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Edward Joseph Wills 1759–1809 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Sep 1759

Birth Location: Ashburton, Devon, England

Death Date: 29 Nov 1809

Death Location: Darmouth, Devon, England

Father: William Wills

Mother: Mary O'Reilly

Spouse(s): Margaret Leaman

Children(s): Elizabeth Bulland, Edward Wills, William Wills, Robert Wills, Clara Wills, Richard Wills, George Wills, Charles Wills, Thomas Wills, Henry Wills

Edward Joseph Wills was born in 1759 in Ashburton, Devon, England, the child of William Wills And Mary Anne O Reilly. Edward Joseph Wills married Margaret Leaman, and had children including Charles Wills, Clara Wills, Edward Wills, Elizabeth Bulland, George Wills, Henry Joseph Wills, Richard Wills, Robert Wills, Thomas Wills, William Wills. Edward Joseph Wills passed away in 1809 in Darmouth, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Edward Joseph Wills was born in 1759 in Ashburton, Devon, England, the child of William Wills And Mary Anne O Reilly.
  • Edward Joseph Wills married Margaret Leaman, and had children including Charles Wills, Clara Wills, Edward Wills, Elizabeth Bulland, George Wills, Henry Joseph Wills, Richard Wills, Robert Wills, Thomas Wills, William Wills.
  • Edward Joseph Wills passed away in 1809 in Darmouth, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Wills
1716–1780
Birth Location: Ashburton, Devon, England
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Mary O'Reilly
1706–1787
Birth Location: Dublin, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Leaman
1756–1836
Birth Location: Bristol, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Bulland
1800–1875
Birth Location: Asburton, Devon, , England
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Edward Wills
1778–1864
Birth Location: Ashburton, Devon, England
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William Wills
1789–1859
Birth Location: Ashburton, Devon, England
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Robert Wills
1795–1796
Birth Location: Ashburton, Devon, England
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Clara Wills
1790–1872
Birth Location: Ashburton, Devon, England
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Richard Wills
1787–
Birth Location: Ashburton, Devon, England
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George Wills
1783–1864
Birth Location: Ashburton, Devon, England
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Charles Wills
1780–1841
Birth Location: Ashburton, Devon, England
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Thomas Wills
1782–1864
Birth Location: Ashburton, Devon, England
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Henry Wills
1784–1840
Birth Location: Ashburton, Devon, England
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Edward Wills's Ancestors

Self
Edward Wills
1759–1809
Birth Place: Ashburton, Devon, England
Parents
William Wills
1716–1780
Ashburton, Devon, England
Mary (Anne) O'Reilly
1706–1787
Dublin, Ireland
Grandparents
Charles Wills
1679–1741
Hendon, London, England
Mary Cripps
1697–1743
London, England
John O'Reilly
1685–
Dublin, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wills
1647–1716
Elizabeth Barnett-Kemp
1652–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Paul Wills
1618–1665
Margaret Oliver
1611–1707

Edward Wills's Descendants

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Edward (Joseph) Wills (02 Sep 1759–29 Nov 1809) m. Margaret Leaman (18 Jan 1756–23 Dec 1836)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Bulland 1800–1875 m. Richard Bulland 1799–1876
    1. 1. Charles (W) Butland 1858–1901 m. Eliza Mitchel 1834–1917
      1. 1. Rainsford Butland 1864–1942 m. Mary (C) Butland 1879–1939 m. Milissa Cannon 1859–1898
        1. 1. Clara Butland 1906–1985 m. Louise (A) Butland 1910–
        2. 2. Austin (C) Butland 1900–1971 m. Alice Butland 1899–1961
        3. 3. Percy Butland 1897–2002 m. Butland 1909–2004
        4. 4. Harold (E) Butland 1894–1942 m. Alice (M) Butland 1895–1966
        5. 5. Lyle Butland 1892–1950 m. Elizabeth Butland 1897–1969
        6. 6. Clara (Mabel) Butland 1887–1888
        7. 7. Geo (Ottomer) Butland 1888–1958 m. Amy (A) Parks 1891–
        8. 8. Percy (William) Butland 1897–1963 m. Winifred (Ruth) Woodworth 1901–1967
        9. 9. Kings (E) Butland 1902–1981 m. Cavanaugh 1893–1965
        10. 10. Alma (A) Butland 1916–1992
        11. 11. Edna Amouri 1909–1999 m. Leslie Amouri 1900–2000
        12. 12. Jerome (James) Butland 1889–1927 m. Ethel Macquid 1894–
        13. 13. Ella (Maud) Butland 1903–1994 m. William (Franklin) Judge 1905–1987
        14. 14. Victor (C.) Butland 1904–1995 m. Butland 1910–2002
      2. 2. James Butland 1855–1875
      3. 3. Charles Butland 1858–1926 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Carnwath 1859–1932
      4. 4. Frances Butland 1860–1891
      5. 5. Herbert Butland 1869–1938 m. Burtie Butland 1866–1929
        1. 1. Mildred BUTLAND 1900–
        2. 2. Maude BUTLAND 1892–
        3. 3. Mandie Butland 1909–1918
        4. 4. Fredrick Butland 1896–
        5. 5. Mary (Edna) BUTLAND 1898–1959
        6. 6. Reta BUTLAND 1902–1975
        7. 7. Elvie Butland 1911–1956
        8. 8. Alice BUTLAND 1904–1918
        9. 9. Winnie Butland 1898–
        10. 10. Purdy BUTLAND 1906–
        11. 11. Charles Butland 1895–
        12. 12. Beluan Butland 1893–1959
      6. 6. George Butland 1862–1914
      7. 7. Mary ((Elizabeth)) Butland 1868–1872
      8. 8. Ella (M) Dow 1873–1955 m. George (P) Dow 1868–1958
        1. 1. Charles (M) Dow 1900–1966 m. Ethel (Estelle) Forbes 1895–1968
        2. 2. Leslie (M Butland) DOW 1926–1933
        3. 3. Rupert (S Butland) DOW 1929–1932
        4. 4. Murray Daw 1919–
        5. 5. Harald Daw 1907–
        6. 6. Charlotte Daw 1913–
    2. 2. Richard Butland 1829–1829
    3. 3. William (J) Butland 1840–1902 m. Annie Butland 1847–1920
      1. 1. Edith Butland 1880–1960 m. William (B.) HEUSTON 1871–1946
        1. 1. Rene (Evelyn) HEUSTON 1909–
        2. 2. Ola (Mae) HEUSTON 1906–1998
      2. 2. Isabella Butland 1883–1971 m. Percy (Burpee) McQUAID 1880–1943
        1. 1. Annie McQUAID 1908–1959
        2. 2. Edith (Amanda) McQUAID 1904–1983
      3. 3. William Butland 1869– m. Amanda Butland 1876–
        1. 1. Marion Butland 1910–
        2. 2. Edmund Butland 1901–
        3. 3. Lena Butland 1906–
        4. 4. Lloid Butland 1896–
      4. 4. Samuel Butland 1868–
      5. 5. Francis (James) Butland 1878–1958 m. Carrie (Estelle) Osborne 1879–1966
        1. 1. Lottie (Helena) Butland 1905–1982
        2. 2. Aubrey (Roy) Butland 1909–1994
        3. 3. James (Ensley) Butland 1908–1977 m. Evelyn (F) SULLIVAN 1913–1989
        4. 4. Osbourne (William) Butland 1906–1970 m. Jessie (B) Bulmer 1915–2000
        5. 5. Charles (Edward) Butland 1915–1965
        6. 6. Donald (Atkinson) Butland 1911–1979 m. Marjorie WARD 1911–1978
      6. 6. Henry Butland 1874–1939
        1. 1. John Butland 1910–1981
    4. 4. Mary (Jane) Bulland 1835–
    5. 5. James Butland 1827–1897 m. Martha Butland 1830–1892
      1. 1. Dorothea (Annie) Butland 1866–1932 m. Thomas (George) ELLIOTT 1856–
        1. 1. Walter (Stanley) ELLIOTT 1903–1904
        2. 2. Clarence (Everett) ELLIOTT 1905–
        3. 3. Richard (Henry) ELLIOTT 1887–1968
        4. 4. James (William) ELLIOTT 1886–1939
        5. 5. Thomas (Edsbert) ELLIOTT 1894–1982
        6. 6. Martha (Jane) ELLIOTT 1890–1977
      2. 2. Richard (Henry) Butland 1868–1943
    6. 6. Susanna Bulland 1847–
  2. 2. Edward Wills 1778–1864
  3. 3. William Wills 1789–1859
  4. 4. Robert Wills 1795–1796
  5. 5. Clara Wills 1790–1872
  6. 6. Richard Wills 1787–
  7. 7. George Wills 1783–1864
  8. 8. Charles Wills 1780–1841
  9. 9. Thomas Wills 1782–1864
  10. 10. Henry (Joseph) Wills 1784–1840 m. Maria Henshaw 1789–1868
    1. 1. Thomas Wills 1813–
    2. 2. William Wills 1811–
    3. 3. Richard Wills 1815–1886
    4. 4. Henry (Joseph) Wills 1817–1868
    5. 5. Mary Wills 1816–

Edward Wills's Timeline

3 Records

1759
02 Sep 1759
Birth of Edward Joseph Wills in Ashburton, Devon, England
Ashburton, Devon, England
1809
29 Nov 1809
Age 50
Death of Edward Joseph Wills in Darmouth, Devon, England
Darmouth, Devon, England
1891
1 Feb 1891
Age 132
Edward Joseph Wills was baptized in Glastonbury, St John, Somerset, England
Glastonbury, St John, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Sep 1759
    Event Place: Ashburton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1891
    Event Place: Glastonbury, St John, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Reference Number: D\P\gla.j21/15

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: St Keverne
    Record Source: Web: UK, Death Duty Registers Index, 1796-1811

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1809
    Event Place: Darmouth, Devon, England
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