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Margaret Willis 1800–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1800

Birth Location: Embleton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 20 April 1873

Death Location: Embleton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England

Father: John Willis

Mother: Ann Wright

Spouse(s): William Knill

Children(s): John Knill, William Knill, Elizabeth Knill, William Knill, Margaret Knill, Robert Knill, Sarah Knill

Margaret Willis was born in 1800 in Embleton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England, the child of John Willis And Ann Wright. In 1841, Margaret Willis resided in Embleton, Northumberland, England. Margaret Willis married William Knill, and had children including Elizabeth Knill, John Willis Knill, Margaret Ann Knill, Robert Knill, Sarah Mary Knill, William Knill, William Willis Knill. Margaret Willis passed away in 1873 in Embleton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Willis was born in 1800 in Embleton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England, the child of John Willis And Ann Wright.
  • In 1841, Margaret Willis resided in Embleton, Northumberland, England.
  • Margaret Willis married William Knill, and had children including Elizabeth Knill, John Willis Knill, Margaret Ann Knill, Robert Knill, Sarah Mary Knill, William Knill, William Willis Knill.
  • Margaret Willis passed away in 1873 in Embleton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Willis's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Willis
1800–1873
Birth Place: Embleton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
Parents
John Willis
1771–1834
England
Ann Wright
1779–1868
Newton By Sea, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Robert WILLIS
1746–
Tynemouth, England
Ann Forster
1748–
Embleton, Northumberland, England
ann jobson
1750–
northumberland england
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Forster
1720–1787
Sarah MORRIS
1722–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Forster
1693–1769
Isabella Hindmarsh
–1781

Margaret Willis's Descendants

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Margaret Willis (1800–20 April 1873) m. William Knill (1797–10 November 1842)
  1. 1. John (Willis) Knill 1828–1908 m. Sarah Smart 1840–
    1. 1. John (W) Knill 1871–1934 m. Eleanor mayhew 1873– m. Eleanor Mayhew 1873–
      1. 1. Alfred (E) Knill 1908–1999 m. Elizabeth (A) Pallas 1910–1995
      2. 2. George (Mollett) Knill 1896–
      3. 3. Edith Knill 1910–
    2. 2. Sarah Knill 1873–
    3. 3. Samuel (S) Knill 1875–
    4. 4. Benjamin Knill 1877–
    5. 5. Margaret (E) Knill 1885–
  2. 2. William Knill 1826–1828
  3. 3. Elizabeth Knill 1832–1890
  4. 4. William (Willis) Knill 1834–1899
  5. 5. Margaret (Ann) Knill 1829–1906
  6. 6. Robert Knill 1836–1909
  7. 7. Sarah (Mary) Knill 1838–

Margaret Willis's Timeline

3 Records

1800
1800
Birth of Margaret Willis in Embleton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
Embleton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
1841
1841
Age 41
Margaret Willis resided here in Embleton, Northumberland, England
Embleton, Northumberland, England
1873
20 April 1873
Age 73
Death of Margaret Willis in Roddam, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
Roddam, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Embleton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 819; Book: 13; Civil Parish: Embleton; County: Northumberland; Enumeration District: 12a; Folio: 5; Page: 10; Line: 10; GSU roll: 438884
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Embleton, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 819; Book: 13; Civil Parish: Embleton; County: Northumberland; Enumeration District: 12a; Folio: 5; Page: 10; Line: 10; GSU roll: 438884

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 April 1873
    Event Place: Roddam, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Embleton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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