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Colin Hector Halsey Wills 1913–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 31 MAY 1913

Birth Location: Grey, West Coast, New Zealand

Death Date: ABT 7 OCT 1988

Death Location: Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Tasman, New Zealand

Father: Richard WILLS

Mother: Mary GALLAND

Spouse(s): Hilda Mitchell

Children(s): Gary Wills, Robert Wills

In 1913, Colin Hector Halsey Wills entered the world in Grey, West Coast, New Zealand, born to Richard Wills And Mary Ellenor Burfield Galland. Colin Hector Halsey Wills married Hilda Frances Mitchell, and had children including Gary Ronald Wills, Judith Alta Wills, Robert Norman Bob Wills. Colin Hector Halsey Wills passed away in 1988 in Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Tasman, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1913, Colin Hector Halsey Wills entered the world in Grey, West Coast, New Zealand, born to Richard Wills And Mary Ellenor Burfield Galland.
  • Colin Hector Halsey Wills married Hilda Frances Mitchell, and had children including Gary Ronald Wills, Judith Alta Wills, Robert Norman Bob Wills.
  • Colin Hector Halsey Wills passed away in 1988 in Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Tasman, New Zealand.

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Colin Wills's Ancestors

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Colin Wills
1913–1988
Birth Place: Grey, West Coast, New Zealand
Parents
Richard WILLS
1872–1942
Kenwyn, Cornwall, England
Mary (Ellenor Burfield) GALLAND
1876–1922
Reefton, Buller, West Coast, New Zealand
Grandparents
George (M Burfield) GALLAND
1852–1945
Sarah (Jane) CURRIN
1853–1944
Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
Great-Grandparents
James GALLAND
1810–1893
Mary HONE
1816–1868
John CURRIN
1823–1908
Jane MEARS
1828–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John CURRIN
1790–1870
Ann TWIGDON
1800–1885

Colin Wills's Descendants

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Colin (Hector Halsey) Wills (ABT 31 MAY 1913–ABT 7 OCT 1988) m. Hilda (Frances) Mitchell (16 FEB 1914–12 JUN 1998)
  1. 1. Gary (Ronald) Wills 1945–2008
  2. 2. Robert (Norman (Bob)) Wills 1940–2013

Colin Wills's Timeline

2 Records

1913
ABT 31 MAY 1913
Birth of Colin Hector Halsey Wills in Grey, West Coast, New Zealand
Grey, West Coast, New Zealand
1988
ABT 7 OCT 1988
Age 75
Death of Colin Hector Halsey Wills in Tasman District, Tasman, New Zealand
Tasman District, Tasman, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 31 MAY 1913
    Event Place: Grey, West Coast, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 7 OCT 1988
    Event Place: Tasman District, Tasman, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Tasman, New Zealand

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