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Sarah Maria, Rosina Willis 1875 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1875

Birth Location: Kapunda South Australia

Death Date: 1942

Death Location: Canning Western Australia

Father: Joseph Willis

Mother: Maria Smith

Spouse(s): Preston Corney

Children(s): Ida Corney, Jim Corney, Tom Corney, Rob Corney, Roy Corney

Early life: Sarah Maria Rosina Willis arrived in Kapunda South Australia in 1875, born to Joseph Steven Willis and Maria Snell nee Smith. Over time, Sarah Maria Rosina Willis formed a family with Preston George Corney, which included Ida Corney, Jim Corney, Tom Corney, Rob Corney and Roy Corney. Sarah Maria Rosina Willis concluded life in Canning Western Australia in 1942.

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Parents

Joseph Willis
1853 – 1926
Birth Location: Bowden South Australia
JW
Maria Smith
1845 – 1900
Birth Location: South Australia
MS

Spouses(s)

Preston Corney
1870 – 1945
Birth Location: Ramsey, Huntingdon, England
PC

Children(s)

Ida Corney
1897 – 1961
Birth Location: Cue, , Western Australia, Australia
IC
Jim Corney
1899 – 1965
Birth Location: Cue, Western Australia, Australia
JC
Tom Corney
1902 – 1975
Birth Location: Lawler, Western Australia, Australia
TC
Rob Corney
1903 – 1968
Birth Location: Cannington, Western Australia, Australia
RC
Roy Corney
1908 –
Birth Location: Cannington, Western Australia, Australia
RC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 May 1875
    Event Place: Kapunda South Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1925
    Event Place: Canning, Swan, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1942
    Event Place: Canning Western Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
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