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Walter George Willis 1877 – 1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 June 1877

Birth Location: Kapunda, South Australia

Death Date: 24 Jan 1951

Death Location: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Father: Joseph Willis

Mother: Maria Smith

Spouse(s): Ann Curl

Children(s): Rubina Willis, Walter Willis, Francis Willis, Rita Willis, Dulcie Willis, Gertrude Willis, Hazel Willis, Gladys Willis, George Willis, Leslie Willis

Walter George Willis was born in 1877 in Kapunda, South Australia, the child of Joseph Steven Willis and Maria Snell nee Smith. In 1939, Walter George Willis resided in Hindmarsh, Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia. Walter George Willis married Ann (Annie) Curl, and had children including Rubina Florence Olive Willis, Walter Alfred John (Jack) Willis, Francis Robert (Frank) Willis, Rita Olive (Doll) Willis, Dulcie May Willis, Gertrude Annie Willis, Hazel Edna Willis, Gladys Jean Willis, George Allan Willis, Leslie Ronald Willis. Walter George Willis passed away in 1951 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

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Biography

  • Walter George Willis was born in 1877 in Kapunda, South Australia, the child of Joseph Steven Willis and Maria Snell nee Smith.
  • In 1939, Walter George Willis resided in Hindmarsh, Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia.
  • Walter George Willis married Ann (Annie) Curl, and had children including Rubina Florence Olive Willis, Walter Alfred John (Jack) Willis, Francis Robert (Frank) Willis, Rita Olive (Doll) Willis, Dulcie May Willis, Gertrude Annie Willis, Hazel Edna Willis, Gladys Jean Willis, George Allan Willis, Leslie Ronald Willis.
  • Walter George Willis passed away in 1951 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Willis's Ancestors

Self
Walter Willis
1877 – 1951
Birth Place: Kapunda, South Australia
Parents
Joseph Steven Willis
1853 – 1926
Bowden South Australia
Maria (Snell nee) Smith
1845 – 1900
South Australia
Grandparents
Thomas (Joseph) Willis
1813 – 1881
Mursley Buckinghamshire England United Kingdom
Sally\ (Sarah) Cousins
1814 – 1894
Southampton, Fareham
George Smith
1825 –
Margaret Williams
1834 –
Wales, York, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Willis
1785 – 1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Willis's Descendants

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Walter (George) Willis (16 June 1877 – 24 Jan 1951) m. Ann ((Annie)) Curl (4.12.1878 – 3.10.1948)
  1. 1. Rubina (Florence Olive) Willis (11 April 1901 – 12 Apr 1901)
  2. 2. Walter (Alfred John (Jack)) Willis (5 May 1902 – 7 Jan 1970) m. Winifred (Mary) Lunn (28 August 1904 – 7 February 1931) m. Kathleen Reed (22 March 1916 – 1 January 2014)
    1. 1. Raymond (John) Willis (20 August 1927 – 16 July 2006)
    2. 2. Peter (Alfred) Willis (2 May 1929 – 16 Mar 1995)
  3. 3. Francis (Robert (Frank)) Willis (17 May 1904 – 11 Jan 1960) m. Margaret (Ellen) Todd (21 Nov 1913 – 1995)
  4. 4. Rita (Olive (Doll)) Willis (9 June 1906 – 6 Oct 1976) m. Stanley Willis (20 January 1904 – 8 July 1978)
    1. 1. Gladys (Merle) Willis (30 Jul 1926 – 16 May 1934)
  5. 5. Dulcie (May) Willis (24 APR 1909 – 2.11.1952)
  6. 6. Gertrude (Annie) Willis (4 Apr 1911 – 29 May 2003)
  7. 7. Hazel (Edna) Willis (28 May 1913 – 01 Jul 2001)
  8. 8. Gladys (Jean) Willis (1 Feb 1915 – 9 Sept 1995)
  9. 9. George (Allan) Willis (18 Aug 1917 – 2 Jan 2006)
  10. 10. Leslie (Ronald) Willis (5 March 1920 – 27 Nov 1973)

Walter Willis's Timeline

4 Records

1877
16 June 1877
Birth of Walter George Willis in Kapunda, South Australia
Kapunda, South Australia
1900
1900
Age 23
Walter George Willis was married in Hindmarsh, South Australia
Hindmarsh, South Australia
1939
1939
Age 62
Walter George Willis resided here in Hindmarsh, Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia
Hindmarsh, Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia
1951
24 Jan 1951
Age 74
Death of Walter George Willis in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 June 1877
    Event Place: Kapunda, South Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Hindmarsh, South Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Hindmarsh, Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1951
    Event Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985

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