Richard
Benjamin
"Dick"
Willis
Born in Horning, Norfolk, England
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Lingwood Willis
and Mary Ann (Sims) Willis
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Eleanor Ann (Peart) Mackett
— married
about 1907 in Chatham, Kent, England
Descendants 
Father of
Cecil (Willis) Mackett
Died
at age 44
in Gillingham, Kent, England
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Oct 2017
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Biography
[Richard Willis Birth Date: 24 Nov 1868 Enlistment Date: 27 Feb 1888 Division: Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division Register Number: 4114; Richard Willis No. 350126 Date of Birth: 27? Nov 1868 Place of Birth: Horning, Norfolk UK Date of entry into the Royal Navy: 5 Jun 1897. Occ. on entry: Royal Marine Light Infantry PO/4114. Ref. Q 13914 19 Nov 1982 (ADM 159/7) PRO Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU). Ship and shore establishment served on: Rating: Probationary Ship Corporal second class 5 Jun 1897. HMS Pembroke: 5 Jun 1897 to 22 Sep 1897. HMS Powerful: 23 Sep 1897 to 5 Jan 1898. HMS Tamar: 6 Jan 1898 to 15 Apr 1900. HMS Pembroke: 16 Apr 1900 to 21 Oct 1900. Rating: Ship Corporal first class 5 Jun 1899. HMS Ganges: 22 Oct 1900 to 14 Jun 1904. Note: Medal: For Long Service and Good Conduct Medal - HMS Ganges. HMS Pembroke: 15 Jun 1904 to 20 Jun 1904. HMS Illustrious: 21 Jun 1904 to 14 May 1905. HMS Prince George: 15 May 1905 to 4 Mar 1907. HMS Pembroke: 5 Mar 1907 to 19 Mar 1907. HMS Acheron: 20 Mar 1907 to 14 Dec 1908. Note: Ship Police R.N. on H.M.S. Acheron, Chatham, when married: 9 Nov 1907 at age 38. HMS Irresistible: 15 Dec 1908 to 19 Jan 1910. HMS Pembroke: 20 Jan 1910 to 22 Feb 1910. Discharge: pensioned (age 42). Died: 13 Jul 1913, Gillingham Kent UK. Aged 44; Date 27? November 1868 Catalogue reference ADM 188/529 Dept Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies Series Admiralty: Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services Piece 350001-350500 Number of image files: 1 Image Reference Format and Version Part Number Size (KB) Number of Pages Price (£) 112 / 109 PDF 1.2 1 108 1 3.50. [1]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard:
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~25.00%
Robert Mackett
:
23andMe, GEDmatch RJ3357733 [compare]
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~12.50%
Dick Mackett :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WP5974343 [compare], yourDNAportal RIC2c3402bc, Ancestry member radick_mackett
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Rejected matches › Benjamin Perryman Willis (1870-)
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