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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

It was in 1853 that Joseph Steven Willis was born in Bowden South Australia, a child of Thomas Joseph Willis and Sally\ Sarah Cousins. Joseph Steven Willis went on to marry Maria Snell nee Smith and had children such as Sarah Maria Rosina Willis, Walter George Willis, John Henry Willis, John Henry Willis, Elizabeth Sophia Gertrude Willis, Edgar Charles Willis, Edgar Charles Willis and Florence Daisy Willis. Joseph Steven Willis was deceased by 1926 in Brompton South Australia.

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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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Sources

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

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

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