| WILLS, Peter |
Born: 1681?
Married: 1703?, Anne
Notes:
www.larigan.com has him born 1670 at Salibury
Sources:
| ____, Anne |
Born: 1681?
Married: 1703?, Peter Wills
Sources:
| WILLS, Thomas |
Born: 14 Jun 1705, Salisbury, Wiltshire 1, 1
Married: 1730, -
Father: Peter Wills
Mother: Anne
Source: 2
Sources:
NOTE Relative: Earl C. WISEMAN
| ____, - |
Married: 1730, Thomas Wills
Sources:
| WILLS, Edmund |
Born: 1731
Married: 10 Aug 1756, Rebecca Overton
Father: Thomas Wills
Mother: -
Sources:
| OVERTON, Rebecca |
Born: 1731?
Married: 10 Aug 1756, Edmund Wills
Father: Henry Overton
Sources:
| OVERTON, Henry |
Born: 1707?
Sources:
| WILLS, Henry Overton |
Born: 2 Mar 1761, Salisbury, Wiltshire 1
Baptised: 16 May 1761, East Street Independent, Andover, Hampshire 2
Died: 1 Dec 1826
Married: 24 Jun 1790, Anne Day
Father: Edmund Wills
Mother: Rebecca Overton
Notes:
todo: old notes, need checking out or removing There are 2 IGI references to his birth:- Film #: 177856, Page #: 294, Ordinance #: 10721 NOTE Relative: Jacob WATSON Film #: 177963, Page #: 147, Ordinance #: 5307 NOTE Relative: S. Roskelly Possibly another child as Batch #: C083541 records:- Frederick WILLS who married Jane and had Anna Jane WILLS christened on 22 Sep 1836
Source: 3
Sources:
| DAY, Anne |
Born: Abt 1761
Died: 1 Mar 1835
Married: 24 Jun 1790, Henry Overton Wills
Father: William Day
Mother: Anna Brain
Sources:
| DAY, William |
Born: 1737?
Married: 1759?, Anna Brain
Notes:
A Bristol Draper according to http://www.davenapier.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/wdhowill.htm
Sources:
| BRAIN, Anna |
Born: 1737?
Married: 1759?, William Day
Father: Samuel Brain
Sources:
| WILLS, William Day |
Born: 6 Jun 1797, Bristol 1
Baptised: 24 Jun 1797, Tabernacle Penn Street-Calvinistic Methodist, Bristol, Gloucester 1
Died: 13 May 1865, West London 2
Married: 2 May 1820, Hackney, London, Mary Steven
The Times, Thursday, May 4, 1820 MARRIAGES On Tuesday, at Hackney, Mr. W. D. Wills, of Pertland-square, Bristol, to Mary, second daughter of Mr. Robert Steven, of Shacklewell.
Father: Henry Overton Wills
Mother: Anne Day
Notes:
The Times, Monday, May 15, 1865 D. Wills, J.P. for Bristol Fatal Accident, - Mr. W. D. Wills, J.P. for Bristol, late deputy-chairman of the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company, and head of the well-known firm of W.D. and H.O. Wills and Sons, tobacco manufacturers, of Bristol, died on Saturday at St Bartholomew's Hospital, from the effects of an accident he met with on the previous Thursday evening. Mr. Wills was in London attending the May meetings of various religious societies, in which he took an interest, and on Thursday evening was crossing at the foot of Snow-hill when he was knocked down by an omnibus. The driver called out, but Mr. Wills did not hear him, and the horses could not be stopped before the forewheel had passed over both his legs below the knee, inflicting compound fractures on each. His left leg was most severely crushed, in addition, by the pressure of the drag, which was on the hind wheel. Mr. Wills requested to be removed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and on his arrival at that institution Mr Holmes Coote found it necessary immediately to amputate his left leg below the knee. The deceased gentleman bore the operation very well, and hopes were entertained of his recovery. He, however, gradually sank, and, as already stated, died in the course of Saturday. Mr. Wills was much esteemed by all classes of his fellow citizens. The Times, Tuesday, May 16, 1865 DEATHS On the 13th inst, at Bartholomew's Hospital, from the effects of a sever accident, W. D. Wills, Esq., of Bristol, in his 68th year. todo: 1841+ census 1841 Census HO107-374 7 June 1841 Saint Paul, Gloucestershire Portland Square William Wills 40 Tobacconist Mary 50 William 10 Plus 6 Servants 1851 Census HO107-1949 31 March 1851 Saint Paul, Bristol, Gloucestershire 2 Portland Square William Day Wills 53 Tobacco Mfgr Mary (Wife) 64 William Henry 20 Tobacco Mfgr Plus 4 Servants 861 Census RG9-1718 8 April 1861 Saint Paul, Bristol, Gloucestershire 2 Portland Square William D. Wills Mary (Wife) Plus 3 Servants
Source: 3
Sources:
Wills William Day Deaths Jun 1865 W London 1c 36
| WILLS, Henry Overton |
Born: 13 Jul 1800
Died: 23 Nov 1871, Clifton 1
Married 1: 7 Jan 1828, Isabella Board
There are 3 IGI references to this marriage - all sealings giving the year as 1827 in Of, Bristol, Somerset, England Film #: 184202, Page #: 1195, Ordinance #: 26832 Film #: 184634, Page #: , Ordinance #: 31309 Film #: 183541, Page #: 935, Ordinance #: 30736 with NOTE Relative: Earl C. WISEMAN
Married 2: Sep 1844, Tavistock, Mary Seccombe 2
Father: Henry Overton Wills
Mother: Anne Day
Notes:
The Times, Saturday, Nov 25, 1871 On the 23rd Nov., at Hillside, Cotham, Bristol, after a few days' severe illness HENRY OVERTON WILLS, Esq., J.P., aged 71, deeply lamented. Friends will please accept this intimation. Bristol, 20 February 1872 Probate Wills, Henry Overton, The will with two Codicils of Henry Overton Wills, late of the City of Bristol, Tobacco and Snuff Manufacturer, who died 23 November 1871, at 3 Hillside Cothom, in the said City, was proved at Bristol, by Mary Wills, of 3 Hillside, Widow, the Relict, Henry Overton Wills, of Red Cliff-street, Bristol, Tobacco and Snuff Manufacturer, and Samuel Wills, of Castle Green, Bristol, Oil Merchant, the sons, William Sommerville. of Bitton Hill, in the County of Gloucester, Esquire, and Wiliam Terrell of the Welsh Bank, Bristol, Esquire, the Executors. Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF HENRY OVERTON WILLS ESQ. OF THIS CITY WHO DIED AT COTHAM, ON THE 23rd OF NOVEMBER 1871, IN THE 72nd YEAR OF HIS AGE BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHO DIE IN THE LORD FROM HENCEFORTH, REV 14,13 todo: census 1841+ 1841 census WILLS, H O 1801 40 M Clifton Gloucestershire WILLS, Isabella 1816 25 F Clifton Gloucestershire - 1806? WILLS, H O 1829 12 M Clifton Gloucestershire WILLS, Isabella 1830 11 F Clifton Gloucestershire WILLS, Edward 1833 8 M Clifton Gloucestershire WILLS, Robert 1835 6 M Clifton Gloucestershire 1851 Census HO107-1953 31 March 1851 Bristol St James and St Paul, Gloucestershire 14 Somerset Street Henry O. Wills 50 Tobacconist Bristol Mary (Wife) 36 Grampound, Cornwall Henry O. 22 Bristol Isabella 21 Bristol Edward P. 16 clerk Bristol Samuel 14 Scholar Bristol Whitfield G. 8 Scholar Kingswood Alfred T. 5 Bristol Stephen P. 3 Bristol James M. 1 Bristol Arthur L. 3m Bristol Plus 5 Servants 1861 Census RG9-1729 8 April 1861 Bristol St James and St Paul, Gloucestershire 14 Somerset Street is Magistrate, Tobacconist 1871 Census RG10-2567 3 April 1871 Westbury on Trym, Bristol, Gloucestershire 3 Hill Side is Justice of the Peace 1871 Census RG10-1343 3 April 1871 Enfield, Middlesex Enfield Town Palace School There is a connection between this family and the following grandchild's marriage 1901 census has Page Id Person Id Name Age Born County Parish Occupation 1239297 29750725 Walter Wills 39 Gloucestershire Bristol Somerset Long Ashton Managing Director Of Tobacco Factory 1239297 29750726 Louisa Wills 38 China Hankow British Subject Somerset Long Ashton 1239297 29750727 Walter Wills 13 Gloucestershire Bristol Somerset Long Ashton 1239297 29750728 Robert Wills 10 Gloucestershire Bristol Somerset Long Ashton 1239297 29750729 Maitland Wills 9 Gloucestershire Bristol Somerset Long Ashton 1239297 29750730 Harold Wills 4 Somersetshire Leigh Woods Somerset Long Ashton
Source: 3
Sources:
Wills Henry Overton Deaths Dec 1871 Clifton 6a 113 71
Wills Henry Overton Marriages Sep 1844 Tavistock 9 537 Seccombe Mary Marriages Sep 1844 Tavistock 9 537
| STEVEN, Mary |
Born: 30 Sep 1786, Southwick, Surrey
Baptised: 27 Nov 1786, Southwark, Surrey
Died: 20 Nov 1872, Bristol 1
Married: 2 May 1820, Hackney, London, William Day Wills
The Times, Thursday, May 4, 1820 MARRIAGES On Tuesday, at Hackney, Mr. W. D. Wills, of Pertland-square, Bristol, to Mary, second daughter of Mr. Robert Steven, of Shacklewell.
Father: Robert Steven
Mother: Jane Dawson
Notes:
daughter of Robert Steven and Jane Dawson, at Southwark, London www.larigan.com has birth & chr dates The Times, Saturday, Nov 23, 1872 DEATHS On the 20th Nov., at her residence, 2 Portland Square, Bristol, aged 85, Mary, widow of W. D. Wills, Esq., of that city. todo 1871 census 1871 Census RG10-2526 3 April 1871 Saint Paul, Bristol, Gloucestershire 2 Portland Square Mary Wills (Widow) 82 Plus 4 Servants
Source: 2
Sources:
Wills Mary Deaths Dec 1872 Bristol 6a 18 86
| STEVEN, Robert |
Married: Jane Dawson
Sources:
| DAWSON, Jane |
Married: Robert Steven
Father: Thomas Dawson
Sources:
| DAWSON, Thomas |
Born: 1751?
Sources:
| WILLS, Robert Steven |
Born: 1 Feb 1821, Bristol 1
Baptised: 22 Apr 1821, Tabernacle Penn Street-Calvinistic Methodist, Bristol, Gloucester 1
Died: 1833
Father: William Day Wills
Mother: Mary Steven
Notes:
Died at an early age
Source: 2
Sources:
| WILLS, William Henry |
Born: 1 Sep 1830, Bristol 1
Baptised: 6 Nov 1830, Tabernacle Penn Street-Calvinistic Methodist, Bristol, Gloucester 1
Died: 29 Jan 1911
Occupation: tobacco manufacturer, JP and MP, , 1881, Hampstead, Middlesex.
Married: 11 Jan 1853, Bristol, Elizabeth Perkins Stancomb 2
Father: William Day Wills
Mother: Mary Steven
Notes:
Living with them in 1881 were their nieces Janet S.G. Stancomb and Yda E.M. Stancomb aged 27
and 25
William was created a baronet in 1892. He was the key player in the forming of The Imperial Tobacco
Company in 1901, and became it's chairman, a position he held until his death in 1911.
Sir William was elevated to Baron Winterstoke of Blagdon in 1906, and was then referred to
as Lord Winterstoke.
The Times Monday, January 30, 1911
OBITUARY
Lord Winterstoke
We regret to announce that Lord Winterstoke (Sir William Henry Wills) died suddenly at his
residence, Blagdon Lodge, near Bristol, early yesterday morning in his 81st year. He appeared
to have been in his usual health lately, and only on Saturday he was out on his estate and
had a parade of horses entered for forthcoming shows. When he retired there was nothing unusual
in his appearance, but at about 3 o'clock yesterday morning he summoned his niece, Miss
Stancombe Wills, whom he informed that his breathing, which had troubled him of late, was very
difficult. A doctor was sent for and arrived at 5 o'clock. Although everything was done to
relieve the patient he died shortly afterwards from heart failure.
Lord Winterstoke was the only son of Mr. William Day Wills, one of the founders of the tobacco
firm of Messrs. W. D. and H. O. Wills, and was born in September, 1830. After being educated
at Mill Hill School and the London University he gave up his intention of going to the Bar
and joined his father in the great tobacco business at Bristol. He took an active part in
local affairs and was made a Justice of the Peace so long ago as 1866, and was therefore one
of the senior members of the Bench. He became a prominent member of the local Liberal Party
and was president of the Anchor Society in 1864. In 1880 he was elected to Parliament for Coventry,
which he represented until 1885, when that borough lost one of it's members. From 1894
to 1900 he sat for South Bristol. He served as Sheriff of Bristol and was appointed Deputy-Lieutenant
of Somerset. He was created a baronet in 1892 and raised to the peerage in 1905.
Sir William Henry Wills, as he was then, was chief mover in the formation of the Imperial
Tobacco Company, the head offices of which are at Bristol, and he retained the position of
chairman to the time of his death. The company was formed in 1901 to acquire the business of
13 tobacco manufacturing concerns in the United Kingdom, and the magnitude of the operation
is shown by the fact that the total consideration for the purchase was £11,957,000. In the
following year other businesses were acquired, and the "combine," as it was known in the trade,
acquired a large interest in two important companies. For many years, too, Lord Winterstoke
had been a director of the Great Western Railway Company and also of the Bristol Waterworks
Company and the Phoenix Assurance Company. He was one of the founders of the London Missionary
Society and the British and Foreign Bible Society. He spent most of his time at Blagdon,
where he bred Shire horses and Shorthorn stock, which have taken many prizes at the leading
shows. Lord Winterstoke has made munificent gifts to Bristol, including it's art gallery, and
contributed £35,000 to the Formation Fund of the local university, of which he was pro-Chancellor.
He gave liberally to religious, educational, and charitable institutions, not only at
Bristol, but also in London and elsewhere. His last gift, announced a few days ago, was £5,000
to the scheme for enlarging Bristol General Hospital. He presented the city with a statue
of Edmund Burke, which was unveiled by Lord Rosebery. He presented valuable organs to the Colston
Hall and to Bristol Grammer School, Mansfield College, Oxford, and Mill Hill School, to
the centenary fund of which he gave £10,000. He married in 1853 Elizabeth, daughter of John
Stancombe, of Trowbridge, who died in 1896, and leaves no heir.
The Times Saturday, Febuary 18, 1911
LORD WINTERSTOKE'S ESTATE
The will with five codicils of Lord WInterstoke of Blagden, who died on January 29, has been
carried in for probate at the Principal Registry by the executors, Mr. George Alfred Wills,
and Mr. Frank William Wills, his cousins, and Mr. William John Mann and Mr. WIlliam Rennie,
the estate being provisionally sworn at £1,000,000, so far as at present can be ascertained.
Lord Winterstoke entailed his Coombe Lodge estate at Blagdon and all other his Somersetshire
estates on Mr. George Alfred Wills, and devised East Court, St. Lawrence-on-Sea, to Miss Stancomb
Wills for life, and then to Mr. G. A. Wills as part of the entail. His London residence
in Hyde Park Gardens and his yacht Sabrina he bequeathed to Miss Wills for life. After specifically
bequeathing his furniture and effects, and giving various annuities and legacies to
relatives, friends, dependants, and servants, he left his residuary estate on trust, the income
of one-half to be paid to Miss Stancomb WIlls for life and of the other half to Mrs. Richardson
for life (his adopted daughters); and subject thereto his residuary estate is divided
- as to two fourth parts between Messrs. Arthur John Grahame Stancomb and Frederick William
Stancomb and their sister Mrs. Burton; as to another fourth part to Mr. Frank William Wills;
and as to the remaining fourth part to Messrs. Henry Wills Gunn and Ernest Henry Mayo Gunn
equally. One of the codicils confirms a donation of £25,000 to Bristol University in addition
to a previous gift of £10,000, both of which sums were paid in Lord Winterstoke's lifetime;
and another codicil directs his executors to discharge any claim for estate duty in respect
of gifts made within three years of his death at the cost of his personal estate, rather than
allow the recipiants to be called upon to pay such duty.
1871 Census RG10-2545 3 April 1871 Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire
Hawthornden House
William H. Wills 40 Magistrate, Landowner, & Manufacturer
Elizabeth P. (Wife) 38
Janet S. Stancomb (Niece) 17
Yda Emily Stancomb (Niece) 15
Plus 5 Servants
1881 Census RG11-0166 4 April 1881 London, Middlesex
Frognal Rise
William H. Wills 49 Tobacco Manufacturer, M.P. & J.P.
Elizabeth P. (Wife) 48
Janet S. G. Stancomb (Niece) 27
Yda E. M. Stancomb (Niece) 25
Plus 4 Servants
1891 Census RG12-0732 6 April 1891 St Lawrence, Ramsgate, Kent
Easthill House
William H. Wills 60 Tobacco Manufacturer
Elizabeth P. (Wife) 59
Janet S. G. Stancomb (Niece) 39
Yda E. M. Stancomb (Niece) 35
Frederick Wills (Cousin) 52 Tobacco Manufacturer
Frank Stuart (Visitor) 15
Plus 5 Servants
Source: 3
Sources:
Wills William Henry Marriages Mar 1853 Melksham 5a 149 Stancomb Elizabeth Perkins Marriages Mar 1853 Melksham 5a 149
| STANCOMB, Elizabeth Perkins |
Baptised: 6 Nov 1831, Dr Williams Library, London 1
Died: 10 Feb 1896, Ramsgate, Kent 2
Married: 11 Jan 1853, Bristol, William Henry Wills 3
Father: John Stancomb
Mother: Mary Perkins
Notes:
The Times, Thursday, Feb 13, 1896, OBITUARY LADY WILLS, who died very suddenly at East Court, St Lawrence-on-Sea, on the 10th inst., was Miss Elizabeth Stancomb, daughter of Mr. John Stancomb, of Trowbridge, Wilts, and was married in 1853 to Sir William Henry Wills, M.P. According to www.larigan.com Born: 6 Nov 1831, Trowbridge, Wilts Marriage: WILLS, William Henry on 11 Jan 1853 in London Residence: Frognal Rise, 1881, Hampstead, Middlesex.
Source: 4
Sources:
Wills Elizabeth Perkins S Deaths Mar 1896 Thanet 2a 583 64
Wills William Henry Marriages Mar 1853 Melksham 5a 149 Stancomb Elizabeth Perkins Marriages Mar 1853 Melksham 5a 149
| STANCOMB, John |
Born: 1806?
Married: 1828?, Mary Perkins
Sources:
| PERKINS, Mary |
Born: 1806?
Married: 1828?, John Stancomb
Father: William Perkins
Sources:
| PERKINS, William |
Born: 1782?
Sources:
| BOARD, Isabella |
Baptised: 6 Jul 1806, Tabernacle Penn Street-Calvinistic Methodist, Bristol, Gloucester 1, 1
Died: 23 Jun 1843, Clifton 2
Married: 7 Jan 1828, Henry Overton Wills
There are 3 IGI references to this marriage - all sealings giving the year as 1827 in Of, Bristol, Somerset, England Film #: 184202, Page #: 1195, Ordinance #: 26832 Film #: 184634, Page #: , Ordinance #: 31309 Film #: 183541, Page #: 935, Ordinance #: 30736 with NOTE Relative: Earl C. WISEMAN
Father: William Board
Mother: Isabella
Source: 3
Sources:
Wills Isabella Deaths Jun 1843 Clifton 11 217
| BOARD, William |
Born: 1776?
Married: 1798?, Isabella
Sources:
| ____, Isabella |
Born: 1776?
Married: 1798?, William Board
Sources:
| WILLS, Henry Overton |
Born: 22 Dec 1828 1
Baptised: 1 Feb 1829, Tabernacle Penn Street-Calvinistic Methodist, Bristol, Gloucester 1
Died: 4 Sep 1911, Kelston Knoll, Bath, Somersetshire
Buried: 7 Sep 1911, Arnos Vale cemetery, Bristol
Married: Jun 1853, Plymouth, Alice Hopkinson 2
Father: Henry Overton Wills
Mother: Isabella Board
Notes:
The Times Tuesday, September 5, 1911
OBITUARY
Mr. H. O. Wills
The death occurred yesterday morning of Mr. Henry Overton Wills, of Kelston Knott, near Bath.
He was the son of the late Henry Overton Wills, who with William Day Wills formed the original
firm of W. D. and H. O. Wills, tobacco manufacturers, of Bristol and London. He was born
at Bristol in 1828, entered the firm in 1846, and retired from active association with the
business in 1880, owing to reasons of health. Since that time he lived largely in retirement,
and for several years he had a summer residence in Norway. Mr. Wills was one of the oldest
magistrates for Bristol, and was formerly on the directorate of several local commercial
concerns. A generous supporter of local institutions in Bristol and Bath, he was especially
interested in music and painting. He gave £2,000 in order to complete the Bristol Cathedral
organ fund a few years ago, and made gifts of pictures to the Bristol Art Gallery, which
his cousin, the late Lord Winterstoke, had presented to the city. At the time when his brother,
the late Sir Edward Wills, and other Bristol citizens were promoting the foundation of
a convalescent home as a memorial to Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Mr. Wills subscribed
to £10,000.
In 1908, his son, Mr. George Alfred Wills, deputy chairman of the Imperial Tobacco Company,
was president of the Bristol University College Colston Society, founded to promote higher
education and with the aim of building up a fund towards the endowment of a university for
Bristol. At the annual dinner of the Society a letter was read from Mr. H. O. Wills promising
£100,000 to the fund if a charter were obtained within two years. This gave great impetus
to the movement. The late King Edward, on the occasion of his visit to Bristol in the same
year, expressed interest in the proposal; other members of the Wills family gave large sums,
and the citizens generally responded so generously that a charter was obtained well within
the time and Mr. Wills was elected first Chancellor. It was a keen disappointment to him
that the state of his health prevented him from doing much personal work for the University,
but he followed it's proceedings with the deepest interest. Two years ago the honorary freedom
of Bristol was conferred upon Mr. Wills and at the same time upon Mr. Joseph Storrs Fry.
Mr. Wills took no part in the formation or conduct of the Imperial Tobacco Company, but three
of his sons, Mr. George Alfred Wills, Mr. H. H. Wills, and Mr. W. Melville Wills, are directors.
A fourth son, Mr. Stanley Wills, is a member of the Bar, and is attached to the Western
Circuit. Mr H. O. Wills was of Nonconformist stock and was a Liberal until Mr. Gladstone's
first Home Rule Bill, when he joined the Liberal Unionist Party.
The Times, Friday, Sep 8, 1911 FUNERALS
Mr. H. O. Wills
The funeral took place in Bristol yesterday of Mr. Henry Overton Wills. Among the mourners
were all the members of the family, including Sir Edward Wills, except the eldest son, Mr.
George Wills, Chairman of the Imperial Tobacco Company, and his brother Mr. Stanley Wills,
who were unable to return from Norway in time.
There was a large congregation in the Cathedral including the Lord Mayor and members of the
Corporation and the directors of the Imperial Tobacco Company.
He was entombed in the same vault as his wife Alice, who died in December 1881, his son Maitland
who was killed by a fall in North Wales in April 1885, his youngest son H.O. Wills IV who
died in October 1899.
todo: census+ 1871 RG10-2544 3 April 1871 Clifton, Gloucestershire Docareside
Henry O. Wills Jr. 42 Tobacco & Snuff Mfgr. Bristol
Alice (Wife) 43 Manchester
Maitland 13
Henry O. 11
Walter M. 9
Arthur S. 8
Frederic D. 6
Edith A. Tubbs (Niece)
Plus 3 Servants
Source: 3
Sources:
Wills Henry Overton Marriages Jun 1853 Plymouth 5b 476 Hopkinson Alice Marriages Jun 1853 Plymouth 5b 476
| WILLS, Edward Payson |
Born: 12 Jun 1834, Bristol, Gloucester 1
Baptised: 11 Aug 1834, Tabernacle Penn Street-Calvinistic Methodist, Bristol, Gloucester 1
Died: 13 Mar 1910, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, Gloucester 2
Occupation: Tobacco Manufacturer, 1861
Census: 1881, Priory Road Fairmount, Holdenhurst, Hampshire 3
Census: 1901, Barton Regis, Bristol, Somerset 4
Married: 2 Sep 1858, Bristol, Mary Ann Pearce 5
Father: Henry Overton Wills
Mother: Isabella Board
Notes:
The Times, Monday, March 14, 1910 OBITUARY
Sir Edward Payson Wills
Sir Edward Payson Wills. first baronet of Hazelwood, died at his daughter's home in Stoke
Bishop, Bristol, last night, at the age of 76. He had been in weak health for some time, but
it was only within the last few days that his illness began to create great anxiety.
Sir Edward Wills was a member of a Wiltshire family which has become well known both for
it's great commercial interests and it's benevolence. He was a son of the late Mr. Henry Overton
Wills, of Bristol, and a brother of the late Sir Frederick Wills. He was one of the first
directors of the Imperial Tobacco Company, of which his first cousin, Lord Winterstoke, is
chairman. He was decorated with the K.C.B. in 1899 when he was first president of the Convalescent
Home in Bristol, to which he had contributed £20,000 in commemoration of Queen Victoria's
jubilee. Various other institutions in the city were relieved from time to time of much
anxiety about finances by the generosity of Sir Edward Wills, and it is not so long ago since
he gave £15,000 to the Bishop of Bristol to clear off the debt on the Palace. He was created
a baronet in 1904 and was thus the third member of the family to receive that honour.
Sir Edward Wills married in 1858 Mary Ann, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Joseph Chaning
Pearce, M.R.C.S., of Montague House, Bath. He is succeeded in the title by his son, Mr. Edward
Chaning Wills, who was born in 1861, and married in 1891 Isabella Sommerville, eldest daughter
of the late Mr. Peter Fabyan Sparke Evans, of Clifton Down, Bristol.
The Times, Thursday, Mar 17, 1910 Funeral
Sir E. P. Wills
The funeral of Sir Edward Payson Wills took place yesterday at Stoke Bishop, Bristol. The
Bishop of Bristol, Canon Robeson, and other clergy officiated. The principal mourners were
Mr. E. C. Wills (son), who succeeds to the title, and Mrs. Wills, Mrs. Rowcraft, and Miss Violet
Wills (daughters), Mr. Ernest Wills and Captain Arnold WIlls (sons), Mrs. Ernest Wills,
Miss Doris WIlls (Granddaughter), and Miss Joyce Wills. The Imperial Tobacco Company and
Will's branch, of which Sir Edward was a director, were represented; also the charitable and
other institutions with which he was associated.
The Times, Saturday, May 14, 1910 WILLS
SIR EDWARD WILLS' ESTATE
The will of Sir Edward Payson Wills, Bt., Of Bristol, a director Of The Imperial Tobacco Company
and cousin of Lord Winterstoke, has been proved. The gross value of the estate is given
as £2,580,095. The net value of the estate is sworn at £2,531,207, upon which £379,681 duty
has been paid.
todo 1861+ census
WILLS, Edward Payson 1835 36 M Clifton Gloucestershire
WILLS, Mary Am 1838 33 F Clifton Gloucestershire
WILLS, Ella M 1860 11 F Clifton Gloucestershire
WILLS, Edward Ch 1862 9 M Clifton Gloucestershire
WILLS, Amelia Isabella 1864 7 F Clifton Gloucestershire
WILLS, Violet Edith 1867 4 F Clifton Gloucestershire
WILLS, Ernest Slater 1870 1 M Clifton Gloucestershire
1871 Census RG10-2569 3 April 1871 Westbury on Trym, Gloucestershire
Torweston House
Edward Payson Wills 36 Tobacco Manufacturer
Mary Ann (Wife) 33
Ella M. 11
Edward C. 9
Amelia Isabella 7
Violet Edith 4
Ernest Salter 1
Samuel Salter Pearce (BroLaw) 28
Plus 4 Servants
1881 Census RG11-1195 4 April 1881 Holdenhurst, Hampshire
Priory Road Fairmount
1891 Census RG12-1989 6 April 1891 Westbury on Tryme, Gloucester
Hazelwood
1901 Census RG13-2403 1 April 1901 Westbury on Tryme, Gloucester
Hazelwood
1901 Census RG13-2356 1 April 1901 Clapton in Gordano, Somerset
E dward P. Wills (Widower) 66 Tobacco Manufacturer, K.C.B., J.P
Ella M. 41
Violet E. 34
Plus 6 Servants
Ethelwyn Annie Wells
Plus 3 Nurses Age 24 Living on own means Bristol Gloucester Lunatic abt 1876
Source: 6
Source: 7
Sources:
Wills Edward Payson Deaths Mar 1910 Bristol 6a 133 75
Dwelling: Priory Road Fairmount
Census Place: Holdenhurst, Hampshire, England
Source: FHL Film 1341293 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1195 Folio 54 Page 45
Household:
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Edward P. WILLS
M 46 M Bristol, Gloucester, England
Rel: Head
Occ: Tobacco Manufacturer
Ella M. WILLS
M 43 F Bradford, Wiltshire, England
Rel: Wife
Mary A. WILLS
U 21 F Clifton, Gloucester, England
Rel: Daur
Edward C. WILLS
U 19 M Clifton, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Violet E. WILLS
14 F Westbay, Gloucester, England
Rel: Daur
Occ: Scholar
Ernest L. WILLS
11 M Westbay, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Ethelwyn A. WILLS
4 F Stoke Bishop, Gloucester, England
Rel: Daur
Arnold S. WILLS
3 M Stoke Bishop, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son
Rachel A. GILL
U 27 F Maker, Cornwall, England
Rel: Governess
Occ: Governess Private
Eleanor M. DUMFORD
U 24 F Easterton, Wiltshire, England
Rel: Serv
Occ: Nurse Dom
Note that Wife Mary A has got relationship swapped with child Ella M.
Registration district: Barton Regis Sub-registration district: Westbury on Trym Civil parish: Westbury On Trym Ecclesiastical parish: Stoke Bishop St Mary Magdalene County/Island: Gloucestershire Edward P Wills 64 Bristol Ella M Wills 41 Violet E Wills 34 Mary A Delve 38 Edith Pole 20 Edith A Pinmons 22 Matilda Delve 29 Albert Delve 25 Rose Ethel Shewell 18
Wills Edward Payson Marriages Sep 1858 Bath 5c 1108 Pearce Mary Ann Marriages Sep 1858 Bath 5c 1108
Interesting that there was another Wills/Pearce marriage in Bristol a year later
1st Bk of Hazelwood
| HOPKINSON, Alice |
Born: 1827, Launceston, Cornwall
Died: 4 Dec 1881, Redland Knoll, Bristol, Gloucester 1
Buried: Arnos Vale cemetery, Bristol
Married: Jun 1853, Plymouth, Henry Overton Wills 2
Notes:
daughter of John Lomax and Alice Hopkinson, at Launceston, Cornwall. The Times, Wednesday, Dec 7, 1881 DEATHS On Sunday, the 4th Dec., at Redland Knoll, Bristol, after a very short illness, ALICE, the beloved wife of HENRY OVERTON WILLS. Friends will kindly accept this intimation.
Source: 3
Sources:
Wills Alice Deaths Dec 1881 Barton R 6a 95 54
Wills Henry Overton Marriages Jun 1853 Plymouth 5b 476 Hopkinson Alice Marriages Jun 1853 Plymouth 5b 476
| WILLS, George Alfred |
Title: 1st Bt of Blagdon
Born: 3 Jun 1854, Clifton, Bristol 1
Died: 11 Jul 1928, Burwalls, Leigh Woods, near Bristol, Somerset
Occupation: Managing Director of Tobacco factory, 1901
Census: 1901, Burwalls, Bristol, Somerset 2
Married: 12 Sep 1878, Barton R, Susan Britton Proctor 3
Father: Henry Overton Wills
Mother: Alice Hopkinson
Notes:
The Times Thursday, July 12, 1928
OBITUARY
SIR GEORGE WILLS
MUNIFICENT GIFTS TO BRISTOL
Sir George Wills, Bt., president of the Imperial Tobacco Company and a munificent benefactor
to Bristol, and especially Bristol University, died last night at his residence, Burwalls,
Leigh Woods, at the age of 74.
George Alfred Wills was the head of the eminent Bristol family which has received in quite
recent times a peerage (Winterstoke) and four baronetcies. The eldest son of Mr. Henry Overton
Wills, he was born on June 3, 1854, was educated at Mill Hill School, and joined in 1874
the family business of W. D. and H. O. Wills, tobacco manufacturers, of Bristol, of which he
became managing director. When it was taken over with other firms in 1901 by the Imperial
Tobacco Company of Great Britain and Ireland, which was formed for that purpose, he was made
deputy-chairman. He succeeded his cousin, the late Lord Winterstoke, as chairman of the Imperial
Tobacco Company in 1911, and retired in 1924. The company made great progress under
his control, and in recognition of his services the directors invited him to accept the honorary
title of president. He was also a director of the Great Western Railway. He was sheriff
of Bristol in 1899-1900.
Sir George Wills - he was created a baronet in 1923 - maintained the tradition of his family
for munificent public benefactions. To the new Bristol University, of which his father
was the first Chancellor and the practical founder, he presented two sums of £110,000 and £25,000
in 1924 and 1926 for the erection of a residential hall for men students on the property
of Downside, adjoining Durdham Down. This was a memorial to his late brother, Mr. H. M.
Wills who originally bought the Downside estate and presented it to the University. He was
an active and able chairman of the council, and pro-Chancellor of the University, which made
him Hon. LL.D.; he was also hon.. D.C.L. of Oxford. Sir George and his brother presented
as a memorial to their father, at a cost of over £500,000, the new main building of the University,
opened by the King in 1925, and he gave £25,000 to the Bristol Corporation for the enlargement
of the Museum and Art Gallery. He gave £6,000 to Bristol Cathedral for new vestries
and a choir practice room, and to the diocese of Bath and Wells - the Bishop is his son-in-law
- he gave £5,000 and subsequently £20,000 for increasing clergy stipends. He presented
Leigh Woods, on the banks of the Avon, to the National Trust, and he was president of the Bristol
General Hospital, to which he made many gifts. In 1921 he was made a freeman of Bristol.
At Blagdon, where he usually lived, he carried on the tradition of high farming, and was
a successful breeder of Shorthorns. He was a keen angler and a good game shot.
Members of the Wills family have left large fortunes. Sir George's father, Mr. H. O. Wills,
who died 19 years ago, left £5,200,000, and his cousin, Mr. F. N. H. Wills, left £5,053,360
when he died last October. Nine other members of the family have each left £1,000,000 or
more.
todo censu 1891+
1891 Census RG12-1953 3 April 1891 Long Ashton, Somerset
Woodlands
George A. Wills 36 Tobacco Manufacturer
Susan B. (Wife) 34
Hilda T. 11
Alice L. T. 9
Mary V. T. 6
George V. T. 4
Henry O. (Bro) 31 Architect
Harriet M. S. (SisLaw) 35
Helen M. O. (Niece) 5
Alice G. (Niece) 3
Plus 6 Servants
1901 Census RG13-2353 1 April 1901 Leigh Woods, Long Ashton, Somerset
Burwalls
George A. Wills 46
Susan B. (Wife) 44
Hilda P. 21
Lilian P. 18
Mary V. P. 16
George V. P. 14
Margaret A. P. 9
Plus 7 Servants
Source: 4
Sources:
Births Sep 1854 WILLS George A Clifton 6a 75 Ceri
Registration district: Long Ashton Sub-registration district: Long Ashton Civil parish: Long Ashton Ecclesiastical parish: Leigh Woods St Mary Town: Long Ashton County/Island: Somerset Gorge Alfred Wills 46 Managing Director of Tobacco factory Bristol, Gloucestershire Susan B Wills 44 Bristol Hilda P Wills 21 Clifton, Bristol Lilian P Wills 18 Clifton, Bristol Mary V P Wills 16 Clifton, Bristol George V P Wills 14 Somerset, Leigh Woods Margaret A P Wills 9 Somerset, Leigh Woods Caroline Allen serv 32 Edith M Jordan serv 22 Elizabeth A Snell serv 23 Ellen L Bishop serv 21 Kate Read serv 20 Alice Harding serv 19 Louisa Bennett serv 18
Marriages Sep 1878 Proctor Susan Britton Barton R 6a 332 Yorkie
| WILLS, George Vernon Proctor |
Title: 2nd Bk of Blagdon
Born: 21 Mar 1887, Leigh Woods, Somerset 1
Died: 1 Feb 1931, Axbridge, Somerset
Census: 1901, Burwalls, Bristol, Somerset 2
Married: 15 Nov 1919, Abergavenny, Nellie Jeannie Rutherford 3
The Times, Monday, Nov 17, 1919 MARRIAGES Willls : Rutherford - On the 15th Nov., at St. Mary's Church, Abergavenny, by the Very Rev. the Dean of Bristol, brother-in-law of the bridegroom, assisted by the Rev. M. E. Davies, Vicar of the Parish, GEORGE VERNON PROCTOR, son of GEORGE ALFRED WILLS, of Bristol, to NELLIE JEANIE, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford, of Abergavenny.
Father: George Alfred Wills
Mother: Susan Britton Proctor
Notes:
The Times, Wednesday, Feb 4, 1931 DEATHS WILLS - On February 1st, 1931, at Langford Court, near Bristol, Mr. George Vernon Proctor Wills, Bt., in his 44th year. Funeral service at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) at Blagdon Church. Memorial service at St. Mary Redcliff, Bristol, at the same hour. Cars will meet the train from London arriving 1:15 p.m. BMD death 1931 1Q Axbridge 5c 644 THE TIMES Friday Feb 6, 1931 FUNERAL OF SIR GEORGE WILLS The funeral of Sir George Vernon Proctor Wills, Bt., took place at Blagdon Church, Somerset, yesterday. The Bishop of Bath and Wells officiated, assisted by the Bishop of Taunton, the Rev. E. Marriot (rector of Blagdon), Prebendary G. L. Porcher, the Rev. P E. Hollis, and the Rev. G. H. Mitchell. The principal mourners were Lady Wills (widow), Mrs. Wynne Willson, Miss Vera Wills, Mrs. Ellison Eberle (sisters), Mr. W. Melville Wills (uncle), Mr. and Mrs. E. I. Rutherford, Mr. Ronald Rutherford, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Price, and Miss E. Price. Miss Wills (sister) and Mr. A. Stanley Wills (uncle) were unavoidably absent. Others present included: - Lord Dulverton, Dame Mary Wills, Mrs. Richardson, Sir Frank WIlls, Mr and Mrs. F. O. Wills, Mr. W. H. D. Wills (representing Mr. H. Seccombe Wills), Mr. Bernard Beverly Wills, Mr. Douglas Wills, Mr. and Mrs. Sommerville Gunn, Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Wills, Mr. Ronald Gunn, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Gunn, Surgeon Captain and Mrs. Kenneth Wills, Miss Muriel Wills, Mr. and Mrs. J. Fuler Eberle. Mr. and Mrs. George Eberle, Mr. and Mrs. V. F. Eberle, Alderman and Mrs. F. F. Clothier (Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Bristol), Sir George Oatley, Mr LawrenceHignett, Mr. J. Ashley Player, and representatives of numerous societies and institutions in Bristol and the County of Somerset. At the same time as the funeral a memorial service was conducted at St. Mary Radcliffe, Bristol, by the vicar (the Rev. E. L. A. Hertslet).
Source: 4
Sources:
Wills George Vernon P Births Jun 1887 Bedminster 5c 718
Registration district: Long Ashton Sub-registration district: Long Ashton Civil parish: Long Ashton Ecclesiastical parish: Leigh Woods St Mary Town: Long Ashton County/Island: Somerset Gorge Alfred Wills 46 Managing Director of Tobacco factory Bristol, Gloucestershire Susan B Wills 44 Bristol Hilda P Wills 21 Clifton, Bristol Lilian P Wills 18 Clifton, Bristol Mary V P Wills 16 Clifton, Bristol George V P Wills 14 Somerset, Leigh Woods Margaret A P Wills 9 Somerset, Leigh Woods Caroline Allen serv 32 Edith M Jordan serv 22 Elizabeth A Snell serv 23 Ellen L Bishop serv 21 Kate Read serv 20 Alice Harding serv 19 Louisa Bennett serv 18
Wills George V P Marriages Dec 1919 Abergavenny 11a 125 Rutherford
| PROCTOR, Susan Britton |
Born: 7 Jul 1856, Bristol
Died: 20 Jun 1904, Burwalls, Leigh Woods, near Bristol, Somerset 1
Census: 1901, Burwalls, Bristol, Somerset 2
Married: 12 Sep 1878, Barton R, George Alfred Wills 3
Notes:
daughter of Robert Proctor and Charlotte James
Robert Proctor 1816-1863
Robert was born about 1816, the son of Thomas Proctor and Susanna Arabella Garraway, in Birmingham,
Warwickshire. He first married Emma Cantrill.
Emma Cantrill 1819-1848 (1st Wife)
Emma was born about 1819, the daughter of Thomas Cantrill and Maria ?, at Birmingham, Warwickshire.
Henry Born abt 1845 Bristol Died 1851, Age 5
Thomas Born abt 1847 Bristol
Charlotte James 1828-1904 (2nd Wife)
Charlotte was born on 6 March 1828, the daughter of Robert James and Charlotte Down, at Glastonbury,
Somerset.
BMD 1856 3Q Clifton 6a 122 (but can not re-find)
The Times, Wednesday, Jun 22, 1904 DEATHS
WILLS - On the 20th June, at Burwalls, Leigh Woods, near Bristol, Susan Britton, the beloved
wife of George Alfred Wills, in her 48th year.
siblings
Robert James Proctor b: 1 Jun 1852 c: 28 Jun 1852 Bristol 1852 2Q Clifton
6a 120
Charlotte Emily Proctor b: 1 Dec 1853 Bristol 1854 1Q Clifton 6a 123
Died 1861 1Q Clifton 6a 56
William Proctor b: 20 Apr 1855 Bristol 1855 2Q Clifton 6a 120
Susan Britton Proctor b: 7 Jul 1856 Bristol 1856 3Q Clifton 6a 122
Mary Proctor b: 18 Sep 1857 Bristol 1857 3Q Clifton 10a 114
Albert Proctor b: 6 May 1859 Bristol 1859 2Q Clifton 6a 133
Ernest Proctor b: 20 Jan 1861 Bristol 1861 1Q Clifton 6a 65
Source: 4
Sources:
Wills Susan Britton Deaths Jun 1904 Long Ashton 5c 385 47
Registration district: Long Ashton Sub-registration district: Long Ashton Civil parish: Long Ashton Ecclesiastical parish: Leigh Woods St Mary Town: Long Ashton County/Island: Somerset Gorge Alfred Wills 46 Managing Director of Tobacco factory Bristol, Gloucestershire Susan B Wills 44 Bristol Hilda P Wills 21 Clifton, Bristol Lilian P Wills 18 Clifton, Bristol Mary V P Wills 16 Clifton, Bristol George V P Wills 14 Somerset, Leigh Woods Margaret A P Wills 9 Somerset, Leigh Woods Caroline Allen serv 32 Edith M Jordan serv 22 Elizabeth A Snell serv 23 Ellen L Bishop serv 21 Kate Read serv 20 Alice Harding serv 19 Louisa Bennett serv 18
Marriages Sep 1878 Proctor Susan Britton Barton R 6a 332 Yorkie
| WILLS, Hilda Proctor |
Born: 19 Sep 1879, Clifton, Bristol 1
Died: 13 May 1946
Census: 1901, Burwalls, Bristol, Somerset 2
Father: George Alfred Wills
Mother: Susan Britton Proctor
Source: 3
Sources:
Wills Hilda Proctor Births Dec 1879 Barton R. 6a 59
Registration district: Long Ashton Sub-registration district: Long Ashton Civil parish: Long Ashton Ecclesiastical parish: Leigh Woods St Mary Town: Long Ashton County/Island: Somerset Gorge Alfred Wills 46 Managing Director of Tobacco factory Bristol, Gloucestershire Susan B Wills 44 Bristol Hilda P Wills 21 Clifton, Bristol Lilian P Wills 18 Clifton, Bristol Mary V P Wills 16 Clifton, Bristol George V P Wills 14 Somerset, Leigh Woods Margaret A P Wills 9 Somerset, Leigh Woods Caroline Allen serv 32 Edith M Jordan serv 22 Elizabeth A Snell serv 23 Ellen L Bishop serv 21 Kate Read serv 20 Alice Harding serv 19 Louisa Bennett serv 18
| WILLS, Alice Lilian Proctor |
Born: 8 Jul 1882, Clifton, Bristol 1
Died: 4 Nov 1950, Titan Barrow, Bathford, Somerset
Census: 1901, Burwalls, Bristol, Somerset 2
Married: 16 Sep 1919, Bristol, John Basil Wynne Willson 3
The Times, Wednesday, Sep 17, 1919 MARRIAGES THE DEAN OF BRISTOL AND MISS WILLS Bristol Cathedral was crowded yesterday on the occasion of the marriage of the Dean, the Very Rev. St John Basil Wynne Willson, and Miss Alice Proctor Wills, second daughter of Mr. George A. Wills, of Leigh Woods, Bristol, and chairman of the Imperial Tobacco Company. The ceremony was performed by the Bishop of Bristol, assisted by the Archdeacon Talbot and other clergy. The dean was formerly Master of Marlborough college.
Father: George Alfred Wills
Mother: Susan Britton Proctor
Notes:
1850 4Q Bathavon 7c 73 The Times, Monday, Nov 6, 1950 DEATHS WILLSON - On Nov. 4, 1950, at Titan Barrow, Bathford, Somerset, ALICE LILLIAN PROCTOR, widow of the RT. REV. ST. J. B. WYNNE WILLSON, D.D., formerly Bishop of Bath and Wells, and second daughter of late Sir George Alfred Wills, Bt. Service at Wells Cathedral, Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 11:00 a.m., followed by private cremation. Cut Flowers only, no mourning.
Source: 4
Sources:
Wills Alice Lilian P Births Sep 1882 Barton R. 6a 56
Registration district: Long Ashton Sub-registration district: Long Ashton Civil parish: Long Ashton Ecclesiastical parish: Leigh Woods St Mary Town: Long Ashton County/Island: Somerset Gorge Alfred Wills 46 Managing Director of Tobacco factory Bristol, Gloucestershire Susan B Wills 44 Bristol Hilda P Wills 21 Clifton, Bristol Lilian P Wills 18 Clifton, Bristol Mary V P Wills 16 Clifton, Bristol George V P Wills 14 Somerset, Leigh Woods Margaret A P Wills 9 Somerset, Leigh Woods Caroline Allen serv 32 Edith M Jordan serv 22 Elizabeth A Snell serv 23 Ellen L Bishop serv 21 Kate Read serv 20 Alice Harding serv 19 Louisa Bennett serv 18
Wills Alice L P Marriages Sep 1919 Bristol 6a 93 Willson Willson St John B W Marriages Sep 1919 Bristol 6a 93 Wills
| WILLS, Mary Vera Proctor |
Born: 17 Nov 1884, Clifton, Bristol 1
Died: 3 Feb 1940
Census: 1901, Burwalls, Bristol, Somerset 2
Father: George Alfred Wills
Mother: Susan Britton Proctor
Source: 3
Sources:
Wills Mary Vera P Births Dec 1884 Barton Regis 6a 61
Registration district: Long Ashton Sub-registration district: Long Ashton Civil parish: Long Ashton Ecclesiastical parish: Leigh Woods St Mary Town: Long Ashton County/Island: Somerset Gorge Alfred Wills 46 Managing Director of Tobacco factory Bristol, Gloucestershire Susan B Wills 44 Bristol Hilda P Wills 21 Clifton, Bristol Lilian P Wills 18 Clifton, Bristol Mary V P Wills 16 Clifton, Bristol George V P Wills 14 Somerset, Leigh Woods Margaret A P Wills 9 Somerset, Leigh Woods Caroline Allen serv 32 Edith M Jordan serv 22 Elizabeth A Snell serv 23 Ellen L Bishop serv 21 Kate Read serv 20 Alice Harding serv 19 Louisa Bennett serv 18
| WILLS, Margaret Alice Proctor |
Born: Sep 1891, Leigh Woods, Somerset 1
Died: 30 Mar 1950
Census: 1901, Burwalls, Bristol, Somerset 2
Married: 6 Feb 1929, Long Ashton, Ellison Fuller Eberle 3
Father: George Alfred Wills
Mother: Susan Britton Proctor
Notes:
Have not found any children
Source: 4
Sources:
Wills Margaret Aline P Births Sep 1891 Bedminster 5c 689
Registration district: Long Ashton Sub-registration district: Long Ashton Civil parish: Long Ashton Ecclesiastical parish: Leigh Woods St Mary Town: Long Ashton County/Island: Somerset Gorge Alfred Wills 46 Managing Director of Tobacco factory Bristol, Gloucestershire Susan B Wills 44 Bristol Hilda P Wills 21 Clifton, Bristol Lilian P Wills 18 Clifton, Bristol Mary V P Wills 16 Clifton, Bristol George V P Wills 14 Somerset, Leigh Woods Margaret A P Wills 9 Somerset, Leigh Woods Caroline Allen serv 32 Edith M Jordan serv 22 Elizabeth A Snell serv 23 Ellen L Bishop serv 21 Kate Read serv 20 Alice Harding serv 19 Louisa Bennett serv 18
Wills Margaret A P Marriages Mar 1929 Long Ashton 5c 995 Eberle Eberle Ellison F Marriages Mar 1929 Long Ashton 5c 995 Wills
| WILLSON, John Basil Wynne |
Born: Dec 1868, Guildford 1
Died: 15 Oct 1946, Titan Barrow, Bathford, Somerset
Married: 16 Sep 1919, Bristol, Alice Lilian Proctor Wills 2
The Times, Wednesday, Sep 17, 1919 MARRIAGES THE DEAN OF BRISTOL AND MISS WILLS Bristol Cathedral was crowded yesterday on the occasion of the marriage of the Dean, the Very Rev. St John Basil Wynne Willson, and Miss Alice Proctor Wills, second daughter of Mr. George A. Wills, of Leigh Woods, Bristol, and chairman of the Imperial Tobacco Company. The ceremony was performed by the Bishop of Bristol, assisted by the Archdeacon Talbot and other clergy. The dean was formerly Master of Marlborough college.
Father: William Wynne Willson
Notes:
St. John was born on 28 August 1868, the third son of Rev. William Wynne Willson and Mary Alexander, at Shackleford, Godalming, Surrey. He attended Holmesdale School, Keymer, Surrey, and then Cheltenham College. He was admitted to St. John's College, Cambridge, on 11 Aug 1887. He obtained his B.A. in 1890, and his M.A. in in 1894. He received an Honerable LL.D. from Bristol university in 1925. He was editor of The Granta. He was Asst. Master at the Leys School, Cambridge, 1891-8, and at Rugby School, 1898-1905. He was Ordained deacon (Worcester), 1903, and priest, 1904. He was Select Preacher at Cambridge, 1908 and 1916, Head Master of Haileybury College, 1905-11; of Marlborough College, 1911-16. Canon of Salisbury, 1912-16. Dean of Bristol, 1916-21. Bishop of Bath and Wells, 1921-37. 1946 4Q Weston 7c 303 The Times, Friday, Oct 18, 1946 DEATHS WYNNE WILLSON - On Oct. 15, 1946, ST. JOHN BASIL WYNNE WILLSON (Bishop of Bath and Wells, 1921-1937), of Titan, Barrow, Bathford, Somerset, loved husband of Lillian, in his 79th year. Service at Wells Cathedral, at 10:15 a.m. tomorrow (Saturday). No Flowers, No Mourning.
Source: 3
Sources:
Willson St John Basil W Births Dec 1868 Guildford 2a 71
Wills Alice L P Marriages Sep 1919 Bristol 6a 93 Willson Willson St John B W Marriages Sep 1919 Bristol 6a 93 Wills
| WILLSON, William Wynne |
Born: 1867?
Sources:
| EBERLE, Ellison Fuller |
Born: Sep 1883, Barton R 1
Married: 6 Feb 1929, Long Ashton, Margaret Alice Proctor Wills 2
Father: James Fuller Eberle
Source: 3
Sources:
Births Sep 1883 EBERLE Ellison Fuller Barton R. 6a 51 JWhitmore
Wills Margaret A P Marriages Mar 1929 Long Ashton 5c 995 Eberle Eberle Ellison F Marriages Mar 1929 Long Ashton 5c 995 Wills
| EBERLE, James Fuller |
Born: Mar 1855, Stoke 1
Source: 2
Sources:
Births Mar 1855 Eberle James Fuller Stoke D 5b 275 madeleine
| RUTHERFORD, Nellie Jeannie |
Born: Dec 1887, Abergavenny 1
Died: 28 Jan 1961
Married: 15 Nov 1919, Abergavenny, George Vernon Proctor Wills 2
The Times, Monday, Nov 17, 1919 MARRIAGES Willls : Rutherford - On the 15th Nov., at St. Mary's Church, Abergavenny, by the Very Rev. the Dean of Bristol, brother-in-law of the bridegroom, assisted by the Rev. M. E. Davies, Vicar of the Parish, GEORGE VERNON PROCTOR, son of GEORGE ALFRED WILLS, of Bristol, to NELLIE JEANIE, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford, of Abergavenny.
Father: John Thomas Rutherford
Notes:
daughter of John Thomas Rutherford and Kate Bigglestone, at Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. 1961 1Q Norton 7c 245 The Times, Monday, Jan 30, 1961 DEATHS WILLS - On January 28th, 1961, at the Rookery, Chew Magna, near Bristol, JEAN WILLS, wife of the late Sir George Vernon Proctor Wills, Bt. Funeral at Bingdon Parish Church, on Thursday, February 2, at 2:30 p.m. BMD death 1961 1Q Norton 7c 245
Source: 3
Sources:
Rutherford Nellie Jeannie Births Dec 1887 Abergavenny 11a 53
Wills George V P Marriages Dec 1919 Abergavenny 11a 125 Rutherford
| RUTHERFORD, John Thomas |
Born: 1863?
Notes:
FreeBMD has a Marriages Dec 1844 RUTHERFORD John Thomas Islington 3 168 sheilaware which could be his father and Births Sep 1853 RUTHERFORD John Thomas Darlington 10a 12 Loudas Births Jun 1857 Rutherford John Thomas Hull 9d 185 hemlinj Births Mar 1862 RUTHERFORD John Thomas Newcastle T 10b 74 GSheehan Births Mar 1868 Rutherford John Thomas Durham 10a 301 sgaunt and Marriages Sep 1880 Rutherford John Thomas Shoreditch 1c 249 greg_o Marriages Jun 1883 Rutherford John Thomas Gateshead 10a 1087 matthew wilmots
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| WILLS, George Peter Vernon |
Title: 3rd Bk of Blagdon
Born: 8 Jan 1922, Axbridge, Somerset 1
Died: 19 Apr 1945, North Italy
Father: George Vernon Proctor Wills
Mother: Nellie Jeannie Rutherford
Notes:
ARGENTA GAP WAR CEMETERY, Argenta, Ferrara, Italy IN Memory of Lieutenant Sir GEORGE PETER VERNON WILLS 228316, 2nd Bn., Coldstream Guards Who Died Age 23 ON 19 April 1945 Son of Sir George Vernon Proctor Wills, 2nd Bt., and of Lady Wills, A.R.R.C., J.P., of Langford, Bristol REMEMBERED WITH HONOR
Source: 2
Sources:
Wills George P V Births Mar 1922 Axbridge 5c 712 Rutherford
| WILLS, John Vernon |
Title: 4th Bk of Blagdon
Born: 3 Jul 1928, Axbridge, Somerset 1
Married: 24 Oct 1953, Diana Veronica Cecil Jane Baker
Father: George Vernon Proctor Wills
Mother: Nellie Jeannie Rutherford
Source: 2
Sources:
Wills John V Births Sep 1928 Axbridge 5c 601 Rutherford
| WILLS, Jean Mary Vernon |
Born: Mar 1925, Axbridge, Somerset 1
Married: 17 Apr 1948, Richard Hill
Father: George Vernon Proctor Wills
Mother: Nellie Jeannie Rutherford
Source: 2
Sources:
Wills Jean M V Births Mar 1925 Axbridge 5c 618 Rutherford
| HILL, Richard |
Born: 1927?
Married: 17 Apr 1948, Jean Mary Vernon Wills
Father: Charles Loraine Hill
Sources:
| HILL, Charles Loraine |
Born: 1906?
Sources:
| HILL, Charles Peter Loraine |
Born: 30 Mar 1954
Father: Richard Hill
Mother: Jean Mary Vernon Wills
Sources:
| HILL, Angela Mary Loraine |
Born: 2 Feb 1949
Father: Richard Hill
Mother: Jean Mary Vernon Wills
Sources:
| HILL, Caryll Loraine |
Born: 4 Apr 1951
Father: Richard Hill
Mother: Jean Mary Vernon Wills
Sources: