Henry Wills I
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Henry Overton Wills I (1761 - 1826)

Henry Overton Wills I
Born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, Englandmap
Husband of — married 24 Jun 1790 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 65 [location unknown]
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Henry Overton (1st) Wills was born on February 3, 1761, in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, to Rebecca Overton and Edmund Wills. He was baptised on 16 May 1761 at the East Street Independent Church, Andover, Hampshire.[1][2]

WD & HO Wills tobacconists was founded as Wills, Watkins & Co. by Henry Overton Wills I and his partner Watkins, who opened a shop in Castle Street, Bristol in 1786. [3]

Ann Day married Henry Overton Wills I on 24 June 1790 at Bristol, Gloucestershire.[4]

In 1826 his sons William Day Wills and Henry Overton Wills II took over the company.[5]

Sources

  1. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3CT-RXM : 18 September 2020), Edmund Wills in entry for Henry Overton Wills, 1761.
    Name Henry Overton Wills
    Sex Male
    Christening Date 16 May 1761
    Christening Place Andover, Hampshire, England
    Christening Place (Original) East Street Independent, Andover, Hampshire, England
    Father's Name Edmund Wills
    Father's Sex Male
    Event Type Christening
  2. "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQK4-3HC : 11 December 2014), Edmund Wills in entry for Henry Overton Wills, 16 May 1761, Baptism; citing p. 16, Andover, Hampshire, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
    Name Henry Overton Wills
    Event Type Baptism
    Christening Date 16 May 1761
    Christening Place Andover, Hampshire
    Father's Name Edmund Wills
  3. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/W.D._%26_H.O._Wills
  4. "England, Bristol Parish Registers, 1538-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT3Y-F5W : 19 July 2017), Henry Overton Wills and Ann Day, 1790.
    Name Henry Overton Wills
    Sex Male
    Residence Place Bristol, St Peter, Gloucestershire
    Marital Status Married
    Spouse's Residence Place Bristol, St Peter, Gloucestershire
    Marriage Date 24 Jun 1790
    Marriage Place Bristol, St Peter, Gloucestershire, England
    Event Type Marriage
    Spouse's Name Ann Day
    Spouse's Gender Female
    Spouse's Marital Status Single
  5. Wikipedia




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