Thomas Wills - Accused Bigamist

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: [unknown]
Surnames/tags: wills blackler

Thomas Wills married Mary Ann Blackler in 1842 in Devon.^[1]

1851: Thomas Wills (30) head of household in Alverstoke registration district in Hampshire, England. Born in Veer, Devon, England.^[2]

17 Dec 1859: AUCTION

15 Sep 1860: The Royal Arms - License.

1861: Mary Ann Wills (44, brewer's wife; "Royal Arms") head of household in Alverstoke registration district in Hampshire, England. Born in Harberton, Devon, England.^[3]

01 Mar 1862: PUBLIC AUCTION

08 Mar 1862: STOKE ROAD, PEEL TERRACE, AND ANGLESEY, NEAR GOSPORT

04 Jun 1870: A New Yorker Causes the Arrest of His Father - Singular Case.

07 Jun 1870: Trial of An Alleged Bigamist.

07 Jun 1870: The Bigamy Case of Thomas Wills

18 Nov 1870: Marry A Wills (53) in Philadelphia Ward 26 Dist 86 (2nd Enum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ^[4]

21 Oct 1873: Arrested on the Charge of Bigamy.

22 Oct 1873: Arrested on Charge of Bigamy

22 Oct 1873: CHARGE OF BIGAMY.

14 May 1874: Local Miscellany

18 Jun 1874: Circuit Court

1880: Mary Ann Wills (63), married, Keeps House, head of household in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in England.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "England, Devon, Parish Registers, 1538-1912"
   FamilySearch Record: KC92-7D9 (accessed 25 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 939N-QW9V-BG Image number 00108
   Thomas Wills marriage to Mary Ann Blackler in 1842 in Devon, England, United Kingdom.
2. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 1660; Folio: 29; Page: 50; GSU roll: 193567; ED, institution, or vessel: 1a; Household Schedule Number: 230
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record uki1851 #5810817 (accessed 27 September 2022)
   Thomas Wills (30) head of household in Alverstoke registration district in Hampshire, England. Born in Veer, Devon, England.
3. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England Census"
   Class: RG 9; Piece: 645; Folio: 37; Page: 3; GSU roll: 542677; ED, institution, or vessel: 2; Household schedule number: 12
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8767 #7881790 (accessed 27 September 2022)
   Mary Ann Wills (44) head of household in Alverstoke registration district in Hampshire, England. Born in Harberton, Devon, England.
4. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 26 Dist 86 (2nd Enum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1441; Page: 148A
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #6395378 (accessed 27 September 2022)
   Marry A Wills (53) in Philadelphia Ward 26 Dist 86 (2nd Enum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
5. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1189; Page: 186B; Enumeration District: 656
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #648062 (accessed 27 September 2022)
   Mary Ann Wills (63), married, Keeps House, head of household in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in England.