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Joseph Willis 1749–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1749

Birth Location: Staindrop, Durham, , England

Death Date: 2 Jun 1798

Death Location: Haughton-le-Skerne, Durham, , England

Father: John Willis

Mother: Jane Sidgwick

Spouse(s): Mary Harrison

Children(s): Elizabeth Willis, William Willis, Mary Willis, Jane Willis, Robert Willis, Joseph Willis, John Willis

The story of Joseph Willis began in 1749 in Staindrop, Durham, , England. Joseph Willis married Mary Harrison, and had children including Elizabeth Willis, Jane Willis, John Willis, Joseph Willis, Mary Willis, Robert Willis, William Willis. Joseph Willis passed away in 1798 in Haughton-le-Skerne, Durham, , England.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Willis began in 1749 in Staindrop, Durham, , England.
  • Joseph Willis married Mary Harrison, and had children including Elizabeth Willis, Jane Willis, John Willis, Joseph Willis, Mary Willis, Robert Willis, William Willis.
  • Joseph Willis passed away in 1798 in Haughton-le-Skerne, Durham, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Willis
1713–1793
Birth Location: Staindrop, Durham, , England
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Jane Sidgwick
1720–
Birth Location: Staindrop, Durham, , England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Harrison
1759–1817
Birth Location: Darlington, Durham, , England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Willis
1792–1860
Birth Location: Haughton-le-Skerne, Durham, , England
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William Willis
1796–
Birth Location: Haughton-le-Skerne, Durham, , England
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Mary Willis
1796–
Birth Location: Haughton-le-Skerne, Durham, , England
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Jane Willis
1787–
Birth Location: Haughton-le-Skerne, Durham, , England
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Robert Willis
1781–
Birth Location: Haughton-le-Skerne, Durham, , England
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Joseph Willis
1789–
Birth Location: Haughton-le-Skerne, Durham, , England
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John Willis
1780–
Birth Location: Haughton-le-Skerne, Durham, , England
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Joseph Willis's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Willis
1749–1798
Birth Place: Staindrop, Durham, , England
Parents
John Willis
1713–1793
Staindrop, Durham, , England
Jane Sidgwick
1720–
Staindrop, Durham, , England
Grandparents
William Sidgwick
1691–
, County Durham, , England
Jane Croft
1684–
Ayecliffe, Durham, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Willis's Descendants

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Joseph Willis (Abt 1749–2 Jun 1798) m. Mary Harrison (Abt 1759–20 Jan 1817)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Willis 1792–1860 m. Metcalfe Ruddock 1785–1834
    1. 1. Thomas (Metcalfe) Ruddock 1825–1892 m. Elizabeth Oliver 1833–1920
      1. 1. James (Willis) Ruddock 1851–1853
      2. 2. Jane (Annie) Ruddock 1853–1853
      3. 3. "Annie" (\\ or Mary Annie \ or Mary Annie) \ 1855–1920 m. Charles (Fletcher) Hetherington 1844–1922
        1. 1. Rachel (Annie) Hetherington 1878–1881
        2. 2. Mary (Oliver) Hetherington 1875–1876
        3. 3. William (Lamplugh) Hetherington 1877–1877
        4. 4. "Nell" 1881–1960 m. James (Garven) McInnes 1878–1950
        5. 5. "Joe" (or) "Chatter" 1883–1957 m. Caroline Crane 1889–1953
        6. 6. "Pop" 1886–1961 m. Elsie (Maud) Rickard 1887–1960
        7. 7. Elizabeth (Rachel) Hetherington 1889–1890
        8. 8. "Jack" (Or) "Poodle" 1891–1962 m. "Sadie" 1891–1964
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Catherine) Ruddock 1857–1946 m. William (Henry) Brownbill 1856–1937
        1. 1. George (Metcalf) Brownbill 1878–1953 m. Annie Clarkson 1879–1952
        2. 2. Joseph (William) Brownbill 1880–1960 m. Jean Currie 1887–
        3. 3. Henry (Albert) Brownbill 1883–1929
        4. 4. Edith (Jane) Brownbill 1885–1950 m. Murray (Cameron Gordon) Caffyn 1884–1967
        5. 5. Alfred (Ernest) Brownbill 1891–1954 m. Elsie (Sophia) Strickland 1885–1978
        6. 6. Arthur (Harold) Brownbill 1898–1917
      5. 5. Nicholas (James) Ruddock 1859–1860
      6. 6. Joseph (Metcalfe) Ruddock 1861–1879
      7. 7. Thomas (Oliver) Ruddock 1864–1912 m. Margaret Cromwell 1863–1951
        1. 1. Joseph (William Marshall) Ruddock 1891–
      8. 8. Sarah (Jane) Ruddock 1866–1959 m. John Campbell 1861–1939
        1. 1. Elsie 1889–1922 m. "Joe" 1883–1959
        2. 2. Herbert (Stanley) Campbell 1891–1957 m. Violet (Olive) Clark 1892–1977
        3. 3. Vera Campbell 1896–1981 m. Robert (Alexander) Walker 1899–1966
        4. 4. Mary (Thelma) Campbell 1908–1995 m. William (Percival) Brain 1907–1960
        5. 5. William (John) Campbell 1904–1995
      9. 9. Rachel (Ada) Ruddock 1869–1960 m. Albert (Isherwood) Starr 1863–1937
        1. 1. Charles (Pocklington) Starr 1903–1967
        2. 2. Ernest (Oliver) Starr 1905–1978
        3. 3. Alice (Eva) Starr 1896–1916
        4. 4. Bessie (May) Starr 1898–1955
        5. 5. Doris (Ella) Starr 1900–1982 m. Francis (Arthur Lionel) Knox 1899–1977
        6. 6. Eleanor (Ada) Starr 1908–1976 m. Leonard (Albert) Purchall 1906–1984
        7. 7. Alan (Henry) Starr 1912–1980
      10. 10. Ellinor (Hannah) Ruddock 1869–1949 m. Samuel (Eadley) Hambleton 1866–1943
        1. 1. Henry (Eadley) Hambleton 1893–1980 m. Elizabeth Haas 1895–1968
        2. 2. Ada (Eleanor) Hambleton 1897–1983 m. Ernest (Frederick) Cox 1898–1960
        3. 3. Charles (Metcalfe) Hambleton 1899–1978 m. Rosalie (Stella) Wise 1902–1962
        4. 4. Edgar (Ewan) Hambleton 1903–1993 m. Irene (Muriel) Coxhill 1905–1964
        5. 5. Alan (Bailey) Hambleton 1908–
        6. 6. Stanley (Oliver) Hambleton 1911–2007 m. Ellen (Anne) Peoples 1914–2009
        7. 7. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Hambleton 1914–
      11. 11. Nicholas (Henry) Ruddock 1871–1887
      12. 12. Alice (Maud) Ruddock 1873–1943 m. "Jack" 1883–1959
      13. 13. William (Hutton) Ruddock 1877–1951 m. Ada (Ruby) Kennard 1886–1914
        1. 1. Bessie (Ada) Ruddock 1906–1996
        2. 2. Alma (Ruby) Ruddock 1908–1982 m. Frank (Pearson) McDonald 1909–
        3. 3. Henry (Hutton) Ruddock 1909–1977 m. Mabel (Irene) Lovell 1909–2000
        4. 4. Elvie (Mary) Ruddock 1912–2003 m. Reginald (Joseph) Hounslow 1905–1976
    2. 2. Catherine Ruddock 1808–1810
    3. 3. Joseph (Willis Ruddock Esquire, J.) P. 1812–1874 m. Agnes Hammond 1832–1881
    4. 4. Elizabeth Ruddock 1815–1875
    5. 5. Mary Ruddock 1817–1870 m. Leonard (Thomas) Walker 1815–1878
      1. 1. Sarah (Julia) Walker 1839–
      2. 2. Thomas (Metcalfe) Walker 1835–1875
      3. 3. Leonard (Thomas) Walker 1838–1876
    6. 6. Nicholas Ruddock 1823–1901 m. Mary (Jane) Gibbon 1847–1915
      1. 1. Bess 1879–1947 m. Joseph (Laurence) O'Toole 1875–1916
        1. 1. Alma (Mary) O'Toole 1898–1974 m. Frederick (Maitland) Dewhurst 1892–1968
        2. 2. Lorna (Pearl) O'Toole 1900–1958 m. Francis (James Vincent) Ruff 1900–1958
        3. 3. John O'Toole 1902–1905
      2. 2. Joseph (Willis) Ruddock 1881–1884
      3. 3. Stephen (Metcalfe) Ruddock 1883–1949 m. Isabel (May Bruce) Findlay 1879–1954
      4. 4. Joseph (Willis) Ruddock 1885–1946 m. Alice (Lazenby) Gibbon 1886–1978
        1. 1. Joseph (John) Ruddock 1923–1923
        2. 2. Florence (Alice) Ruddock 1924–
        3. 3. Gladys (Mary) Ruddock 1928–2000 m. Charles (Leslie Herbert) Beasy 1924–1994
        4. 4. Frederick (Stephen) Ruddock 1930–2000
      5. 5. Frederick (Percival) Ruddock 1886–1942 m. Ellen (Isabel) Braddy 1888–1915
      6. 6. Alice (Annie) Ruddock 1888–1971 m. Thomas (Wilson) Connor 1882–1950
    7. 7. Rachel Ruddock 1829–1880 m. Thomas (Edward) Cornforth 1830–1887
    8. 8. Ann (Agnes) Ruddock 1820–1850 m. John Speed 1812–1866
    9. 9. Sarah (Julia) Ruddock 1833–1838
  2. 2. William Willis 1796–
  3. 3. Mary Willis 1796–
  4. 4. Jane Willis 1787–
  5. 5. Robert Willis 1781–
  6. 6. Joseph Willis 1789–
  7. 7. John Willis 1780–

Joseph Willis's Timeline

3 Records

1749
Abt 1749
Birth of Joseph Willis in Staindrop, Durham, , England
Staindrop, Durham, , England
1798
31 May 1798
Age 49
Death of Joseph Willis in Barmpton, Durham, , England
Barmpton, Durham, , England
1798
2 Jun 1798
Age 49
Burial of Joseph Willis in Haughton-le-Skerne, Durham, , England
Haughton-le-Skerne, Durham, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1749
    Event Place: Staindrop, Durham, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry.com, <i>England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975<i> (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014)., "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch ( : 21 March 2020), Joseph Willis, 1749.
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings, FHL Film Number 91111

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1798
    Event Place: Barmpton, Durham, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Durham Diocese Bishop's Transcripts, 1639-1919, : 12 June 2014
    [2] United Kingdom Burials, Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections no.: DDREAPBT2127.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1798
    Event Place: Haughton-le-Skerne, Durham, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Durham Diocese Bishop's Transcripts, 1639-1919, : 12 June 2014
    [2] United Kingdom Burials, Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections no.: DDREAPBT2/127.
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