George Willis was the son of Elizabeth and Thomas Willis. He was baptised on 12 April 1812 at Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire. George married Elizabeth Reynolds at Banbury, Oxfordshire, and the following year they sailed to New Zealand, settling in Canterbury.
George is buried in the Waddington Cemetery, Canterbury, NZ. He arrived in NZ on board the ship ' Cressy" with wife Elizabeth in 1850. They had a baby (George) who died on the way to NZ, so they named their next baby George. He built a Hotel in Sheffield that was a stop for the Cobb and Co coaches that travelled to the West Coast.
Buried in Waddington Cemetery, Selwyn District, Canterbury, Row 23, Plot 15
Inscription: In Loving Memory Of GEORGE WILLIS of Sheffield. Who Departed This Life April 7th 1890, Aged 80 Years. Only Waiting Till The Angels Open Wide The Mystic Gate. Also ELIZABETH, Wife Of The Above Who Entered Into Rest Sept 27th 1902, Aged 74 Years. She Hath Done What She Could.
Nancy Sontgen, Christchurch (1995)
NZBDM: death - 1890/3381 Willis George 80Y
NZ birth - 1853/3128 Willis NR mother: Elizabeth father: George
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 October 2019), memorial page for George Willis (1810–7 Apr 1890), Find A Grave Memorial no. 178732447, citing Waddington Cemetery, Waddington, Selwyn District, Canterbury, New Zealand ; Maintained by Southern Man (contributor 48043025) .
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