William Wills (1792 - 1855)

Born 28 Jan 1792 in Atherstone, Warwickshire, England

Husband of Mary (Harcourt) Wills — married 1818 in Atherstone, Warwickshire, England

Descendants

Died Jan 1855 at about age 62 in Atherstone, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

William Wills was born in Warwickshire, England.

Name: William Wills. Birth date 28 Jan 1792^[1]

Residence: Long Street Garden Row Atherstone ^[2]

Death 1855^[3]

Burial Date 28 Jan 1855 Place Mancetter, Warwickshire, England^[4]

Notes

Hats were made in Atherstone from mediaeval times and there were many small hat factories in the eighteenth century, and some thirty in 1890.

Sources

1. ↑ Warwickshire : Birmingham : St Martin : Bishop's Transcripts : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5817cd47e93790eca3e8408e : viewed 2 Apr 2022) baptism William Wills 28 Feb 1797
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQBK-FGD : 24 May 2019), William Wills, Mancetter, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NKR-NC9 : 31 December 2014), William Wills, 1855; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXTY-9YF : Thu Nov 02 02:13:04 UTC 2023), Entry for William Wills, 28 Jan 1855.