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James Wills 1815 – 1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1815

Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire

Death Date: 1888

Death Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Robert Wills

Mother: Ann Struthers

Spouse(s): Janet Inglis

Children(s): Abigail Wills, David Wills, James Wills, Thomas Wills, Agnes Wills, Janet Wills, John Wills

In 1815, James Wills entered the world in Maybole, Ayrshire, born to Robert Wills and Ann Struthers. James Wills married Janet Inglis, and had children including Abigail Wills, David Wills, James Wills, Thomas Wills, Agnes Wills, Janet Wills, John McCubbin Wills. James Wills passed away in 1888 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1815, James Wills entered the world in Maybole, Ayrshire, born to Robert Wills and Ann Struthers.
  • James Wills married Janet Inglis, and had children including Abigail Wills, David Wills, James Wills, Thomas Wills, Agnes Wills, Janet Wills, John McCubbin Wills.
  • James Wills passed away in 1888 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Wills
1795 –
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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Ann Struthers
1789 – 1851
Birth Location: Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Inglis
1815 – 1895
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

Abigail Wills
1836 – 1916
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
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David Wills
1846 – 1855
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
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James Wills
1846 – 1881
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Thomas Wills
1854 – 1856
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Agnes Wills
1856 – 1936
Birth Location: Kirkport, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Janet Wills
1859 – 1934
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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John Wills
1863 – 1905
Birth Location: Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
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James Wills's Ancestors

Self
James Wills
1815 – 1888
Birth Place: Maybole, Ayrshire
Parents
Robert Wills
1795 –
Ayrshire, Scotland
Ann Struthers
1789 – 1851
Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
George Wills
1765 –
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Wills's Descendants

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James Wills (abt 1815 – 1888) m. Janet Inglis (1815 – 11 May 1895)
  1. 1. Abigail Wills (Abt. 1836 – 10 May 1916) m. Thomas Colvin (abt 1837 – 23 Jul 1906)
    1. 1. Janet Colvin (abt 1864 – )
    2. 2. Thomas Colvin (31 Jul 1865 – 26 Dec 1913) m. Margaret Limont (21 Aug 1866 – 25 Jan 1940)
      1. 1. Helen (McTaggart) Colvin (4 Sept 1887 – 13 March 1963) m. Robert Halley (29 Jun 1889 – 1965)
        1. 1. Christina (“Chrissy”) Halley (1910 – 2002) m. Alisdair Mills
        2. 2. James (Colvin) Halley (12 Apr 1927 – 9 Jun 2000) m. Honor (Isabel) Don (03 Jul 1933 – )
        3. 3. Frances (P) Halley
        4. 4. Thomas Halley
        5. 5. Robert Halley m. Madelon
        6. 6. Richard Halley
        7. 7. Nelly Halley m. Shields
        8. 8. Margaret (Liment) Colvin (13 Dec 1908 – 15 Nov 1982) m. John Griffin (19 Dec 1905 – 16 Jul 1961)
      2. 2. Janet (McDonald) Colvin (13 Mar 1890 – 18/12/1977)
        1. 1. Margaret Colvin
      3. 3. Thomas Colvin (abt 1893 – 4 Oct 1917)
      4. 4. George (Limond) Colvin (abt 1896 – )
      5. 5. William Colvin (abt 1899 – )
      6. 6. Isabella Colvin (7 Feb 1901 – 21 Jul 1966) m. Robert Barrowman
      7. 7. James Colvin (22 Jan 1904 – )
    3. 3. William Colvin (abt 1868 – )
    4. 4. Marriett Colvin (abt 1870 – )
    5. 5. Elizabeth Colvin (abt 1875 – )
    6. 6. James Colvin (abt 1877 – )
    7. 7. Sarah Colvin (abt 1880 – )
  2. 2. David Wills (1846 – 04 Apr 1855)
  3. 3. James Wills (abt 1846 – 27 Nov 1881)
  4. 4. Thomas Wills (1854 – 26 Dec 1856)
  5. 5. Agnes Wills (15 Dec 1856 – 03 Nov 1936)
  6. 6. Janet Wills (abt 1859 – 14 Feb 1934)
  7. 7. John (McCubbin) Wills (14 Jul 1863 – 18 Feb 1905)

James Wills's Timeline

3 Records

1814
1814
Birth of James Wills in Maybole, Ayrshire
Maybole, Ayrshire
1815
abt 1815
Birth of James Wills in Maybole, Ayrshire
Maybole, Ayrshire
1888
1888
Age 73
Death of James Wills in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Maybole, Ayrshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1815
    Event Place: Maybole, Ayrshire

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1888
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
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