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Betsy Rickard Wills 1837–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Bef. 07 May 1837

Birth Location: St. Mawgan-in-Pydar, Cornwall, UK

Death Date: Aft. 20 Jun 1870

Death Location: Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand

Father: James Wills

Mother: Betsy Brooming

Spouse(s): James Old

Children(s): Laura Old, Amelia Old, Betsy Old, Florence Old, James Old, Emily Old, Anne Old

Betsy Rickard Wills was born in 1837 in St. Mawgan-in-Pydar, Cornwall, UK, the child of James William Wills And Betsy Brooming. Betsy Rickard Wills married James Old, and had children including Amelia Old, Anne Maud O Old, Betsy Jane Clara Old, Emily Evaline Old, Florence Maria Old, James Robert Ernest Old, Laura Isabella Wills Old. Betsy Rickard Wills passed away in 1870 in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Betsy Rickard Wills was born in 1837 in St. Mawgan-in-Pydar, Cornwall, UK, the child of James William Wills And Betsy Brooming.
  • Betsy Rickard Wills married James Old, and had children including Amelia Old, Anne Maud O Old, Betsy Jane Clara Old, Emily Evaline Old, Florence Maria Old, James Robert Ernest Old, Laura Isabella Wills Old.
  • Betsy Rickard Wills passed away in 1870 in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Wills
1800–1869
Birth Location: –
JW
Betsy Brooming
1802–1875
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

James Old
1831–1882
Birth Location: Retallick Mills, Cornwall, UK
JO

Children(s)

Laura Old
1855–
Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Amelia Old
1857–
Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
AO
Betsy Old
1858–
Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Florence Old
1858–
Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
FO
James Old
1862–1944
Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
JO
Emily Old
1864–1939
Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand
EO
Anne Old
1866–
Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
AO

Betsy Wills's Ancestors

Self
Betsy Wills
1837–1870
Birth Place: St. Mawgan-in-Pydar, Cornwall, UK
Parents
James William Wills
1800–1869
Betsy Brooming
1802–1875
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Betsy Wills's Descendants

1.
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Betsy (Rickard) Wills (Bef. 07 May 1837–Aft. 20 Jun 1870) m. James Old (19 Jun 1831–17 Feb 1882)
  1. 1. Laura (Isabella Wills) Old 1855–
  2. 2. Amelia Old 1857– m. Alfred (William) Bailey 1849–1919
    1. 1. William (Alfred) Bailey 1875–1936
    2. 2. Ernest (Walter) Bailey 1877–
    3. 3. James (Edward) Bailey 1879–1960
      1. 1. Raymond (Edward) Bailey 1906–1983
      2. 2. Ester (Amelia) Bailey 1906–1991
        1. 1. Ronald (Edward) Williamson 1926–
        2. 2. Gloria (Joy) Williamson 1931–1947
      3. 3. Theodore (Laurence) Bailey 1909–
      4. 4. Ronald (Wilfred) Bailey 1912–1923
      5. 5. Alfred (William Earl) Bailey 1913–2006
    4. 4. Annie (May) Bailey 1881–
    5. 5. Lilian (Alice) Bailey 1882–1883
    6. 6. Albert (Henry) Bailey 1884–1887
    7. 7. Evelyn Bailey 1886–1887
    8. 8. Olive Bailey 1886–
    9. 9. Frederick Bailey 1888–
    10. 10. Christina Bailey 1891–
    11. 11. Cecil Bailey 1892–
    12. 12. Henry (Cyril) Bailey 1896–
  3. 3. Betsy (Jane Clara) Old 1858–
  4. 4. Florence (Maria) Old 1858–
  5. 5. James (Robert Ernest) Old 1862–1944
  6. 6. Emily (Evaline) Old 1864–1939 m. Charles Evans 1851–1924
    1. 1. Alice (Evelyn) Evans 1887–1976 m. William (Joseph) George 1877–1929
    2. 2. Edith (Mary) Evans 1889–1970 m. Frederick (Harold) Terry 1889–1965
      1. 1. Matthew (Charles) Terry 1916–1999 m. Irene Grindrod 1919–2007
      2. 2. George (Harold) Terry –1939
    3. 3. George (Robert) Evans 1892–
    4. 4. Ruth Evans 1899–1993
    5. 5. Charles (Alfred) Evans 1897–
  7. 7. Anne (Maud O) Old 1866–

Betsy Wills's Timeline

5 Records

1837
Bef. 07 May 1837
Birth of Betsy Rickard Wills in Tamberton Foliot, Plymouth, Devon, England
Tamberton Foliot, Plymouth, Devon, England
1837
Bef. 07 May 1837
Birth of Betsy Rickard Wills in St. Mawgan-in-Pydar, Cornwall, UK
St. Mawgan-in-Pydar, Cornwall, UK
1837
07 May 1837
Betsy Rickard Wills was christened in Tamberton Foliot, Plymouth, Devon, England
Tamberton Foliot, Plymouth, Devon, England
1870
20 Jun 1870
Age 33
Death of Betsy Rickard Wills in Wairau, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
Wairau, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
1870
Aft. 20 Jun 1870
Age 33
Burial of Betsy Rickard Wills in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bef. 07 May 1837
    Event Place: Tamberton Foliot, Plymouth, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bef. 07 May 1837
    Event Place: St. Mawgan-in-Pydar, Cornwall, UK

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 07 May 1837
    Event Place: Tamberton Foliot, Plymouth, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1870
    Event Place: Wairau, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aft. 20 Jun 1870
    Event Place: Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
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