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William Willis Burgess 1843 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1843

Birth Location: Combe Martin, Devon, England

Death Date: 15 Mar 1942

Death Location: Barnstaple, Devon, England

Father: Charles Burgess

Mother: Mary Willis

Spouse(s): Emma Blake

Children(s): William Burgess, Arthur Burgess, Thomas Burgess, Florence Burgess

1843 marked the beginning of William Willis Burgess's life in Combe Martin, Devon, England, to parents Charles Burgess and Mary Willis. Eventually, William Willis Burgess married Emma Blake, and they welcomed William Henry Burgess, Arthur Burgess, Thomas Burgess and Florence Mabel Burgess. William Willis Burgess passed in 1942 at Barnstaple, Devon, England.

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Parents

Charles Burgess
1815 – 1894
Birth Location: Pilton, Devon, England
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Mary Willis
1815 – 1893
Birth Location: Comb Martin, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Emma Blake
1855 –
Birth Location: Combe Martin, Devon, England
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Children(s)

William Burgess
1877 – 1953
Birth Location: Barnstaple, Devon, England
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Arthur Burgess
1879 – 1958
Birth Location: Combmartin, Devon, England
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Thomas Burgess
1881 – 1962
Birth Location: Combe Martin, Devon, England
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Florence Burgess
1887 – 1944
Birth Location: Combe Martin, Devon, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt. 1843
    Event Place: Combe Martin, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1776; Folio: 59; Page: 11; GSU roll: 6096886

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1875
    Event Place: Combmartin
    Record Source: Devon, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1920, Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at South West Heritage Trust; Taunton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Combmartin, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Combe Martin, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1776; Folio: 59; Page: 11; GSU roll: 6096886

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Combe Martin, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2147; Folio: 13; Page: 18

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Combe Martin, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 Mar 1942
    Event Place: Barnstaple, Devon, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5b; Page: 872
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