Born: 20 Mar 1856, Bristol 1

Died: 11 May 1922, St. Vincent's, Clifton Park, Bristol Gloucestershire

Married: Jun 1886, Kensington, Mary Monica Cunliffe-Owen 2

Father: Henry Overton Wills

Mother: Alice Hopkinson

Notes:

The Times, Friday, May 12, 1922         NEWS
DEATH OF MR. H. H. WILLS

A GREAT BENEFACTOR
OF BRISTOL
    Mr. Henry Herbert Wills, one of Bristol's greatest benefactors, and a member of the well-known
tobacco firm, died last night at his residence, St. Vincent's, Clifton Park. 
    He was associated with many philanthropic institutions, and was perhaps most closely identified
with Bristol University, which his father so materially assisted to bring into being,
and which he fostered with a generousity equalled only by his brother, Mr. G. A. Wills.   What
he did for the University would be alone sufficient to place his name among the greatest
of local philanthropists, but he recently launched a scheme which doubled the city's indebtedness
to him, in founding St. Monica's Home of Rest for Incurables, to which he contributed
one and a quarter millions. 
    Mr. Wills was the second son of Mr. Henry Overton Wills, and was born in Bristol on March
20, 1856.   He was educated at Clifton College and Bristol University College, in both of which
he maintained a warm interest throughout his life.   As a young man he devoted his attention
to mechanical engineering, and the knowledge he gained was turned to profitable use when
he entered the business of Messrs. W. D. and H. O. Wills.   He became a director of the firm,
and on the formation of the Imperial Tobacco Company he took a seat on the board.

The Times, Monday, May 15, 1922     OBITUARY
WILLS - On the 11th May, at St. Vincent's, Clifton Park, Bristol, HENRY HERBERT WILLS, late of
Barley Wood, Wrington, Somerset, son of the late Henry Overton Wills, aged 66 years.   Requiem
All Saints, Clifton, 10.30 a.m. today (Monday). Funeral service Brisol Cathedral, 12 noon.
Internment Canford Cemetery. No Flowers, by special request.

Sources:

  1. BMD Index
  2. Wills	Henry Herbert 	Births	Jun 1856	Clifton 	6a	66	 
  3. BMD Marriage Index
  4. Wills	Henry Herbert 	Marriages	Jun 1886	Kensington 	1a	154	 
    Cunliffe-owen	Mary Monica 	Marriages	Jun 1886	Kensington 	1a	154	

Born: Dec 1859, Bristol 1

Died: 28 Oct 1899, Bracken Hill, Leigh Woods, Clifton 1

Buried: Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol

Married: 7 Oct 1884, Reading, Berkshire, Harriet Maria Sparrow Romer 2

The Times, Wednesday, Oct 8, 1884 
On the 7th Oct., at Christ Church, Whitley, near Reading, by the Rev. G. I. Tubbs, uncle of the
bridegroom, assisted by the Rev. G. K. Turner, Vicar of Christchurch, and the Rev. P. Ditchfield,
Henry Overton Wills, Jun., fourth son of Henry Overton Wills, J.P., of Redland Knoll,
Bristol, to Harriet Maria Sparrow (KATIE), third daughter of Major-Gen. Romer, R.A.

Children:
  • Helen Maud Overton Wills, born 1886
  • Alice Geraldine Overton Wills, born 1887
  • Margarita May Overton Wills, born 1893
  • Father: Henry Overton Wills

    Mother: Alice Hopkinson

    Notes:

    The Times, Thursday, Nov. 2, 1899     DEATHS
    WILLS - On the 28th Oct., at Bracken Hill, Leigh Woods, Clifton, the residence of his brother,
    HENRY OVERTON WILLS, junior, fourth son of Henry Overton Wills, of Kelston Knoll, Somerset,
    aged 40.

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Henry _verton 	Births	Dec 1859	Clifton 	6a	69	 

      Wills	Henry Overton 	Deaths	Dec 1899	Long Ashton 	5c	455	40 
    3. BMD Marriage Index
    4. Wills	Henry Overton 	Marriages	Dec 1884	Reading 	2c	755	 
      Romer	Harriet Maria S 	Marriages	Dec 1884	Reading 	2c	755	 

    Born: Sep 1861, Bristol 1

    Died: 27 Jan 1941, Killian-by-Kyle, Ross-Shire

    Married: Mar 1887, Hampstead, Louisa Gertrude Wilson 2

    Children:
  • Walter Douglas Melville Wills, born 1888
  • Robert Bruce Melville Wills, born 1890
  • Maitland Cecil Melville Wills, born 1891
  • Harold Edgar Melville Wills, born 1896
  • Father: Henry Overton Wills

    Mother: Alice Hopkinson

    Notes:

    The Times, Tuesday, Jan 28, 1941     OBITUARY
    Mr. W. Melville Wills
    A BENEFACTOR OF BRISTOL
      Mr. W. Melville Wills has died at Killian-by Kyle, Ross-shire, at the age of 79. His home was
    at Bracken Hill, Leigh Woods, Bristol. 
      The fifth son of the late Mr. Henry Overton Wills, one of the founders of the tobacco firm
    of W. D. and H. O. Wills, he joined the firm in 1887, and when the business was turned into
    a limited liability company he was one of the managing directors with his brothers Mr. G. A.
    Wills and the late Mr. H. H. Wills. After the formation of the Imperial Tobacco Company he
    continued as managing director up to the time of his retirement in 1912, since then he has
    occupied a seat on the board of directors of the Imperial Tobacco Company. He was one of Bristol's
    greatest benefactors and will be remembered in particular for his great work for Bristol
    Homoeopathic Hospital, which he built as a memorial to his son Captain R. Bruce Wills, who
    was killed in the last War. His gifts to this hospital amounted to over £250,000. 
      In 1932 the Rockefeller foundation offered the sum of £50,000 to the University of Bristol
    for the endowment of research in physics on condition that a further £25,000 was secured from
    other sources. Mr. Wills, already a benefactor of the university, offered the necessary £25,000
    in memory of his brother, Mr. H. H. Wills, who founded the physics laboratory at the university
    at a cost of £200,000.

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Walter Melville 	Births	Sep 1861	Clifton 	6a	65	 
    3. BMD Marriage Index
    4. Wills	Walter Melville 	Marriages	Mar 1887	Hampstead 	1a	956	 
      Wilson	Louisa Gertrude 	Marriages	Mar 1887	Hampstead 	1a	956	 

    Born: Mar 1863, Bristol 1

    Died: 6 Feb 1935, Eshton Hall, Gargrave, near Skipton, Yorkshire

    Occupation: Barristor, 1891

    Married: Sep 1890, Skipton, West Riding Yorkshire, Hilda Dewhurst 2

    Children:
  • Ronald Dewhurst Wills, born 1891
  • Wilfrid Dewhurst Wills, born 1898
  • Father: Henry Overton Wills

    Mother: Alice Hopkinson

    Notes:

    The Times, Friday, Feb 8, 1935
    OBITUARIES
    
    Mr. A. S. Wills
        The death took place at Eshton Hall, Gargrave, Near Skipton, Yorkshire, on Wednesday. in
    his seventy-third year, of Mr. Arthur Stanley Wills, who was well known at Bath and in the
    Craven district of Yorkshire. He had been an invalid for some years. 
    
        The second surviving son of Mr. Henry Overton Wills, of Kelston Knoll, Bath, a director of
    the firm of W. D. and H. O. Wills, of Bristol, he was educated at Clifton and Trinity College,
    Cambridge, and was called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 1886, practising until about
    1900.   In 1890 he married Hilda, daughter of the late Mr. J. B. Dewhurst, J.P., of Aireville,
    Skipton, and resided for some time at Bromley, Kent.   In 1900, he went to live at Royal
    Crescent, Bath.   Mr. Wills was a director of the firm of W. D. and H. O. Wills for many years,retiring
    about 15 years ago.   In 1904, he was appointed a magistrate for Somerset.
    
    Mr. and Mrs. Wills took up residence in the Craven District about 11 years ago, when they leased
    Eshton Hall from Sir Matthew Wilson.   Since that time they have taken a keen interest in
    village affairs.   During the war period, Mr. Wills was a member of a volunteer defence organization.
      He was particularly interested in the Bath Royal United Hospital, of which he was
    a member of the board of management for some 30 years.   In the Skipton district, also, he
    continued his support of hospitals, and when the new Skipton and District Hospital was opened
    he and his wife defrayed the full cost of an x-ray installation.   Although not a great traveler,
    Mr. Wills was a frequent visitor to Norway for trout and salmon fishing.   He was unable,
    owing to ill health, to take an active part in public affairs, but was well known for his
    kindly interest in the social activities of Gargrave.   He is survived by Mrs. Wills, Mr. Ronald
    D. Wills, and Mr.Wilfrid D. Wills, National Conservative member for Batley and Morley. 
    
    The funeral is to be at Coniston Cold, near Skipton, to-morrow, at 2.30 p.m.
    
    The Times, Tuesday, Feb 12, 1935
    FUNERAL AND MEMORIAL SERVICES
    
    Mr. A. S. Wills
        The Funeral of Mr. Arthur Stanley Wills, took place at Coniston Cold, Yorks, an Saturday
    afternoon.   The Rev. J. A. Sumner officiated, assisted by the Rev. A. C. Blunt. 
    
        The chief mourners included:   (Names Listed for ease of reading)
    Mrs. Wills (widow)
    Mr. Ronald D. Wills (son)
    Mr. Wilfrid D. Wills M.P. (son)
    Mr. Melville Wills (brother)
    Miss Wills
    Mrs. W. Wilson
    Mr. C. B. Thring
    Miss Dewhurst
    Mr. Harold Dewhurst
    Mrs. McGregor
    Miss Mary Dewhurst
    Mr. Cyrl Dewhurst
    Dr. G. E. Fisher
    Dr. G. Annesley Fisher
    
    His Estate Gross Value was £3,499,777

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Arthur Stanley 	Births	Mar 1863	Clifton 	6a	85	 
    3. BMD Marriage Index
    4. Wills	Arthur Stanley 	Marriages	Sep 1890	Skipton 	9a	65	 
      Dewhurst	Hilda 	Marriages	Sep 1890	Skipton 	9a	65	

    Married: Sep 1869, Ecclesall, Whitfield Granville Wills 1

    Sources:

    1. BMD Marriage Index
    2. Wills	Whitefield Glanville 	Marriages	Sep 1869	Ecclesall 	9c	272	
      Hebblewaite	Lucy Helen 	Marriages	Sep 1869	Ecclesall 	9c	272	 
      Thacker	Ann Eliza 	Marriages	Sep 1869	Ecclesall B. 	9c	272	 
      - assume the former!

    Born: 1848, St Asaph, Flintshire, Wales

    Married: Dec 1871, Pembroke, Stephen Prust Wills 1

    Children:
  • Annie Victoria G Wills, born 1872
  • Margaret Mary Evelyn Wills, born 1873
  • Janet Maud Wills, born 1877
  • Stephen Day Overton Wills, born 1877
  • George Arthur D Wills, born 1889
  • Stephanie Merfydd M Wills, born 1891
  • Notes:

    daughter of Ezra Roberts and Sarah Davies (marriage 843 2Q Holywell 27 380)
    Ezra Roberts	b: 6 Aug 1820  c: 12 Aug 1820       Gemmig Calvinistic Methodist, Saint Asaph, Flint,
    Wales (died 1869 4Q Corwen 11b 262)
    son of John Roberts and Anne Morris
    
    Sarah Davies	b: 22 Jun 1822         Chapel Street Congregational Or Independent, Holywell, Flint,
    Wales
    daughter of David Davies (died 1880 3Q Corwen 11b 246)
    
    with children
    John	 Born abt 1844	 	Flintshire	 
    David	 Born abt 1845	 	Flintshire	 
    Anne	 Born abt 1848	 	Flintshire	Married Stephen Prust Wills
    Ezra Davies	 Born abt 1850	 	Flintshire	 
    Mary	 Born abt 1851	 	Flintshire	 
    Margaret Jane	 Born abt 1854	 	Flintshire	 
    Sarah Elizabeth	 Born abt 1855	 	Flintshire	 
    Anna	 Born abt 1856	 	Flintshire	 
    Robert Jones	 Born abt 1858	 	Flintshire	
    
    todo 1851+ census
    1851 Census	HO107-2506	31 March 1851	Brynpolyn, Denbighshire
    High Street (Lower Shop)
    Ezra Roberts 30 Draper & Grocer
    Sarah (Wife) 28
    John
    David
    Anne
    Ezra D.
    Plus 4 Servants
    
    1861 Census	RG9-4297	8 April 1861	Brynpolyn, Denbighshire
    Lower Shop
    Ezra Roberts 40
    Sarah (Wife)
    David
    Anne
    Ezra D.
    Mary
    Margaret J.
    Sarah E.
    Anna
    Robert J.
    Plus 6 Servants
    1871 Census	RG10-5666	3 April 1871	Llangynhafal, Denbighshire, Wales
    Plas Isaf
    Sarah Roberts (Widow) 48 Farmer 58 Acres
    Ezra Davies 20 Surveyor
    Mary 19
    Sarah E. 15
    Anna 13
    Robert J. 12
    Plus 2 Servants

    Sources:

    1. BMD Marriage Index
    2. Wills	Stephen Prust 	Marriages	Dec 1871	Pembroke 	11a	1387	 
      Roberts	Anne 	Marriages	Dec 1871	Pembroke 	11a	1387	 

    Born: Sep 1872, Stratford, Wiltshire 1

    Father: Stephen Prust Wills

    Mother: Anne Roberts

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Annie Victoria G 	Births	Sep 1872	Alderbury 	5a	193	 

    Born: Sep 1873, Stratford, Wiltshire 1

    Census: 1911, 20 Campden Hill Court, Kensington, London 2

    Married: Jun 1902, Paddington, Hugh Adams 3

    Father: Stephen Prust Wills

    Mother: Anne Roberts

    Notes:

    todo 1911 census for marriage confirmation

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Margaret Mary E 	Births	Sep 1873	Alderbury 	5a	183	
    3. 1911 British Census, 20 Campden Hill Court, Kensington, London
    4. 1911 British Census, 20 Campden Hill Court, Kensington, London
      Name:	Margaret Mary Evelyn Adams
      Age in 1911:	36
      Estimated Birth Year:	abt 1875
      Relation to Head:	Wife
      Gender:	Female
      Birth Place:	STRATFORD, Wiltshire, England
      Civil parish:	Kensington
      County/Island:	London
      Country:	England
      Street Address:	20 Campden Hill Court, Kensington W
      Marital Status:	Married
      Years Married:	9
      Estimated Marriage Year:	1902
      Registration district:	Kensington
      Registration District Number:	2
      Sub-registration district:	Kensington South
      ED, institution, or vessel:	8
      Piece:	94
      Household Members:	
      Name	Age
      Hugh Adams	47 solicitor
      Margaret Mary Evelyn Adams	36
      Emma Esther Pascoll	27	cook
      Edith Loose	23	parlourmaid
      RG14; Piece: 94
    5. BMD Marriage Index
    6. Wills	Margaret Mary E 	Marriages	Jun 1902	Paddington 	1a	65	 
      Adams	Hugh 	Marriages	Jun 1902	Paddington 	1a	65	

    Born: Mar 1877, Bristol 1

    Father: Stephen Prust Wills

    Mother: Anne Roberts

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Janet Maud 	Births	Mar 1877	Stoke Damerel 	5b	341	

    Born: Dec 1877, Kidderminster, Worcs 1

    Father: Stephen Prust Wills

    Mother: Anne Roberts

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Stephen Day O 	Births	Dec 1877	Kidderminster 	6c	266	 

    Born: Mar 1889, Swansea, Glamorgan 1

    Died: Sep 1894, Swansea, Glamorgan 1

    Father: Stephen Prust Wills

    Mother: Anne Roberts

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	George Arthur D 	Births	Mar 1889	Swansea 	11a	775	 

      Wills	George Arthur D 	Deaths	Sep 1894	Swansea 	11a	401	5 

    Born: Sep 1891, Swansea, Glamorgan 1

    Married: Mar 1922, Bristol, Abner Bowring 2

    Children:
  • Robert A H Bowring, born 1923
  • Father: Stephen Prust Wills

    Mother: Anne Roberts

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Stephanie Morfydd M 	Births	Sep 1891	Swansea 	11a	936	
    3. BMD Marriage Index
    4. Wills	Stephanie M M 	Marriages	Mar 1922	Bristol 	6a	103	Bowring
      Bowring	Abner 	Marriages	Mar 1922	Bristol 	6a	103	Wills

    Born: Mar 1882, Bromley 1

    Married: Jun 1903, Bromley, Percy Richard Hare 2

    Children:
  • second daughter Hare, born 1913
  • Victoria Katherine Hare, born 1914
  • Lilah Mary Hare, born 1915
  • Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Tiarks	Matilda Gertrude 	Births	Mar 1882	Bromley 	2a	435	 
    3. BMD Marriage Index
    4. Hare	Percy Richard 	Marriages	Jun 1903	Bromley 	2a	1050	 
      Tiarks	Matilda Gertrude 	Marriages	Jun 1903	Bromley 	2a	1050	 

    Born: 19 Sep 1916, Hungerford 1

    Father: WilliamAlexander White

    Mother: Doris Maud de Winton Wills

    Notes:

    The Times, Thursday, Sep 21, 1916                         BIRTHS
    WHITE - On the 19th Sept., at Ramsbury Manor, Wilts., Doris (née Wills), the wife of the late
    Rev. W. A. White, of a son.

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. White	William M 	Births	Dec 1916	Hungerford 	2c	461	Wills

    Born: Jun 1868, Hampstead 1

    Married: Sep 1895, Paddington, 2

    Father: Frederick Wills

    Mother: Anne Hamilton

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Arthur James H 	Births	Jun 1868	Hampstead 	1a	604	 
    3. BMD Marriage Index
    4. Wills	Arthur James H 	Marriages	Sep 1895	Paddington 	1a	30	 
      Anderson	Helena Jane 	Marriages	Sep 1895	Paddington 	1a	30	
      Nyburgh	Evelyn Macdonald 	Marriages	Sep 1895	Paddington 	1a	30	 

    Born: Mar 1871, Hampstead 1

    Married: Sep 1901, St George Hanover Square, 2

    Father: Frederick Wills

    Mother: Anne Hamilton

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Edith Annie H 	Births	Mar 1871	Hampstead 	1a	632	 
    3. BMD Marriage Index
    4. Wills	Edith Annie H 	Marriages	Sep 1901	St. Geo. H. Sq 	1a	1014	
      Douglas-hamilton	Percy Seymour 	Marriages	Sep 1901	St.Geo.H.Sq. 	1a	1014	
      Hamilton	Percy Seymour D 	Marriages	Sep 1901	St. Geo. H. Sq 	1a	1014	 
      Trotter	Algernon R 	Marriages	Sep 1901	St. Geo. H. Sq. 	1a	1014	 

    Born: Sep 1874, Clifton, Gloucestershire 1

    Census: 1881, Clifton Down Avonwood House, Clifton, Gloucestershire 2

    Census: 1881, Clifton Down Avonwood House, Clifton, Gloucestershire 2

    Married: Jun 1903, Kensington, 3

    Father: Frederick Wills

    Mother: Anne Hamilton

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Margaret Hamilton 	Births	Sep 1874	Clifton 	6a	64	
    3. 1881 British Census, Clifton Down Avonwood House, Clifton, Gloucestershire
    4. Clifton Down Avonwood House, Clifton, Gloucestershire
      RG11/2483/100/p2     
      
      Registration District:Barton Regis	
      Sub District:Clifton
       	Civil Parish:Clifton
      
      WILLS, Frederick	Head	Married	M	42	1839	 Tobacco Manufacturer Bristol Gloucestershire
      WILLS, Annie		Wife	Married	F	32	1849	London Middlesex
      WILLS, Arthur J H	Son	Single	M	12	1869	 Scholar Hampstead Middlesex
      WILLS, Edith A H	Daug	Single	F	10	1871	 Scholar Hampstead Middlesex
      WILLS, Margaret H	Daug	Single	F	6	1875	 Scholar Clifton Gloucestershire
      WILLS, Gilber A H	Son	Single	M	1	1880	Clifton Gloucestershire
      HUGHES, Daniel		Servant	Married	M	65	1816	 Butler (D) Wotton Under Edge Gloucestershire
      WIAHAET, Janet		Servant	Widow	F	48	1833	 Nurse (D) Scotland
      BAKER, Naomi		Servant	Single	F	35	1846	 Cook Crowcome Somerset
      WORTHINGTON, Eliza	Servant	Single	F	20	1861	 Maid Prestbury Cheshire
      CHIDZEY, Rose		Servant	Single	F	27	1854	 Housemaid Bristol Gloucestershire
      SINGLE, Jane		Servant	Single	F	27	1854	 Housemaid Chard Somerset
       	
    5. BMD Marriage Index
    6. Wills	Margaret Hamilton 	Marriages	Jun 1903	Kensington 	1a	276	 
      Fellows	Ernest Gadesden 	Marriages	Jun 1903	Kensington 	1a	276	
      Shaw	James Edward 	Marriages	Jun 1903	Kensington 	1a	276	 

    Born: Jun 1880, Clifton, Gloucestershire 1

    Census: 1881, Clifton Down Avonwood House, Clifton, Gloucestershire 2

    Census: 1881, Clifton Down Avonwood House, Clifton, Gloucestershire 2

    Census: 1901, Dulverton, Bristol, Somerset 3

    Married: Dec 1914, Tendring, Victoria M Chichester 4

    Children:
  • Frederick A Hamilton Wills, born 1916
  • Edward Hamilton Wills, born 1918
  • Victor P Hamilton Wills, born 1926
  • Father: Frederick Wills

    Mother: Anne Hamilton

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Gilbert Alan H 	Births	Jun 1880	Barton R. 	6a	59	 
    3. 1881 British Census, Clifton Down Avonwood House, Clifton, Gloucestershire
    4. Clifton Down Avonwood House, Clifton, Gloucestershire
      RG11/2483/100/p2     
      
      Registration District:Barton Regis	
      Sub District:Clifton
       	Civil Parish:Clifton
      
      WILLS, Frederick	Head	Married	M	42	1839	 Tobacco Manufacturer Bristol Gloucestershire
      WILLS, Annie		Wife	Married	F	32	1849	London Middlesex
      WILLS, Arthur J H	Son	Single	M	12	1869	 Scholar Hampstead Middlesex
      WILLS, Edith A H	Daug	Single	F	10	1871	 Scholar Hampstead Middlesex
      WILLS, Margaret H	Daug	Single	F	6	1875	 Scholar Clifton Gloucestershire
      WILLS, Gilber A H	Son	Single	M	1	1880	Clifton Gloucestershire
      HUGHES, Daniel		Servant	Married	M	65	1816	 Butler (D) Wotton Under Edge Gloucestershire
      WIAHAET, Janet		Servant	Widow	F	48	1833	 Nurse (D) Scotland
      BAKER, Naomi		Servant	Single	F	35	1846	 Cook Crowcome Somerset
      WORTHINGTON, Eliza	Servant	Single	F	20	1861	 Maid Prestbury Cheshire
      CHIDZEY, Rose		Servant	Single	F	27	1854	 Housemaid Bristol Gloucestershire
      SINGLE, Jane		Servant	Single	F	27	1854	 Housemaid Chard Somerset
       	
    5. 1901 British Census, Dulverton, Bristol, Somerset
    6. Registration district:	Dulverton
      Sub-registration district:	Dulverton
      Civil parish:	Dulverton
      Ecclesiastical parish:	Dulverton All Saints
      County/Island:	Somerset
      Gilbert A H Wills	21
      Kathleen M C Hamilton	16
      F N H Wills	14
      Emily I H Wills	4
      Caroline Browne	46
      Martha Sampson	46
      Blanche M Hillman	26
      Ellen M Haynes	23
      Kate S Roberts	20
      Ellen Smith	18
      Ellen A Skinner	18
      James Letteer	46
    7. BMD Marriage Index
    8. Wills	Gilbert A H 	Marriages	Dec 1914	Tendring 	4a	1503	Chichester
      Chichester	Victoria M 	Marriages	Dec 1914	Tendring 	4a	1503	Wills

    Married: Dec 1914, Tendring, Gilbert Alan Hamilton Wills 1

    Children:
  • Frederick A Hamilton Wills, born 1916
  • Edward Hamilton Wills, born 1918
  • Victor P Hamilton Wills, born 1926
  • Sources:

    1. BMD Marriage Index
    2. Wills	Gilbert A H 	Marriages	Dec 1914	Tendring 	4a	1503	Chichester
      Chichester	Victoria M 	Marriages	Dec 1914	Tendring 	4a	1503	Wills

    Born: Mar 1916, Kensington 1

    Father: Gilbert Alan Hamilton Wills

    Mother: Victoria M Chichester

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Frederick A H 	Births	Mar 1916	Kensington 	1a	138	Chichester

    Born: Jun 1918, Barnstaple 1

    Father: Gilbert Alan Hamilton Wills

    Mother: Victoria M Chichester

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Edward H 	Births	Jun 1918	Barnstaple 	5b	603	Chichester

    Born: Jun 1926, St George Hanover Square 1

    Father: Gilbert Alan Hamilton Wills

    Mother: Victoria M Chichester

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Victor P H 	Births	Jun 1926	St.Geo.H.Sq. 	1a	587	Chichester

    Born: Dec 1847, Chislehurst, Kent 1

    Died: 1930

    Census: 1901, 15 Berkeley Sq, Bristol, Gloucestershire 2

    Married: Sep 1874, Lewisham, Frank William Wills 3

    Children:
  • Ethel Mary Dobell Wills, born 1875
  • Henry William Seccombe Wills, born 1877
  • Catherine Lydia Wills, born 1879
  • Evelyn Rose Wills, born 1880
  • Frank Oliver Wills, born 1882
  • John Bertram Wills, born 1883
  • Hugh Cecil Wills, born 1884
  • Helen Maud O Wills, born 1886
  • Bernard Beverley Wills, born 1887
  • Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Dobell	Sarah Rebecca 	Births	Dec 1847	Lewisham 	5	281	 
    3. 1901 British Census, 15 Berkeley Sq, Bristol, Gloucestershire
    4. Registration district:	Bristol
      Sub-registration district:	St Augustine
      Civil parish:	Bristol
      Ecclesiastical parish:	Brandon Hill St George
      County/Island:	Gloucestershire
      Frank William Wills	48	Architect & Surveyor	City&County Bristol
      Sarah Rebecca Wills	53				Kent, Chislehurst
      Ethel May Dabell Wills	25				Winterbourne Glos
      Henry Wm Secconbe Wills	24	Surveyor's Assistant	Winterbourne Glos
      Catharine Lydia Wills	22				City&County Bristol
      Frank Oliver Wills	19	Clerk in Tobacco factory	City&County Bristol
      Helen Maud Wills	15				City&County Bristol
      Bernard Beverley Wills	14				City&County Bristol
      Alfred Clar Houston vis	37
      Mary Walters serv	49
      Emily Maddock serv	37
      Matilda Cooper serv	24
      Emily Ann Wallace serv	24
      Lily Elizth Pople serv	17
    5. BMD Marriage Index
    6. Wills	Frank William 	Marriages	Sep 1874	Lewisham 	1d	1289	 
      Dobell	Sarah Rebecca 	Marriages	Sep 1874	Lewisham 	1d	1289	

    Born: Jun 1887, Bristol 1

    Census: 1901, 15 Berkeley Sq, Bristol, Gloucestershire 2

    Married: Jun 1914, Tewkesbury, Eleanor Gertrude Compton 3

    Children:
  • Christopher H Beverley Wills, born 1915
  • Joan Beverley Wills, born 1917
  • Gerald Beverley Wills, born 1919
  • Sylvia Beverley Wills, born 1920
  • Father: Frank William Wills

    Mother: Sarah Rebecca Dobell

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Bernard Beverley 	Births	Jun 1887	Bristol 	6a	41	 
    3. 1901 British Census, 15 Berkeley Sq, Bristol, Gloucestershire
    4. Registration district:	Bristol
      Sub-registration district:	St Augustine
      Civil parish:	Bristol
      Ecclesiastical parish:	Brandon Hill St George
      County/Island:	Gloucestershire
      Frank William Wills	48	Architect & Surveyor	City&County Bristol
      Sarah Rebecca Wills	53				Kent, Chislehurst
      Ethel May Dabell Wills	25				Winterbourne Glos
      Henry Wm Secconbe Wills	24	Surveyor's Assistant	Winterbourne Glos
      Catharine Lydia Wills	22				City&County Bristol
      Frank Oliver Wills	19	Clerk in Tobacco factory	City&County Bristol
      Helen Maud Wills	15				City&County Bristol
      Bernard Beverley Wills	14				City&County Bristol
      Alfred Clar Houston vis	37
      Mary Walters serv	49
      Emily Maddock serv	37
      Matilda Cooper serv	24
      Emily Ann Wallace serv	24
      Lily Elizth Pople serv	17
    5. BMD Marriage Index
    6. Wills	Bernard B 	Marriages	Jun 1914	Tewkesbury 	6a	1099	Compton
      Compton	Eleanor G 	Marriages	Jun 1914	Tewkesbury 	6a	1099	Wills

    Born: Sep 1888, Tewkesbury 1

    Married: Jun 1914, Tewkesbury, Bernard Beverley Wills 2

    Children:
  • Christopher H Beverley Wills, born 1915
  • Joan Beverley Wills, born 1917
  • Gerald Beverley Wills, born 1919
  • Sylvia Beverley Wills, born 1920
  • Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Compton	Eleanor Gertrude 	Births	Sep 1888	Tewkesbury 	6a	424	
    3. BMD Marriage Index
    4. Wills	Bernard B 	Marriages	Jun 1914	Tewkesbury 	6a	1099	Compton
      Compton	Eleanor G 	Marriages	Jun 1914	Tewkesbury 	6a	1099	Wills

    Born: Jun 1915, Paddington 1

    Married: Dec 1942, North Bucks, Beryl D Bevan 2

    Father: Bernard Beverley Wills

    Mother: Eleanor Gertrude Compton

    Notes:

    possible children
    Wills	Penelope B 	Births	Jun 1948	Bristol 	7b	128	Bevan
    Wills	Sarah E B 	Births	Mar 1954	Bristol 	7b	101	BEVAN

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Christopher H B 	Births	Jun 1915	Paddington 	1a	132	Compton
    3. BMD Marriage Index
    4. Wills	Christopher H B 	Marriages	Dec 1942	North Bucks. 	3a	3425	Bevan
      Bevan	Beryl D 	Marriages	Dec 1942	North Bucks 	3a	3425	Beverley-Wills

    Born: Jun 1917, Christchurch, Hampshire 1

    Died: 31 Aug 1935, Pennsylvania, USA

    Father: Bernard Beverley Wills

    Mother: Eleanor Gertrude Compton

    Notes:

    Chester Times - Chester, Pennsylvania - Aug 31 1935
    "Into the rear of a motor truck Gerald Beverley Wills 16 and Joan Beverley Wills 18 killed Gerald
    died instantly Joan died in Bedford County Hospital Chris topher Beverley Wills 20 who was
    driving and Sylvia..."

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Joan B 	Births	Jun 1917	Christchurch 	2b	915	Compton

    Born: Mar 1919, Christchurch, Hampshire 1

    Died: 31 Aug 1935, Pennsylvania, USA

    Father: Bernard Beverley Wills

    Mother: Eleanor Gertrude Compton

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Gerald B 	Births	Mar 1919	Christchurch 	2b	868	Compton

    Born: Dec 1920, Hendon 1

    Married 1: Sep 1942, Hendon, Wynyard Errol J Waters 2

    Married 2: Thomas Nigel Nicholson Glass

    Children:
  • Gerald Glass
  • Bernard Beverley Glass
  • Father: Bernard Beverley Wills

    Mother: Eleanor Gertrude Compton

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Sylvia B 	Births	Dec 1920	Hendon 	3a	686	Compton
    3. BMD Marriage Index
    4. Wills	Sylvia B 	Marriages	Sep 1942	Hendon 	3a	1601	Waters
      Waters	Wynyard E J 	Marriages	Sep 1942	Hendon 	3a	1601	Wills

    Married: Dec 1942, North Bucks, Christopher H Beverley Wills 1

    Sources:

    1. BMD Marriage Index
    2. Wills	Christopher H B 	Marriages	Dec 1942	North Bucks. 	3a	3425	Bevan
      Bevan	Beryl D 	Marriages	Dec 1942	North Bucks 	3a	3425	Beverley-Wills

    Born: Jun 1910, Plympton 1

    Died: 10 Aug 1944, France

    Buried: Bayeux War Cemetery, France

    Married: Sep 1942, Hendon, Sylvia Beverley Wills 2

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Waters	Wynyard Errol J 	Births	Jun 1910	Plympton 	5b	177	
    3. BMD Marriage Index
    4. Wills	Sylvia B 	Marriages	Sep 1942	Hendon 	3a	1601	Waters
      Waters	Wynyard E J 	Marriages	Sep 1942	Hendon 	3a	1601	Wills

    Married: Sylvia Beverley Wills

    Children:
  • Gerald Glass
  • Bernard Beverley Glass
  • Father: Thomas Nigel Nicholson Glass

    Mother: Sylvia Beverley Wills

    Father: Thomas Nigel Nicholson Glass

    Mother: Sylvia Beverley Wills

    Born: Jun 1875, Clifton, Gloucestershire 1

    Census: 1901, 15 Berkeley Sq, Bristol, Gloucestershire 2

    Father: Frank William Wills

    Mother: Sarah Rebecca Dobell

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Ethel Mary D 	Births	Jun 1875	Clifton 	6a	192	 
    3. 1901 British Census, 15 Berkeley Sq, Bristol, Gloucestershire
    4. Registration district:	Bristol
      Sub-registration district:	St Augustine
      Civil parish:	Bristol
      Ecclesiastical parish:	Brandon Hill St George
      County/Island:	Gloucestershire
      Frank William Wills	48	Architect & Surveyor	City&County Bristol
      Sarah Rebecca Wills	53				Kent, Chislehurst
      Ethel May Dabell Wills	25				Winterbourne Glos
      Henry Wm Secconbe Wills	24	Surveyor's Assistant	Winterbourne Glos
      Catharine Lydia Wills	22				City&County Bristol
      Frank Oliver Wills	19	Clerk in Tobacco factory	City&County Bristol
      Helen Maud Wills	15				City&County Bristol
      Bernard Beverley Wills	14				City&County Bristol
      Alfred Clar Houston vis	37
      Mary Walters serv	49
      Emily Maddock serv	37
      Matilda Cooper serv	24
      Emily Ann Wallace serv	24
      Lily Elizth Pople serv	17

    Born: Jun 1877, Barton R 1

    Occupation: Surveyor's Assistant, 1901

    Census: 1901, 15 Berkeley Sq, Bristol, Gloucestershire 2

    Father: Frank William Wills

    Mother: Sarah Rebecca Dobell

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Henry William S 	Births	Jun 1877	Barton R. 	6a	192	 
    3. 1901 British Census, 15 Berkeley Sq, Bristol, Gloucestershire
    4. Registration district:	Bristol
      Sub-registration district:	St Augustine
      Civil parish:	Bristol
      Ecclesiastical parish:	Brandon Hill St George
      County/Island:	Gloucestershire
      Frank William Wills	48	Architect & Surveyor	City&County Bristol
      Sarah Rebecca Wills	53				Kent, Chislehurst
      Ethel May Dabell Wills	25				Winterbourne Glos
      Henry Wm Secconbe Wills	24	Surveyor's Assistant	Winterbourne Glos
      Catharine Lydia Wills	22				City&County Bristol
      Frank Oliver Wills	19	Clerk in Tobacco factory	City&County Bristol
      Helen Maud Wills	15				City&County Bristol
      Bernard Beverley Wills	14				City&County Bristol
      Alfred Clar Houston vis	37
      Mary Walters serv	49
      Emily Maddock serv	37
      Matilda Cooper serv	24
      Emily Ann Wallace serv	24
      Lily Elizth Pople serv	17

    Born: Jun 1879, Barton R 1

    Census: 1901, 15 Berkeley Sq, Bristol, Gloucestershire 2

    Married: Feb 1912, Bristol, Alaric T Howland 3

    Father: Frank William Wills

    Mother: Sarah Rebecca Dobell

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Catherine Lydia 	Births	Jun 1879	Barton R. 	6a	178	 
    3. 1901 British Census, 15 Berkeley Sq, Bristol, Gloucestershire
    4. Registration district:	Bristol
      Sub-registration district:	St Augustine
      Civil parish:	Bristol
      Ecclesiastical parish:	Brandon Hill St George
      County/Island:	Gloucestershire
      Frank William Wills	48	Architect & Surveyor	City&County Bristol
      Sarah Rebecca Wills	53				Kent, Chislehurst
      Ethel May Dabell Wills	25				Winterbourne Glos
      Henry Wm Secconbe Wills	24	Surveyor's Assistant	Winterbourne Glos
      Catharine Lydia Wills	22				City&County Bristol
      Frank Oliver Wills	19	Clerk in Tobacco factory	City&County Bristol
      Helen Maud Wills	15				City&County Bristol
      Bernard Beverley Wills	14				City&County Bristol
      Alfred Clar Houston vis	37
      Mary Walters serv	49
      Emily Maddock serv	37
      Matilda Cooper serv	24
      Emily Ann Wallace serv	24
      Lily Elizth Pople serv	17
    5. BMD Marriage Index
    6. Wills	Catherine L 	Marriages	Mar 1912	Bristol 	6a	166	Howland
      Howland	Alaric T 	Marriages	Mar 1912	Bristol 	6a	166	Wills

    Born: Feb 1885, Barnet, Herts

    Married: Feb 1912, Bristol, Catherine Lydia Wills 1

    Notes:

    Son of Christopher and Ada Howland.

    Sources:

    1. BMD Marriage Index
    2. Wills	Catherine L 	Marriages	Mar 1912	Bristol 	6a	166	Howland
      Howland	Alaric T 	Marriages	Mar 1912	Bristol 	6a	166	Wills

    Born: May 1880, Bristol 1

    Father: Frank William Wills

    Mother: Sarah Rebecca Dobell

    Notes:

    Residence: Royal Indian Engineering College, 1901, Egham. Visiting uncle and aunt Col John Walter
    Ottley and Emily Martha Ottley (née Dobell)

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Evelyn Rose 	Births	Jun 1880	Barton R. 	6a	181	

    Born: May 1882, Bristol 1

    Occupation: Clerk in Tobacco factory, 1901

    Census: 1901, 15 Berkeley Sq, Bristol, Gloucestershire 2

    Married: May 1906, Bath, Somerset, Edith Mary Powell 3

    Father: Frank William Wills

    Mother: Sarah Rebecca Dobell

    Notes:

    Possible children, but also for brother Hugh<>Powell
    Wills	Hugh G F 	Births	Sep 1912	Bristol 	6a	398	Powell
    Wills	Frank G 	Births	Jun 1914	Bristol 	6a	386	Powell
    Wills	Alexander C 	Births	Mar 1916	Bristol 	6a	368	Powell
    Wills	Ursula M 	Births	Mar 1917	Bristol 	6a	357	Powell
    Wills	Katherine B 	Births	Jun 1918	Bristol 	6a	317	Powell
    Wills	George H 	Births	Dec 1918	Bristol 	6a	300	Powell
    Wills	Peter F 	Births	Sep 1920	Bristol 	6a	471	Powell

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Frank Oliver 	Births	Jun 1882	Bristol 	6a	40	 
    3. 1901 British Census, 15 Berkeley Sq, Bristol, Gloucestershire
    4. Registration district:	Bristol
      Sub-registration district:	St Augustine
      Civil parish:	Bristol
      Ecclesiastical parish:	Brandon Hill St George
      County/Island:	Gloucestershire
      Frank William Wills	48	Architect & Surveyor	City&County Bristol
      Sarah Rebecca Wills	53				Kent, Chislehurst
      Ethel May Dabell Wills	25				Winterbourne Glos
      Henry Wm Secconbe Wills	24	Surveyor's Assistant	Winterbourne Glos
      Catharine Lydia Wills	22				City&County Bristol
      Frank Oliver Wills	19	Clerk in Tobacco factory	City&County Bristol
      Helen Maud Wills	15				City&County Bristol
      Bernard Beverley Wills	14				City&County Bristol
      Alfred Clar Houston vis	37
      Mary Walters serv	49
      Emily Maddock serv	37
      Matilda Cooper serv	24
      Emily Ann Wallace serv	24
      Lily Elizth Pople serv	17
    5. BMD Marriage Index
    6. Wills	Frank Oliver 	Marriages	Jun 1906	Bath 	5c	1095	 
      Powell	Edith Mary 	Marriages	Jun 1906	Bath 	5c	1095	

    Born: Nov 1879, Bath, Somerset

    Married: May 1906, Bath, Somerset, Frank Oliver Wills 1

    Father: George Ferris Powell

    Mother: Kate Ferris

    Notes:

    daughter of George Ferris POWELL and Kate FERRIS

    Sources:

    1. BMD Marriage Index
    2. Wills	Frank Oliver 	Marriages	Jun 1906	Bath 	5c	1095	 
      Powell	Edith Mary 	Marriages	Jun 1906	Bath 	5c	1095	

    Born: Jun 1883, Bristol 1

    Father: Frank William Wills

    Mother: Sarah Rebecca Dobell

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	John Bertram 	Births	Jun 1883	Bristol 	6a	45	 

    Born: Sep 1884, Bristol 1

    Married: Sep 1911, Bath, Somerset, Catharine F Powell 2

    Father: Frank William Wills

    Mother: Sarah Rebecca Dobell

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Hugh Cecil 	Births	Sep 1884	Bristol 	6a	43	
    3. BMD Marriage Index
    4. Wills	Hugh C 	Marriages	Sep 1911	Bath 	5c	1046	
      Powell	Catharine F 	Marriages	Sep 1911	Bath 	5c	1046	

    Born: Jan 1881, Bath, Somerset

    Married: Sep 1911, Bath, Somerset, Hugh Cecil Wills 1

    Father: George Ferris Powell

    Mother: Kate Ferris

    Notes:

    daughter of George Ferris POWELL and Kate FERRIS

    Sources:

    1. BMD Marriage Index
    2. Wills	Hugh C 	Marriages	Sep 1911	Bath 	5c	1046	
      Powell	Catharine F 	Marriages	Sep 1911	Bath 	5c	1046	

    Married: Kate Ferris

    Children:
  • Edith Mary Powell, born 1879
  • Catharine F Powell, born 1881
  • Married: George Ferris Powell

    Children:
  • Edith Mary Powell, born 1879
  • Catharine F Powell, born 1881
  • Born: Mar 1886, Barton R 1

    Died: Dec 1904, Bristol 1

    Census: 1901, 15 Berkeley Sq, Bristol, Gloucestershire 2

    Father: Frank William Wills

    Mother: Sarah Rebecca Dobell

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Helen Maud O 	Births	Mar 1886	Barton R. 	6a	58	

      Wills	Helen Maud 	Deaths	Dec 1904	Bristol 	6a	43	19 
    3. 1901 British Census, 15 Berkeley Sq, Bristol, Gloucestershire
    4. Registration district:	Bristol
      Sub-registration district:	St Augustine
      Civil parish:	Bristol
      Ecclesiastical parish:	Brandon Hill St George
      County/Island:	Gloucestershire
      Frank William Wills	48	Architect & Surveyor	City&County Bristol
      Sarah Rebecca Wills	53				Kent, Chislehurst
      Ethel May Dabell Wills	25				Winterbourne Glos
      Henry Wm Secconbe Wills	24	Surveyor's Assistant	Winterbourne Glos
      Catharine Lydia Wills	22				City&County Bristol
      Frank Oliver Wills	19	Clerk in Tobacco factory	City&County Bristol
      Helen Maud Wills	15				City&County Bristol
      Bernard Beverley Wills	14				City&County Bristol
      Alfred Clar Houston vis	37
      Mary Walters serv	49
      Emily Maddock serv	37
      Matilda Cooper serv	24
      Emily Ann Wallace serv	24
      Lily Elizth Pople serv	17

    Born: 25 Feb 1887, Hampstead 1

    Census: 1901, Dulverton, Bristol, Somerset 2

    Married: Jun 1912, Kensington, Margaret H Fraser 3

    Father: Frederick Wills

    Mother: Anne Hamilton

    Notes:

    Possible children
    Wills	Theodora H 	Births	Mar 1913	St.Geo.H.Sq. 	1a	737	Fraser
    Wills	Michael D H 	Births	Dec 1915	Stroud 	6a	549	Fraser
    Wills	David A H 	Births	Sep 1917	St. Geo. H. Sq. 	1a	492	Fraser
    Wills	Margery A H 	Births	Dec 1922	Marylebone 	1a	786	Fraser
    Wills	Audrey M H 	Births	Sep 1925	Stroud 	6a	590	Fraser

    Sources:

    1. BMD Index
    2. Wills	Frederick Noel H 	Births	Jun 1887	Hampstead 	1a	640a	 
    3. 1901 British Census, Dulverton, Bristol, Somerset
    4. Registration district:	Dulverton
      Sub-registration district:	Dulverton
      Civil parish:	Dulverton
      Ecclesiastical parish:	Dulverton All Saints
      County/Island:	Somerset
      Gilbert A H Wills	21
      Kathleen M C Hamilton	16
      F N H Wills	14
      Emily I H Wills	4
      Caroline Browne	46
      Martha Sampson	46
      Blanche M Hillman	26
      Ellen M Haynes	23
      Kate S Roberts	20
      Ellen Smith	18
      Ellen A Skinner	18
      James Letteer	46
    5. BMD Marriage Index
    6. Wills	Frederick N H 	Marriages	Jun 1912	Kensington 	1a	265	Fraser
      Fraser	Margaret H 	Marriages	Jun 1912	Kensington 	1a	265	Wills

    Married: Jun 1912, Kensington, Frederick Noel Hamilton Wills 1

    Sources:

    1. BMD Marriage Index
    2. Wills	Frederick N H 	Marriages	Jun 1912	Kensington 	1a	265	Fraser
      Fraser	Margaret H 	Marriages	Jun 1912	Kensington 	1a	265	Wills

    Father: John Vernon Wills

    Mother: Diana Veronica Cecil Jane Baker