Mary Ann Toogood

F, b. 17 October 1831, d. 23 April 1922
FatherJohn Toogood
MotherSarah Cook b. c 1790
Relationship2nd great-grandmother of David Gardner Crouch
Married NameHer married name was (Toogood) Wills. 
Birth*Mary Ann Toogood was born on 17 October 1831 at Scarrott's Lane, Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12  
Residence*She lived in 1852 at Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.1 
(Witness) MarriageShe witnessed the marriage of George Gray and Elizabeth Toogood on 29 February 1852 at Baptist Chapel, Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.13 
Marriage*Mary Ann Toogood married William Bird Wills, son of Lawrence Wills and Sarah Hersey, on 8 August 1852 at Zion Chapel, Quay Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. The wedding party included Elizabeth (Toogood) Gray and George Gray.1,14 
Residence*Mary Ann (Toogood) Wills and William Bird Wills lived in 1853 at Brunswick Road, West Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.15 
Birth of DaughterHer daughter Mary Jane Wills was born on 27 July 1853 at Brunswick Road, West Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.15,2,3,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23 
Emigration*Mary Ann (Toogood) Wills and William Bird Wills emigrated on 28 March 1854 from England.14 
Immigration*Mary Ann (Toogood) Wills and William Bird Wills immigrated on 1 June 1854 to Quebec City, Canada East, British North America.6,14,8 
Birth of DaughterHer daughter Sarah Elizabeth Wills was born on 30 July 1855 at London, Middlesex, Canada West, British North America.2,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36 
ResidenceMary Ann (Toogood) Wills and William Bird Wills lived between 1857 and 1914 at Mitchell, Perth, Canada West, British North America.11,12 
Property-Sale*Mary Ann (Toogood) Wills signed a release permitting the sale of Lots 33 and 43, Plan 137, London, Middlesex, Canada West, British North America , on 13 July 1857 from William Bird Wills to Henry Hall Browne for five (5) shillings.37  
Birth of DaughterHer daughter Kezia Ann Wills was born on 22 April 1859 at Mitchell, Perth, Canada West, British North America.38,2,3,39,40,5,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51 
CensusMary Ann (Toogood) Wills appeared on the census of 1861 as the wife of William Bird Wills at Mitchell, Perth, Canada West, British North America.2 
Birth of DaughterHer daughter Jemima Martha Wills was born on 22 April 1861 at Mitchell, Perth, Canada West, British North America.52,53 
Death of DaughterHer daughter Jemima Martha Wills died on 17 August 1862 at Mitchell, Perth, Canada West, British North America.53 
Birth of SonHer son John Lawrence Wills was born on 17 May 1863 at Mitchell, Perth, Canada West, British North America.3,4,54,55,56,57,58,59,60 
Birth of DaughterHer daughter Rosetta Berthia Wills was born on 3 November 1865 at Mitchell, Perth, Canada West, British North America.3,4,61,62,63,54,64,65,66,67,68 
Birth of DaughterHer daughter Emma Hersey Wills was born on 17 October 1867 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.3,4,5,6,7,69,70 
Birth of SonHer son James Henry Wills was born on 16 September 1869 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.3,4,71,72 
CensusMary Ann (Toogood) Wills appeared on the census of 1871 as the wife of William Bird Wills at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.3 
Birth of DaughterHer daughter Martha O'Breena Wills was born on 13 May 1873 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.4,5,73,74,75,76,77,78,79 
Marriage of DaughterHer daughter Mary Jane Wills married Mark Thomas Butcher, son of Rev. John Watson Butcher and Maria Frances Hart, on 14 July 1876 at Lot 13, Park Lot 21, Plan 337 (Joseph Keterson Survey), 65 Waterloo Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada .16,80 
Marriage of DaughterHer daughter Sarah Elizabeth Wills married Richard Davison, son of William Davison and Ester Bellerby, on 31 January 1877 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.24,27 
(Witness) MarriageMary Ann (Toogood) Wills witnessed the marriage of Joseph Stephen Hubbard and Rachel Clarke on 17 September 1879 at Bowmanville, Northumberland and Durham, Ontario, Canada.81 
CensusMary Ann (Toogood) Wills appeared on the census of 1881 as the wife of William Bird Wills at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.4 
Marriage of DaughterHer daughter Kezia Ann Wills married Alfred Aldsworth, son of William Aldsworth and Jane (?), on 28 January 1885 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.40,82 
Marriage of DaughterHer daughter Rosetta Berthia Wills married Daniel Francis, son of John Francis and Ann (?), on 29 July 1885 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.61,83 
CensusMary Ann (Toogood) Wills appeared on the census of 1891 as the wife of William Bird Wills at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.5 
Marriage of DaughterHer daughter Martha O'Breena Wills married Albert John Blowes, son of William J. Blowes and Martha (?), on 23 December 1891 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.73,79 
Marriage of SonHer son James Henry Wills married Norah Jane Taylor, daughter of William Taylor and Hannah "Anna" Glanville, on 28 February 1894 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.84 
Marriage of DaughterHer daughter Kezia Ann (Wills) Aldsworth married Cornelius A. Taylor, son of John Taylor and Eccy (?), on 9 December 1896 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.41,42 
Census*Mary Ann Toogood appeared on the census of 1901 as the wife of William Bird Wills at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.6 
(Beneficiary) WillMary Ann Toogood was listed as a beneficiary in the will of William Bird Wills dated 21 February 1911 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, and was bequeathed "the use rents and benefits arising and accruing from all my real and personal estate during her natural life";
"I direct and appoint that my wife Mary Ann shall have the use rents and benefits arising and accruing from all my real and personal estate during her natural life and at her decease I give devise and bequeath to my daughter Emma Hersey all my Real and Personal Estate of every nature and kind whatsoever to be hers her heirs and assigns absolutely."85 
CensusMary Ann (Toogood) Wills appeared on the census of 1911 as the wife of William Bird Wills at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.7 
Event-Misc*William Bird Wills and Mary Ann (Toogood) Wills celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary on 8 August 1912 at the home of their daughter, Martha O'Breena (Wills) Blowes at 53 Toronto Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada .86
ResidenceMary Ann Toogood lived between 1914 and 1922 at Lot 13, Park Lot 21, Plan 337 (Joseph Keterson Survey), 65 Waterloo Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada .8 
Death of SpouseHer husband William Bird Wills died on 8 October 1914 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.87,88,14
Death*Mary Ann (Toogood) Wills died on 23 April 1922 of "senility (primary) and myocarditis (contributory)" at Lot 13, Park Lot 21, Plan 337 (Joseph Keterson Survey), 65 Waterloo Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada , at age 90. The informant listed on the death certificate was Emma Hersey Wills.8,11,12,9
Burial*Mary Ann (Toogood) Wills was buried on 25 April 1922 at Woodland Cemetery, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.9,10

Family

William Bird Wills b. 9 Oct 1827, d. 8 Oct 1914
Marriage*She married William Bird Wills, son of Lawrence Wills and Sarah Hersey, on 8 August 1852 at Zion Chapel, Quay Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. The wedding party included Elizabeth (Toogood) Gray and George Gray.1,14 
Children
Last Edited4 Jan 2026

Citations

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