Born in New Zealand
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Willis
and Elizabeth (Reynolds) Willis
Sister of
George Reynolds Willis, Annie Elizabeth Willis, Henry Willis, Ellen Maria (Willis) Archer, John Willis, Thomas Job Willis, Joseph Charles Stevens Willis, Elizabeth Ellen Willis and Alice Maud Mary (Willis) Morgan
Wife of
Charles Alfred Sellars
— married
28 Mar 1900 in New Zealand
Mother of
Lancelot Stanley Willis Sellars
Died
at age 46
in Te Kuiti, King Country, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Apr 2017
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Biography
Baptised 20 December 1863
Buried in Te Kuiti Old Cemetery, Block I, Plot 19
Inscription: In Loving Memory of Emily, Beloved Wife of Charles A Sellars, Died 5th October 1910, Aged 47 Years "Home At Last Thy Labour Done, Safe And Blest The Victory Won, Jordan Past From Pain Set Free, Angels Have Now Welcomed Thee" also, Alice, Dearly Beloved Wife of James B Morgan, and Sister of the Above, Who Died At Te Kuiti, April 24th 1916, Aged 42 years and Who By Long Suffering Patiently Born, Ennobled Herself To All
Sources
- Nancy Sontgen, Christchurch (1995)
- NZBDM birth 1863/14817 Willis Emily mother: Elizabeth father: George
- NZBDM marriage 1900/1001 Emily Willis Charles Alfred Sellars
- NZBDM death 1910/6562 Sellars Emily 47Y
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219518303/emily-sellars: accessed 21 August 2022), memorial page for Emily Willis Sellars (1863–4 Oct 1910), Find a Grave Memorial ID 219518303, citing Te Kuiti Old Cemetery, Te Kuiti, Waitomo District, Waikato, New Zealand; Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emily by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emily:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emily by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emily:
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~6.25%
Beverley Wilson
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~6.25%
Ruth (Willis) Austin :
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