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Richard Wills 1815–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Jan 1815

Birth Location: Ashburton, Devon, England, UK

Death Date: Jan 1886

Death Location: Goodrington, Devon, England, UK

Father: Henry Wills

Mother: Maria Henshaw

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In 1815, Richard Wills entered the world in Ashburton, Devon, England, UK, born to Henry Joseph Wills And Maria Henshaw. Richard Wills passed away in 1886 in Goodrington, Devon, England, UK.

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Biography

  • In 1815, Richard Wills entered the world in Ashburton, Devon, England, UK, born to Henry Joseph Wills And Maria Henshaw.
  • Richard Wills passed away in 1886 in Goodrington, Devon, England, UK.

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Richard Wills's Ancestors

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Richard Wills
1815–1886
Birth Place: Ashburton, Devon, England, UK
Parents
Henry Joseph Wills
1784–1840
Ashburton, Devon, England
Maria Henshaw
1789–1868
Ashburton, Devon, England, UK
Grandparents
Edward (Joseph) Wills
1759–1809
Ashburton, Devon, England
Margaret Leaman
1756–1836
Bristol, England
Great-Grandparents
William Wills
1716–1780
Mary O'Reilly
1706–1787
Thomas Leaman
1728–
Joan Leare
1730–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Wills
1679–1741
Mary Cripps
1697–1743
John O'Reilly
1685–
Edward Leaman
1694–1766
Thomas Leare
1702–
Elizabeth Scott
1703–

Richard Wills's Timeline

2 Records

1815
02 Jan 1815
Birth of Richard Wills in Ashburton, Devon, England, UK
Ashburton, Devon, England, UK
1886
Jan 1886
Age 71
Death of Richard Wills in Goodrington, Devon, England, UK
Goodrington, Devon, England, UK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Jan 1815
    Event Place: Ashburton, Devon, England, UK
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1886
    Event Place: Goodrington, Devon, England, UK
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

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