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Joseph Steven Willis 1853 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 July 1853

Birth Location: Bowden South Australia

Death Date: 29 August 1926

Death Location: Brompton South Australia

Father: Thomas Willis

Mother: Sally\ Cousins

Spouse(s): Maria Smith

Children(s): Sarah Willis, Walter Willis, John Willis, John Willis, Elizabeth Willis, Edgar Willis, Edgar Willis, Florence Willis

Joseph Steven Willis was born in 1853 in Bowden South Australia, the child of Thomas Joseph Willis and Sally\ Sarah Cousins. Joseph Steven Willis married Maria Snell nee Smith, and had children including Sarah Maria Rosina Willis, Walter George Willis, John Henry Willis, John Henry Willis, Elizabeth Sophia Gertrude Willis, Edgar Charles Willis, Edgar Charles Willis, Florence Daisy Willis. Joseph Steven Willis passed away in 1926 in Brompton South Australia.

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Biography

  • Joseph Steven Willis was born in 1853 in Bowden South Australia, the child of Thomas Joseph Willis and Sally\ Sarah Cousins.
  • Joseph Steven Willis married Maria Snell nee Smith, and had children including Sarah Maria Rosina Willis, Walter George Willis, John Henry Willis, John Henry Willis, Elizabeth Sophia Gertrude Willis, Edgar Charles Willis, Edgar Charles Willis, Florence Daisy Willis.
  • Joseph Steven Willis passed away in 1926 in Brompton South Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Willis
1813 – 1881
Birth Location: Mursley Buckinghamshire England United Kingdom
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Sally\ Cousins
1814 – 1894
Birth Location: Southampton, Fareham
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Spouses(s)

Maria Smith
1845 – 1900
Birth Location: South Australia
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Children(s)

Sarah Willis
1875 – 1942
Birth Location: Kapunda South Australia
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Walter Willis
1877 – 1951
Birth Location: Kapunda, South Australia
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John Willis
1879 – 1947
Birth Location: Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia
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John Willis
1879 – 1947
Birth Location: Hindmarsh South Australia
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Elizabeth Willis
1881 – 1892
Birth Location: Croydon South Australia
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Edgar Willis
1883 – 1973
Birth Location: Kapunda, South Australia, Australia
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Edgar Willis
1883 – 1973
Birth Location: Kapunda South Australia
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Florence Willis
1889 – 1954
Birth Location: Peep Hill South Australia
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Joseph Willis's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Willis
1853 – 1926
Birth Place: Bowden South Australia
Parents
Thomas Joseph Willis
1813 – 1881
Mursley Buckinghamshire England United Kingdom
Sally\ (Sarah) Cousins
1814 – 1894
Southampton, Fareham
Grandparents
Joseph Willis
1785 – 1852
Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Willis's Descendants

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Joseph (Steven) Willis (26 July 1853 – 29 August 1926) m. Maria (Snell nee) Smith (21 July 1845 – 14 November 1900)
  1. 1. Sarah (Maria Rosina) Willis (18 May 1875 – 1942) m. Preston (George) Corney (abt 1870 – 19 Apr 1945)
    1. 1. Ida Corney (abt 1897 – abt 1961) m. Sydney (John) Thorpe (abt 1888 – abt 1969)
    2. 2. Jim Corney (1899 – 1 Nov 1965)
    3. 3. Tom Corney (14 Jan 1902 – abt 1975) m. Florence (Margaret) Jones (13 January 1905 – 3 August 1969)
      1. 1. Ian (Gordon) Corney (1931 – 1931)
      2. 2. Ann Corney (c 1933 – )
      3. 3. Peter Corney (c 1935 – )
    4. 4. Rob Corney (17 aug 1903 – abt 1968) m. Florence (Violet) Arnold (abt 1907 – abt 1986)
    5. 5. Roy Corney (24 Oct 1908 – )
  2. 2. Walter (George) Willis (16 June 1877 – 24 Jan 1951) m. Ann ((Annie)) Curl (4.12.1878 – 3.10.1948)
    1. 1. Rubina (Florence Olive) Willis (11 April 1901 – 12 Apr 1901)
    2. 2. Walter (Alfred John (Jack)) Willis (5 May 1902 – 7 Jan 1970) m. Winifred (Mary) Lunn (28 August 1904 – 7 February 1931) m. Kathleen Reed (22 March 1916 – 1 January 2014)
      1. 1. Raymond (John) Willis (20 August 1927 – 16 July 2006)
      2. 2. Peter (Alfred) Willis (2 May 1929 – 16 Mar 1995)
    3. 3. Francis (Robert (Frank)) Willis (17 May 1904 – 11 Jan 1960) m. Margaret (Ellen) Todd (21 Nov 1913 – 1995)
    4. 4. Rita (Olive (Doll)) Willis (9 June 1906 – 6 Oct 1976) m. Stanley Willis (20 January 1904 – 8 July 1978)
      1. 1. Gladys (Merle) Willis (30 Jul 1926 – 16 May 1934)
    5. 5. Dulcie (May) Willis (24 APR 1909 – 2.11.1952)
    6. 6. Gertrude (Annie) Willis (4 Apr 1911 – 29 May 2003)
    7. 7. Hazel (Edna) Willis (28 May 1913 – 01 Jul 2001)
    8. 8. Gladys (Jean) Willis (1 Feb 1915 – 9 Sept 1995)
    9. 9. George (Allan) Willis (18 Aug 1917 – 2 Jan 2006)
    10. 10. Leslie (Ronald) Willis (5 March 1920 – 27 Nov 1973)
  3. 3. John (Henry) Willis (27 Nov 1879 – February 23, 1947)
  4. 4. John (Henry) Willis (27 November 1879 – 30 April 1947)
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Sophia Gertrude) Willis (15 Nov 1881 – 1892)
  6. 6. Edgar (Charles) Willis (9 Nov 1883 – 4 Jul 1973)
  7. 7. Edgar (Charles) Willis (9 November 1883 – 4 July 1973) m. Doris (Emilie) Babb (1893 – 17 August 1971)
    1. 1. John (James) Willis (29 May 1920 – 15 August 1986)
    2. 2. Doris (Audrey) Willis (1930 – 19 September 1980) m. Norman (Walter) Foote (9 Oct 1926 – 16 Sep 1988) m. Norman (Walter) Foote (1926 – 16 September 1988)
      1. 1. Ian (Maxwell) Foote (1959 – ) m. Annette Leach (1964 – 2020)
        1. 1. Patricia Foote (27 Mar 1984 – ) m. Lasse Sorensen (10 Oct 1967 – ) m. Ryan (Noal) Gannon (1 Dec 1982 – )
        2. 2. Audrey (Dempnya) Foote (27/03/1984 – )
    3. 3. Carole (Rosemary) Willis (23 March 1933 – 26 January 2004) m. Hallam (Inn) Chamberlain (25 June 1930 – 30 January 2005)
  8. 8. Florence (Daisy) Willis (21 January 1889 – 1954)

Joseph Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1853
26 July 1853
Birth of Joseph Steven Willis in Bowden South Australia
Bowden South Australia
1926
29 August 1926
Age 73
Death of Joseph Steven Willis in Brompton South Australia
Brompton South Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 July 1853
    Event Place: Bowden South Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 August 1926
    Event Place: Brompton South Australia
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