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Victor Arthur Willis 1917–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Dec 1917

Birth Location: Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales

Death Date: 1 Mar 1957

Death Location: Tangmere, Sussex, England

Father: Walter Willis

Mother: Maulbra Parsons

Spouse(s): Gladys Thorne

Children(s): Peter Willis

Victor Arthur Willis was born in 1917 in Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales, the child of Walter Charles Willis And Maulbra Sarah Parsons. In 1921, Victor Arthur Willis resided in Rhondda, Glamorganshire, Wales. In 1946, Victor Arthur Willis resided in Glamorgan, Wales. Victor Arthur Willis married Gladys Ethel Irene Thorne, and had children including Janet E Willis, Paul Charles Willis, Peter Ernest Willis. Victor Arthur Willis passed away in 1957 in Tangmere, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • Victor Arthur Willis was born in 1917 in Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales, the child of Walter Charles Willis And Maulbra Sarah Parsons.
  • In 1921, Victor Arthur Willis resided in Rhondda, Glamorganshire, Wales.
  • In 1946, Victor Arthur Willis resided in Glamorgan, Wales.
  • Victor Arthur Willis married Gladys Ethel Irene Thorne, and had children including Janet E Willis, Paul Charles Willis, Peter Ernest Willis.
  • Victor Arthur Willis passed away in 1957 in Tangmere, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Victor Willis's Ancestors

Self
Victor Willis
1917–1957
Birth Place: Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales
Parents
Walter Charles Willis
1874–1944
Bristol, Somerset, England
Maulbra (Sarah) Parsons
1879–1931
Gloucestershire, Somerset, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Victor Willis's Descendants

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Victor (Arthur) Willis (30 Dec 1917–1 Mar 1957) m. Gladys (Ethel Irene) Thorne (1918–5 Jun 2011)
  1. 1. Peter (Ernest) Willis 1947–2001

Victor Willis's Timeline

7 Records

1917
30 Dec 1917
Birth of Victor Arthur Willis in Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales
Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales
1921
1921
Age 4
Victor Arthur Willis resided here in Rhondda, Glamorganshire, Wales
Rhondda, Glamorganshire, Wales
1946
1946
Age 29
Victor Arthur Willis resided here in Glamorgan, Wales
Glamorgan, Wales
1953
1953-1954
Age 36
Victor Arthur Willis resided here in Tangmere, Sussex, England
Tangmere, Sussex, England
1957
26 Feb 1957
Age 40
Death of Victor Arthur Willis in Chichester, Sussex, England
Chichester, Sussex, England
1957
1 Mar 1957
Age 40
Burial of Victor Arthur Willis in Tangmere, Sussex, England
Tangmere, Sussex, England
1957
26 Jun 1957
Age 40
Victor Arthur Willis - Probate in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1917
    Event Place: Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5h; Page: 546
    [2] West Sussex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, West Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: Par 192151
    [3] United Kingdom, Military Roll of Honour, 1945-2022, United Kingdom; The Armed Forces Memorial Roll of Honour
    [4] 1921 Wales Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 1526596, ED 5, Sch 223; Book: 26596

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Rhondda, Glamorganshire, Wales
    Record Source: 1921 Wales Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 1526596, ED 5, Sch 223; Book: 26596

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source: Glamorganshire, Wales, Electoral Registers, 1832-1978, Glamorgan Archives: Archifau Morgannwg; Cardiff, Wales; Glamorgan Electoral Registers; Reference: GDCRE608

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953-1954
    Event Place: Tangmere, Sussex, England
    Record Source: West Sussex, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1963, West Sussex Record Office; Chichester, West Sussex, England; West Sussex Electoral Registers; Reference: WDCCL731151

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1957
    Event Place: Chichester, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5h; Page: 546
    [3] West Sussex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, West Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: Par 192151
    [4] United Kingdom, Military Roll of Honour, 1945-2022, United Kingdom; The Armed Forces Memorial Roll of Honour

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1957
    Event Place: Tangmere, Sussex, England
    Record Source: West Sussex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, West Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: Par 192151

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1957
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England

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