Rebecca Irwin (McDowall) Willis (1885 - 1940)

Born 1885 in Paddington, New South Wales, Australia

Wife of Christopher John Willis — married 1915 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died 17 Jan 1940 at about age 55 in Paddington, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Rebecca (McDowall) Willis was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Rebecca was born in 1885. ^[1] She was the daughter of Louis McDowall and Elizabeth McLaughlan.

She married Donald Sinclair in 1906. ^[2]

She married Christopher Willis in 1915. ^[3]

She passed away in 1940. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Certificate
   New South Wales BDM Registration: 9447/1885
   MCDOWALL REBECCA J
   Father: LOUIS
   Mother: ELIZABETH
   District: PADDINGTON
2. ↑ Marriage Certificate
   New South Wales BDM Registration: 106/1906
   Groom: SINCLAIR DONALD
   Bride: MCDOWALL REBECCA I
   District: SYDNEY
3. ↑ Marriage Certificate
   New South Wales BDM Registration: 3960/1915
   Groom: WILLIS CHRISTOPHER J
   Bride: MCDOWALL BERTHA R I E
   District: SYDNEY
4. ↑ Death Certificate
   New South Wales BDM Registration: 1067/1940
   WILLIS REBECCA IRVINE
   Father: LOUIS WILLIAM
   Mother: ELIZABETH
   District: PADDINGTON
5. ↑ Death Notice: Family Notices (1940, January 19). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 10. Retrieved August 19, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17651493

   WILLIS.—January 17, 1940, at her residence, 64 Cascade Street, Paddington, Rebecca Irwin Willis (late of Manly), aged 53 years.

6. ↑ Funeral Notice: Family Notices (1940, January 19). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 10. Retrieved August 19, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17651483
7. ↑ Probate: Advertising (1940, January 31). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 - 1954), p. 11. Retrieved August 19, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article248238279

   In the Will of BERTHA IRVING WILLIS also known as REBECCA WILLIS late of Paddington In the State of New South Wales Widow Deceased.

8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 19 August 2022), memorial page for Rebecca Irvine Willis (1887–19 Jan 1940), Find A Grave: Memorial #218673099, citing Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, Waverley Council, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980).