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Dora Louisa Willson 1848–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 January 1848

Birth Location: Saltfleet, Wentworth, Canada West (Ontario)

Death Date: 3 Apr 1922

Death Location: Portsmouth, Portsmouth Unitary Authority, Hampshire, England

Father: John Willson

Mother: Jane Nelles

Spouse(s): Thomas Dinnis, Frederick Guggisberg

Children(s): Dora Dinnis, Frederick Guggisberg

The story of Dora Louisa Willson began in 1848 in Saltfleet, Wentworth, Canada West (Ontario). Dora Louisa Willson married Frederick Guggisberg, Thomas Ramsey Dinnis, and had children including Dora Ramsey Dinnis, Frederick Gordon Guggisberg. Dora Louisa Willson passed away in 1922 in Portsmouth, Portsmouth Unitary Authority, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Dora Louisa Willson began in 1848 in Saltfleet, Wentworth, Canada West (Ontario).
  • Dora Louisa Willson married Frederick Guggisberg, Thomas Ramsey Dinnis, and had children including Dora Ramsey Dinnis, Frederick Gordon Guggisberg.
  • Dora Louisa Willson passed away in 1922 in Portsmouth, Portsmouth Unitary Authority, Hampshire, England.

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Dora Willson's Ancestors

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Dora Willson
1848–1922
Birth Place: Saltfleet, Wentworth, Canada West (Ontario)
Parents
John Wesley Willson
1819–1889
Saltfleet Township, Upper Canada (Ontario)
Jane (Margaret Sophia) Nelles
1822–1893
Grimsby, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Henry (Nelles) Captain
1788–1841
Jarvis, Haldimand Co., Upper Canada (now Ontario, Canada)
Sarah Fanning
1798–1840
Willoughby, Welland, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Robert Col
1761–1842
ELIZABETH Moore
1769–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hendrick Capt.
1735–1791
Anna Dillenbach
1741–1778

Dora Willson's Descendants

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Dora (Louisa) Willson (14 January 1848–3 Apr 1922) m. Thomas (Ramsey) Dinnis (–September 1903) m. Frederick Guggisberg (25 November 1839–25 March 1873)
  1. 1. Dora (Ramsey) Dinnis 1886–1890
  2. 2. Frederick (Gordon) Guggisberg 1869–1930 m. Ethel (Emily Hamilton) Way 1876–1922
    1. 1. Nancy (Florence Ethel Violet) Guggisberg 1898–1989
    2. 2. Silvia (Rowena Gordon) Guggisberg 1899–1979

Dora Willson's Timeline

2 Records

1848
14 January 1848
Birth of Dora Louisa Willson in Saltfleet, Wentworth, Canada West (Ontario)
Saltfleet, Wentworth, Canada West (Ontario)
1922
3 Apr 1922
Age 74
Death of Dora Louisa Willson in Kensington, London, Middlesex, England
Kensington, London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 January 1848
    Event Place: Saltfleet, Wentworth, Canada West (Ontario)
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1922
    Event Place: Kensington, London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Portsmouth Unitary Authority, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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