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Samuel Day WILLS 1837–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 MAR 1837

Birth Location: Kingsdown, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

Death Date: 7 JUL 1909

Death Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

Father: Henry II.

Mother: Isabella BOARD

Spouse(s): Elizabeth BOURNE, Eva TUBBS

Children(s): Eric WILLS, Harold WILLS, Alice WILLS, Walter WILLS, Norman WILLS, Mary WILLS, Harold WILLS, William WILLS, Allen WILLS

In 1837, Samuel Day WILLS entered the world in Kingsdown, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England., born to Henry Overton Wills Ii And Isabella Board. In 1841, Samuel Day WILLS resided in St James Out and St Paul Out, Gloucestershire, Eng. In 1851, Samuel Day WILLS resided in Bristol St James and St Paul, Gloucestershire, Eng. Samuel Day WILLS married Elizabeth Granger Bourne, Eva Blanche Tubbs, and had children including Alice Murriel Wills, Allen G Wills, Eric Foulger Wills, Harold T Wills, Harold Temple Wills, Mary Edna Gertrude Wills, Norman Wills, Walter Kenneth Wills, William Day Wills. Samuel Day WILLS passed away in 1909 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England..

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Biography

  • In 1837, Samuel Day WILLS entered the world in Kingsdown, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England., born to Henry Overton Wills Ii And Isabella Board.
  • In 1841, Samuel Day WILLS resided in St James Out and St Paul Out, Gloucestershire, Eng.
  • In 1851, Samuel Day WILLS resided in Bristol St James and St Paul, Gloucestershire, Eng.
  • Samuel Day WILLS married Elizabeth Granger Bourne, Eva Blanche Tubbs, and had children including Alice Murriel Wills, Allen G Wills, Eric Foulger Wills, Harold T Wills, Harold Temple Wills, Mary Edna Gertrude Wills, Norman Wills, Walter Kenneth Wills, William Day Wills.
  • Samuel Day WILLS passed away in 1909 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England..

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry II.
1800–1871
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
HI
Isabella BOARD
1806–1843
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth BOURNE
1800–1884
Birth Location: Walton Naze, Essex, England
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Eva TUBBS
1854–1946
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England.
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Children(s)

Eric WILLS
1889–1961
Birth Location: Barton Regis, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
EW
Harold WILLS
1862–
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
HW
Alice WILLS
1876–1953
Birth Location: Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
AW
Walter WILLS
1873–
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
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Norman WILLS
1862–
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
NW
Mary WILLS
1866–1942
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
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Harold WILLS
1864–
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
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William WILLS
1869–1855
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
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Allen WILLS
1868–
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
AW

Samuel WILLS's Ancestors

Self
Samuel WILLS
1837–1909
Birth Place: Kingsdown, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
Parents
Henry Overton WILLS II.
1800–1871
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
Isabella BOARD
1806–1843
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
Grandparents
Henry (Overton WILLS) I.
1761–1826
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
Ann DAY
1763–1835
St Phillip & St Jacobs, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
Great-Grandparents
William DAY
1730–1794
Ann BRAIN
1736–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel BRAIN
1712–1779
Mary WILLMOTT
1722–1838

Samuel WILLS's Descendants

1.
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Samuel (Day) WILLS (14 MAR 1837–7 JUL 1909) m. Elizabeth (Granger) BOURNE (ABT 1800–25 DEC 1884) m. Eva (Blanche) TUBBS (28 JUL 1854–18 FEB 1946)
  1. 1. Eric (Foulger) WILLS 1889–1961
  2. 2. Harold (Temple) WILLS 1862–
  3. 3. Alice (Murriel) WILLS 1876–1953
  4. 4. Walter (Kenneth) WILLS 1873–
  5. 5. Norman WILLS 1862–
  6. 6. Mary (Edna Gertrude) WILLS 1866–1942
  7. 7. Harold (T) WILLS 1864–
  8. 8. William (Day) WILLS 1869–1855
  9. 9. Allen (G) WILLS 1868–

Samuel WILLS's Timeline

9 Records

1837
14 MAR 1837
Birth of Samuel Day WILLS in Kingsdown, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
Kingsdown, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
1841
1841
Age 4
Samuel Day WILLS resided here in St James Out and St Paul Out, Gloucestershire, England
St James Out and St Paul Out, Gloucestershire, England
1851
1851
Age 14
Samuel Day WILLS resided here in Bristol St James and St Paul, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol St James and St Paul, Gloucestershire, England
1861
1861
Age 24
Samuel Day WILLS resided here in Bristol St James and St Paul, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol St James and St Paul, Gloucestershire, England
1871
1871
Age 34
Samuel Day WILLS resided here in Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
1881
1881
Age 44
Samuel Day WILLS resided here in Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
1891
1891
Age 54
Samuel Day WILLS resided here in Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
1901
1901
Age 64
Samuel Day WILLS resided here in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
1909
7 JUL 1909
Age 72
Death of Samuel Day WILLS in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 MAR 1837
    Event Place: Kingsdown, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
    Record Source:
    [1] International, Find a Grave Index
    [2] England, Select Plymouth and West Devon, Parish Registers, 1538-1912
    [3] England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Birth Certificates from the Presbyterian, Independent and Baptist Registry and from the Wesleyan Methodist Metropolitan Registry; Class Number: RG 5; Piece Number: 160
    [4] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [5] England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 4676
    [6] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [7] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2367; Folio: 77; Page: 5
    [8] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2482; Folio: 73; Page: 9; GSU roll: 1341597
    [9] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2544; Folio: 65; Page: 14; GSU roll: 835258
    [10] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 1968; Folio: 91; Page: 4
    [11] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [12] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Arnos Vale, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
    Record Source:
    [1] International, Find a Grave Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 1968; Folio: 91; Page: 4

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 JUL 1909
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
    Record Source:
    [1] International, Find a Grave Index
    [2] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2544; Folio: 65; Page: 14; GSU roll: 835258

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2482; Folio: 73; Page: 9; GSU roll: 1341597

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2367; Folio: 77; Page: 5

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: St James Out and St Paul Out, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Bristol St James and St Paul, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Bristol St James and St Paul, Gloucestershire, England
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