spencer Wills Birth Date: 12 Apr 1881 Father's Name: Harry Spencer Wills Mother's Name: Alice Butterss Birth Place: Tasmania Registration Year: 1881 Registration Place: New Norfolk, Tasmania Registration number: 1426 1901 census - has birth at Eastbourne, Sussex.

Note 6: Ancestry trees 1901 census

Note 7: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about F Wills Name: F Wills Birth Date: 9 Aug 1882 Father's Name: Harry Spencer Wills Mother's Name: Alice Butters Birth Place: Tasmania Registration Year: 1882 Registration Place: New Norfolk, Tasmania Registration number: 2069 (female - difficult to decide exactly who this is - suspect Yulia)

Note 8: ON THE SAME SHIP MR H S Wills - (30) born c 1854 Cedric (4) - born c 1880 Hugh Wills (3) - born c 1881 Eulie Wills (1) - born c 1883 (can't find mother Alice - who looked after these very young children?) Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839–1923 about Cedric Wills Name: Cedric Wills Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880 Age: 4 Arrival Date: 11 Jul 1884 Arrival Port: Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, Australia Departure Port: London Ship: John Elder Nationality: English

Note 9: Ancestry trees not with mother and siblings in 1901 english census

Note 10: Ancestry trees - 1887 Brighton, Sussex can't find any australian records

Note 11: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Constance Wills Name: Constance Wills Father's Name: Harry Spencer Wills Mother's Name: Alice Olding Birth Place: Hawthorn, Victoria Registration Year: 1890 Registration Place: Victoria Registration number: 4294

Note 12: Ancestry trees POSSIBLE British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990 about Hugh D Wills Name: Hugh D Wills Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1872 Death Age: 40 Death Date: 9 Apr 1912 Death Location: Victoria Registration number: 1912-09-027200 BCA Number: B13082 GSU Number: 1927292

Note 13: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Harry Spencer Wills Name: Harry Spencer Wills Death Place: Melbourne, Victoria Age: 56 Father's Name: Wills Thos Registration Year: 1914 Registration Place: Victoria Registration number: 6626 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858 The Argus (Melbourne) 25 June 1914 WILLS. - The Funeral of the late HARRY SPENCER WILLS will move from Alfred Allison's Mortuary, 221 Victoria street, West Melbourne, THIS DAY (Thursday, 25th inst. ) at 2 o'clock, arriving at the Coburg Cemetery at 3 o'clock.

Note 14: The Argus (Melbourne) 25 June 1914 WILLS. - The Funeral of the late HARRY SPENCER WILLS will move from Alfred Allison's Mortuary, 221 Victoria street, West Melbourne, THIS DAY (Thursday, 25th inst. ) at 2 o'clock, arriving at the Coburg Cemetery at 3 o'clock.

Note 15: WILLS Harry Spencer - agent Alice Mary - hd Clarice - hd

Note 16: Ancestry - Jaycee's Family - 2 Feb 1903, Wimbledon, Surrey

Source References:

37. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Australian electoral rolls, Title: Australian Electoral Rolls, Auth: Australian government

- Reference = (Residence)

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Harry Spencer Wills Name: Harry Spencer Wills Death Place: Melbourne, Victoria Age: 56 Father's Name: Wills Thos Registration Year: 1914 Registration Place: Victoria Registration number: 6626 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858

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 = (Name, Notes)

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: The Argus (Melbourne) 25 June 1914 WILLS. - The Funeral of the late HARRY SPENCER WILLS will move from Alfred Allison's Mortuary, 221 Victoria street, West Melbourne, THIS DAY (Thursday, 25th inst. ) at 2 o'clock, arriving at the Coburg Cemetery at 3 o'clock.

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: The Argus (Melbourne) 25 June 1914 WILLS. - The Funeral of the late HARRY SPENCER WILLS will move from Alfred Allison's Mortuary, 221 Victoria street, West Melbourne, THIS DAY (Thursday, 25th inst. ) at 2 o'clock, arriving at the Coburg Cemetery at 3 o'clock.

69. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: England and Wales, Free BMD 1837-1915, Title: England and Wales, Free BMD 1837-1915, Publ: Ancestry.com, Locn: Ancestry.com

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 about Harry Spencer Wills Name: Harry Spencer Wills Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1858 Registration District: Brighton Inferred County: Sussex Volume: 2b Page: 159

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