Eleanor
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Born in Winston, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Joseph Willens
— married
3 Nov 1832 in Staindrop, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
William Willans, Jane (Willans) Miller, Eleanor Willans, Esther Willans, Margaret Willans, Elizabeth (Willans) Nixon, Joseph Willans and Stephen Close Willans
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Eleanor married Joseph Willins on 3 November 1832 in Staindrop, Durham, England.[1] 3 Nov 1832 Joseph Willens (of Raby in this parish) married Eleanor Close (of Raby in this parish) Witnesses: Stephen Close; Elizabeth Wade [2]
In the 1841 census Eleanor (age 34) was in Raby Park Plantation, Staindrop, Durham, England.[3]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Joseph Willens | M | 35 | Durham | |
| Eleanor Willens | F | 34 | Durham | |
| William Willens | M | 8 | Durham | |
| Jane Willens | F | 5 | Durham | |
| Eleanor Willens | F | 2 | Durham |
In the 1851 census Ellen (age 42) was the wife of Joseph Willens in Durham, England.[4]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Joseph Willens | Head | Married | M | 43 | Labourer In The Woods | Cockfield, Durham |
| Ellen Willens | Wife | Married | F | 42 | Winston, Durham | |
| Jane Willens | Daughter | F | 15 | Scholar | Raby, Durham | |
| Ellen Willens | Daughter | F | 12 | Scholar | Raby, Durham | |
| Esther Willens | Daughter | F | 9 | Scholar | Raby, Durham | |
| Margaret Willens | Daughter | F | 7 | Raby, Durham | ||
| Elizabeth Willens | Daughter | F | 4 | Raby, Durham |
In the 1861 census Eleanor (age 54) was the wife of Joseph Willins in Staindrop, Durham, England.[5]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Joseph Willins | Head | Married | M | 55 | Woodman | Cockfield, Durham |
| Eleanor Willins | Wife | Married | F | 54 | Winston, Durham | |
| Mary Willins | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 18 | ..., Durham |
In the 1881 census Eleanor (age 73) was the wife of Joseph Willans in Raby Park, Raby And Keverstone, Durham, England.[6]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Joseph Willans | Head | Married | M | 75 | Lodge Keeper | Cockfield, Durham, England |
| Eleanor Willans | Wife | Married | F | 73 | Winstone, Durham, England |
Sources
- ↑
Marriage:
"FreeReg UK Parish Register database"
Durham; Staindrop; St Mary; Register of unspecified type; File line number: 133
FreeReg Transcription (accessed 1 July 2023)
Eleanor Close marriage to Joseph Willins on 3 Nov 1832 in Staindrop, Durham, England. - ↑ Durham Records Online https://www.durhamrecordsonline.com/
- ↑
1841 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1841"
citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: MQBX-FP6 (accessed 1 July 2023)
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Eleanor Willens (34) in Staindrop in Teesdale registration district in Durham, England. Born in Durham. - ↑
1851 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1851"
citing , Durham, England, p. 17; citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: SGJ5-37W (accessed 1 July 2023)
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Ellen Willens (42), wife, in household of Joseph Willens (43) in Durham, England in Teesdale registration district in Durham, England. Born in Winston, Durham. - ↑
1861 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1861"
citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: M7Z8-MF7 (accessed 1 July 2023)
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Eleanor Willins (54), wife, in household of Joseph Willins (55) in Staindrop in Teesdale registration district in Durham, England. Born in Winston, Durham. - ↑
1881 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1881"
citing p. 10, Piece/Folio 4932/15, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,367.
FamilySearch Record: Q271-3Z66 (accessed 1 July 2023)
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Eleanor Willans (73), wife, in household of Joseph Willans (75) in Raby And Keverstone in Teesdale registration district in Durham, England. Born in Winstone, Durham, England.
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