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James Willis 1797–1834 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jul 1797

Birth Location: Dorset, England

Death Date: 14 Mar 1834

Death Location: Blandford Foram, Dorset, England

Father:

Mother: Hannah Glover

Spouse(s): Ruth Small

Children(s): Joseph Wells, Mary Wells, Matilda Manley, Benjamin Willis, Robert Wells, Elizabeth Wells, Jane Wells, James Jr, Ruth Wells

The story of James Willis began in 1797 in Dorset, England. James Willis married Ruth Small, and had children including Benjamin Willis, Elizabeth Wells, James Wells Jr, Jane Gainey Wells, Joseph Wells, Mary Ann Wells, Matilda Wells Manley, Robert Wells, Ruth Fanny Wells. James Willis passed away in 1834 in Blandford Foram, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Willis began in 1797 in Dorset, England.
  • James Willis married Ruth Small, and had children including Benjamin Willis, Elizabeth Wells, James Wells Jr, Jane Gainey Wells, Joseph Wells, Mary Ann Wells, Matilda Wells Manley, Robert Wells, Ruth Fanny Wells.
  • James Willis passed away in 1834 in Blandford Foram, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hannah Glover
–1803
Birth Location: Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Small
1787–1850
Birth Location: Devon, England
RS

Children(s)

Joseph Wells
1819–1906
Birth Location: Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England
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Mary Wells
1814–1886
Birth Location: Dorset, England
MW
Matilda Manley
1822–1899
Birth Location: Wooton Fitzpaine, Dorset, England
MM
Benjamin Willis
1804–1892
Birth Location: Little Canford, Hampshire, England
BW
Robert Wells
1816–1901
Birth Location: Piddletrenthide, Dorset, England
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Elizabeth Wells
1824–1899
Birth Location: Toller Porcorum, Dorset, England
EW
Jane Wells
1809–1898
Birth Location: Witchampton, Dorset, England
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James Jr
1810–1893
Birth Location: Weare, Somerset, England
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Ruth Wells
1819–1887
Birth Location: Dorset, England
RW

James Willis's Ancestors

Self
James Willis
1797–1834
Birth Place: Dorset, England
Parents
Hannah Glover
–1803
Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Willis's Descendants

1.
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James Willis (2 Jul 1797–14 Mar 1834) m. Ruth Small (About 1787–19 Jan 1850)
  1. 1. Joseph Wells 1819–1906 m. Eliza Carter 1821–1879
    1. 1. Hesther Wells 1860–
    2. 2. Gaius Wells 1848–
    3. 3. Jane Wells 1847–
    4. 4. Patience Wells 1865–1930
    5. 5. Isaiah Wells 1843–1923 m. Mary Jeffrey 1858–1940
    6. 6. Angelina Wells 1856–1952
    7. 7. Emily Wells 1867–1894
    8. 8. Albert Wells 1862–1928
    9. 9. James Wells 1851–1937 m. Anna Ridgeway 1856–
    10. 10. Joseph ('Joe') Wells 1859–1926
    11. 11. Louise Wells 1851–1927
    12. 12. Hezekiah Wells 1849–1929
    13. 13. Eliza (Elizabeth) Wells 1848–1848
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Wells 1814–1886
  3. 3. Matilda (Wells) Manley 1822–1899
  4. 4. Benjamin Willis 1804–1892 m. Mary ('Ann') Joles 1811–1897
    1. 1. Unity Wells 1832–1918 m. James Stanley 1831–1900
      1. 1. Henry (John) Stanley 1874–1960 m. Eliza (Small) (Stanley) 1873–1941
        1. 1. Elizabeth ("Eliza") Stanley 1901–1972 m. William (Lewis) Wills 1907–1935
        2. 2. Moses Stanley 1903–1964 m. Rosey (M) Packman 1907–1994
        3. 3. Daisy Stanley 1906–1967 m. William (John Letcher) Keat 1906–1987
        4. 4. Marsella Stanley 1897–1901
        5. 5. William Stanley 1900–1937
        6. 6. Henry (John) Stanley 1926–1980
      2. 2. Jennie Stanley 1874–1915 m. Moses (J 2) Buckland 1873–1915
        1. 1. Mark (Holly) Buckland 1892–1964 m. Betsy Daw 1903–1976
        2. 2. Nelson Buckland 1894–1950 m. Bessie Buckland 1897–1969
        3. 3. Henry (Edward) Buckland 1895–1951 m. Christina Wilson 1912–1980
        4. 4. Thomas ('Tom') Buckland 1898–1966 m. Dillie Lovell 1905–1971
        5. 5. Plato ('Clayton') Buckland 1903–1983 m. Caroline ('Carrie' Titty) Small 1900–1989
        6. 6. William Buckland 1911–1965 m. Harriett Jeffrey 1910–1961
        7. 7. Pricilla Butler 1907–1910 m. Moses Buckland 1907–1963
      3. 3. William Stanley 1861–1934 m. Bessie ('Betsey') James 1868–1909
        1. 1. Phoebe (‘Faby’) Stanley 1889–1933 m. James ('Jim') Buckland 1887–1938
        2. 2. Gentle (Jenty\Jenny) Stanley 1892–1960 m. Moses (H) Buckland 1889–1956
        3. 3. Lancy Stanley 1886–
        4. 4. Unity Stanley 1895–1957
        5. 5. Sophia Stanley 1893–1975 m. Abraham ('Abram') Joles\Joules 1883–1976
        6. 6. John Stanley 1904–
        7. 7. Thomas (‘Tom’) Stanley 1895–1941 m. Priscilla Broadway 1905–1991
        8. 8. James Stanley 1886–1951
        9. 9. William Stanley 1902–
        10. 10. Fanny Stanley 1898–
    2. 2. Thomas Wells 1851–
    3. 3. John Wells 1841–1909
    4. 4. Jesberd ('Jasper') Wells 1852–1932
    5. 5. Thomas Wells 1845–
    6. 6. Lucy Wells 1830–1912 m. Isaiah Carter 1824–1912
      1. 1. Charles Carter 1856–1918 m. Ellen Tucker 1860–1905
        1. 1. William (Henry) Carter 1884–1960 m. Harriett Trask 1882–1961
        2. 2. Alice Carter 1885–1962 m. Frank (Percy Millet) Rossiter 1879–1951
        3. 3. Flossie Carter 1889–1918 m. Albert (Edward) Gould 1888–1965
        4. 4. Robert Carter 1892– m. Mary (Maria) Deacon 1889–
      2. 2. John Carter 1852–
      3. 3. Mary Carter 1853–1899 m. Thomas Brown 1856–1905
        1. 1. Minty (or Unity) Carter 1881–1963
        2. 2. Florence (May) Brown 1890–1980 m. Joseph Gaylard 1885–1943
      4. 4. Unity Carter 1858–1933 m. Robert Stone 1857–
        1. 1. Sidney (J) Stone 1880–1904
        2. 2. Elizabeth ('Bessie') Stone 1881–1908
        3. 3. William (John) Stone 1885–1942
      5. 5. Job Carter 1860–
      6. 6. Isaiah Carter 1862–1931 m. Harriet Russ 1857–1934
        1. 1. Harriet (Jane) Carter 1881–1929 m. James (William) Whitaker 1880–1958
        2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Carter 1887–1961 m. David (William) Davies 1888–1970
        3. 3. Emmeline Carter 1892–1964
        4. 4. Katie Carter 1896– m. George Haman 1892–1957
        5. 5. Lucy (Anne) Carter 1885–1971 m. Richard (David) Jones 1884–1949
        6. 6. William (Curtis) Carter 1878–
      7. 7. William Carter 1864–1937 m. Dora (Mary) Hayne 1863–1950
      8. 8. Robert Carter 1867–1952 m. Mabel Toms 1873–1933
        1. 1. Robert (Carter) Jr 1898–1918 m. Alice (Rhoda) Foord 1894–1959
        2. 2. Richard Carter 1900–1982
        3. 3. James Carter 1906–1986 m. Mabel (Elizabeth) Pain 1904–
      9. 9. Leonard Carter 1869–1932 m. Louisa (Lucas) Brown 1869–1942
        1. 1. Kate Carter 1892–
        2. 2. Rosina ('Rose' May) Carter 1893–
        3. 3. Charles Carter 1898–1985
        4. 4. Isiah Carter 1898–1917
        5. 5. Louisa Carter 1900–1931 m. Archer Claughton 1893–1935
        6. 6. Lucy (May) Carter 1903–1992
        7. 7. Annie Carter 1905–1935 m. Lionel (Arthur Minchington) (twin) 1905–1971
        8. 8. Lenoard Carter 1907–1982 m. Mildred (Kathleen Beatrice) Gibbs 1913–1990
        9. 9. Florence (Clara) Carter 1910– m. Arthur Davies 1905–
        10. 10. James Carter 1890–1966 m. Rose Munckton 1893–1968
        11. 11. Henry (George) Carter 1896–1897
    7. 7. Jane ('Gainey') Wells 1829–1877 m. Thomas Jeffrey 1830–1877 m. John Small 1834–1866
      1. 1. Mark Jefferies 1850–1930 m. Esther Buckland 1873–1937 m. Algainey ('Ganey') Stanley 1841–1883
        1. 1. Priscilla Jeffery 1865–1922 m. Plato Buckland 1866–1942
        2. 2. Nelson Jeffery 1896–1977 m. Florence ('Flora') Bunnell 1903–1972
        3. 3. Riley Jeffrey 1902–1973 m. Fern Davis 1902–1963
        4. 4. Manuel Jeffrey 1889–1965 m. Betsy ('Bessie') Williams 1895–1956
        5. 5. Patince Jeffery 1895–1936 m. Paul Stanley 1894–1964
        6. 6. Mark (Jeffrey) Jr. 1896–1960
      2. 2. Lucy (D Jeffery (m:) Pearce 1844–1938 m. John (Henry) Pearce 1836–1918
        1. 1. James (H) Pearce 1885–1952
        2. 2. Pearl (Muriel) Pearce 1882–1964
        3. 3. John (Henry) Pearce 1875–1936
        4. 4. Mary (Pearce (m:) Broadway 1878–1910
        5. 5. Matthew Pearce 1880–1962
        6. 6. Thomas Pearce 1871–
        7. 7. Richard (D) Pearce 1883–1971
        8. 8. Joseph Pearce 1889–1950
        9. 9. Levi Pearce 1867–1959 m. Betsey Buckland 1853–1965
      3. 3. Benjamin Jeffery 1850–1886
      4. 4. Phoebe Jeffrey 1864–
      5. 5. Odessa Small 1856–1940 m. John Nicholls 1859–1916
        1. 1. Annie Nicholls 1875–
        2. 2. Savina (Rhoda) Nicholls 1884–
        3. 3. Mark (Horace) Nicholls 1895–1896
        4. 4. Emmanuel (Gordon) Nicholls 1892–1896
        5. 5. Andrew Nicholls 1888–1893
        6. 6. Beatrice Nicholls 1885–1940
        7. 7. Rennie Nicholls 1883–
        8. 8. Minnie (Nicholls (m:) Molin 1881–
        9. 9. Maud ('Rose' Ann Ella) Nicholls 1879–
        10. 10. Jane (Brier) Nicholls 1875–1941
        11. 11. Eva (Maud) Nicholls 1890–1972
        12. 12. Alfred (John) Nicholls 1886–
      6. 6. Phoebe Small 1864–
    8. 8. Amelia Wells 1848–
    9. 9. Emily (Lucy) Wells 1867–
  5. 5. Robert Wells 1816–1901
  6. 6. Elizabeth Wells 1824–1899
  7. 7. Jane (Gainey) Wells 1809–1898
  8. 8. James (Wells) Jr 1810–1893
  9. 9. Ruth ('Fanny') Wells 1819–1887

James Willis's Timeline

4 Records

1782
21 Jul 1782
James Willis was baptized in Sturminster-Newton, Dorset, England
Sturminster-Newton, Dorset, England
1797
2 Jul 1797
Birth of James Willis in Dorset, England
Dorset, England
1834
Mar 1834
Age 37
Death of James Willis in Blandford Forum, Dorset England
Blandford Forum, Dorset England
1834
14 Mar 1834
Age 37
Burial of James Willis in Blandford Foram, Dorset, England
Blandford Foram, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1797
    Event Place: Dorset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1782
    Event Place: Sturminster-Newton, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Mar 1834
    Event Place: Blandford Forum, North Dorset District, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Findagrave, James Wells Mar 1834

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fyfield, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1840

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1834
    Event Place: Blandford Forum, Dorset England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1834
    Event Place: Blandford Foram, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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