Isabella (Hall) Willis (abt. 1880 - 1958)

Born about 1880 in County Dublin, Ireland

Wife of James Willis — married 1900 in Dublin, Ireland

Died 23 May 1958 at about age 78 in County Fermanagh, Ireland

Biography

Isabella Hall was born in County Dublin about 1880.

Isabella and James Willis were married in the third quarter of 1900, in Dublin South.

The 1901 census of Killann, County Wexford, records James Willis, a teacher at the National School in Killann aged 27, born in County Carlow; and Isabella, his wife aged 21, born in County Dublin. ^[1]

James Willis with his wife and 10 children, a Church of Ireland family, moved from Killann, County Wexford to Rosslea during the civil war period in Ireland, 1920-1925. ^[2]

A transcription of the family gravestone by Valerie Ackroyd reads - ^[3]

Clogh Church Cemetery

No. 179

In loving memory of JOSHUA S.WILLIS flying officer R.A.F killed Sep. 1941 aged 33 years

also his brothers

HERBERT JAMES, Sgt. pilot, R.A.F. killed Feb 1939. Buried at Malta, aged 25 years.

JOHN HENRY died June 1922,aged 3 years.

JACOB SAMUEL, Cpl. R. Innis Fus. killed April 1941, aged 19 years.

and their mother ISABELLA, died 23rd May 1958, aged 78 years.

also their father JAMES died 21 Dec 1961, aged 88 years.

Sources

1. ↑ National Archives.ie - 1901 Census
2. ↑ Protestant Migration from the Free State to Northern Ireland, 1920-25: A Private Census for Co. Fermanagh by Terence A. M. Dooley
3. ↑ Headstones, FERMANAGH, CLOGH CHURCH CEMETERY transcribed by Valerie Ackroyd

• MARRIAGE - "Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FYCB-3JS : 10 March 2018), MARRIAGES entry for James Willis and Isabella Hall; citing Dublin South, Jul - Sep 1900, vol. 2, p. 579, General Registry, Custom House, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,259.
• "Ireland Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QRMB-QK6Z : 30 January 2019), Isabella Willis in household of James Willis, Killann, County Cavan, Ireland; citing Census, Killann, County Cavan, Ireland, 0000689666, Public Record Office of Ireland, Belfast.

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