Sarah Elizabeth Wills

F, b. 26 February 1851, d. 8 January 1934
FatherHenry Lawrence Wills b. 12 Jul 1818, d. 22 Sep 1902
MotherElizabeth Macey b. 12 Sep 1816 or 17 Sep 1816, d. 11 Oct 1908
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of David Gardner Crouch
Birth*Sarah Elizabeth Wills was born on 26 February 1851 at 4 Sackville Street, Southsea, Hampshire, England. Elizabeth (Macey) Wills was listed as the informant on the birth certiifcate.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 
(Daughter) CensusSarah Elizabeth Wills appeared on the census of 1851 as the daughter of Henry Lawrence Wills at Sackville Street, Southsea, Hampshire, England.2 
(Member of household) CensusSarah Elizabeth Wills appeared on the census of 1861 as a member of the household of Henry Lawrence Wills at Mitchell, Perth, Canada West, British North America.3 
Marriage*Sarah Elizabeth Wills married Stephen Miles Edwards, son of William Edwards and Thankful Buck, on 14 February 1868 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.13 
Married Name As of after 14 February 1868,her married name was (Wills) Edwards. 
Property-SaleSarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards signed a release permitting the sale of 167 Waterloo Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada , on 20 February 1868 from Stephen Miles Edwards to James Porter for $100 (one acre).14  
Property-SaleSarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards signed a release permitting the sale of 71 St. Andrew Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada , on 16 November 1870 from Stephen Miles Edwards to Hannah Kerr for $275.15  
Census*Sarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards appeared on the census of 1871 as the wife of Stephen Miles Edwards at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.4 
Birth of DaughterHer daughter Hulda Edwards was born in March 1872 at Ontario, Canada.5,16 
Property-SaleSarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards signed a release permitting the sale of 267 Main Street West, Palmerston, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , on 16 April 1874 from Stephen Miles Edwards to Freeborn Kee for $325.17  
CensusSarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards appeared on the census of 1881 as the wife of Stephen Miles Edwards at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.5 
Property-SaleSarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards signed a release permitting the sale of 182 Montreal Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada , on 26 September 1882 from Stephen Miles Edwards to Jane Chowen for $550.18  
Death of DaughterHer daughter Hulda Edwards died on 7 June 1889 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.16 
CensusSarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards appeared on the census of 1891 as the wife of Stephen Miles Edwards at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.6 
CensusSarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards appeared on the census of 1901 as the wife of Stephen Miles Edwards at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.7 
Property-SaleSarah Elizabeth Wills signed a release permitting the sale of 178 Montreal Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada , on 2 April 1901 from Stephen Miles Edwards to Margaret (Johnston) Edwards for $350.19  
Death of FatherHer father Henry Lawrence Wills died on 22 September 1902 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.20,21,22,23
Residence*Sarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards and Stephen Miles Edwards lived in 1908 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.23 
Death of MotherHer mother Elizabeth (Macey) Wills died on 11 October 1908 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.24,25,26 
(Grantor) Property-SellWilliam George Wills, Sarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards and Berthia E. Wills, heir(s)-at-law of Henry Lawrence Wills sold West Half of Lot 1, Park Lot 21, Plan 337 (Joseph Keterson Survey), 155 St. George Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada , on 30 October 1908 to Martha Ida Gummow for $300.23 
CensusSarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards appeared on the census of 1911 as the wife of Stephen Miles Edwards at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.8 
(Releasor) Property-SaleSarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards signed a release permitting the sale of 183 Ontario Road, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada , on 16 January 1912 from Stephen Miles Edwards to James Kane for $225.27  
(Releasor) Property-SaleSarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards, Caroline Trethewey Susannah (Dungey) Edwards, Margaret (McLaughlin) Edwards, Margaret (Johnston) Edwards and Alice Amelia (Mitchell) Edwards signed a release permitting the sale of 114 John Street (114 Legion Street in 2025), Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada , on 11 March 1912 from Amos Nettleton Edwards, Elizabeth Harriett (Weight) Edwards, Stephen Miles Edwards, William Asel Edwards, Samuel Edwards, Walter Francis Edwards, Lillian May Edwards, John Wesley Edwards, Cecil Roy Edwards and Maud Elizabeth (Edwards) Timms to George Neal for $150.28  
Property-Sale*Sarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards purchased 177-179 Ontario Road, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada , on 8 March 1919 from Stephen Miles Edwards for "natural love and affection and the sum of one dollar".29  
CensusSarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards appeared on the census of 1921 as the wife of Stephen Miles Edwards at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.9 
(Releasor) Property-SaleSarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards signed a release permitting the sale of 115 St. Andrew Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada , on 1 May 1924 from Stephen Miles Edwards to Wilfred Ferguson Levy for $1,200.30  
(Beneficiary) WillSarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards was listed as a beneficiary in the will of William George Wills dated 31 December 1928 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, and was bequeathed $50; The bequeaths were:

To his sister, Berthia Wills:
- $150

To his sister, Mrs. Sarah Edwards:
- $50

To his daughter Mabel:
- $1,000

To his daughter Gertrude:
- $1,400

To his daughter Mary:
- $1,000 and "$250 per year for each year acting as my house keeper to be computed from June 1927..."

To the survivors of his five children:
- an equal share to the residual of the estate.31 
Will*Sarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards left a will on 5 December 1929 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, witnessed by Frank Alexander Campbell and M. Louise Levy. The beneficiaries were Walter Francis Edwards, Berthia E. Wills, Mabel Effie (Wills) Burgess, Gertrude May (Wills) MacFarlane, Mary Murch Wills, Edna Edwards, Harriett Ellen Melissa (Edwards) Hoar, William Thomas Hoar, Margaret May Edwards, Audrey Hoar, Ruth Jean Edwards, Gwendolyn Edwards, Richard "Dick" Brenchley Wills and David Garth Hanson.32 
(Beneficiary) WillSarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards was listed as a beneficiary in the will of Stephen Miles Edwards dated 5 December 1929 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, and was bequeathed "the full rents, interest, and benefits, arising and accruing of and from my Real and Personal Estate of every nature and kind whatsoever during the remainder of her natural life."33 
(Informant) DeathSarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards was listed as an informant on the death certificate of Stephen Miles Edwards on 2 February 1930 at Huron Road, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada; "angina pectoris."34,35 
(Executor) ProbateSarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards was the executor of Stephen Miles Edwards's estate on 29 March 1930 at Surrogate Court, Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada; $7,226.65.36,37 
Census*Sarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards appeared as the head of a household on the census of 1931 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The household also included Berthia E. Wills.10 
Death*Sarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards died on 8 January 1934 of "myocarditis and arteriosclerosis due to bronchitis" at Huron Road, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, at age 82. The informant listed on the death certificate was Mabel Effie (Wills) Burgess.11,12,32 
Burial*Sarah Elizabeth Wills was buried on 10 January 1934 at Woodland Cemetery, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.11,12
ProbateHer estate was probated on 1 February 1934 at Surrogate Court, Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The executors assigned by the court were Walter Francis Edwards and Frank Alexander Campbell. The estate was valued at $6,268.32 
(DeceasedExecutor) Property-Sale-SelfWalter Francis Edwards along with Frank Alexander Campbell, executor(s) of the estate of Sarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards sold 177-179 Ontario Road, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada , on 16 April 1934 to Walter Francis Edwards for $1.00.38  
(DeceasedExecutor) Mortgage-AssignThe loan to Wilfred Ferguson Levy, secured by a mortgage of 115 St. Andrew Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada , was assigned by Frank Alexander Campbell and Walter Francis Edwards, executor(s) of the estate of Stephen Miles Edwards and Sarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards to Mary Murch Wills on 11 May 1934 for $1.00.39 

Family

Stephen Miles Edwards b. 11 Jul 1846, d. 2 Feb 1930
Marriage*Sarah Elizabeth Wills married Stephen Miles Edwards, son of William Edwards and Thankful Buck, on 14 February 1868 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.13 
Child
Last Edited26 May 2025

Citations

  1. [S4568] England, birth certificate for Sarah Elizabeth Wills, born 26 Feb 1851; citing 7/145/123, Portsea Island registration district; General Registry Office, Southport.
  2. [S5331] 1851 census of England, Hampshire, Portsea Island, Landport, p. 23, Henry Wills household; digital image, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 31 Oct 2024); citing Class: HO107; Piece: 1659; Folio: 612; Page: 23; GSU roll: 193565-193566.
  3. [S5332] 1861 census of Canada West, Perth, Mitchell, population schedule, district 02, p. 16, lines 28-32, Henry L Wills household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 31 Oct 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll C-1065.
  4. [S5756] 1871 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 29, subdistrict e, division 01, p. 24, dwelling 90, family 90, Stephen Edwards household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 2 Feb 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll C-9939.
  5. [S5757] 1881 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 171, subdistrict G, division 1, p. 11, dwelling 46, family 46, Stephan M. Edwards household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 2 Feb 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll C_13271.
  6. [S5759] 1891 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 108, subdistrict E, division 2, p. 12, family 59, Stephen Edwards household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 2 Feb 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-6363.
  7. [S5760] 1901 census of Canada, Perth (South/Sud), Ontario, population schedule, district 105, subdistrict E, division 2, p. 16, dwelling 175, family 179, Stephen M Edwards household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 2 Feb 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-6491.
  8. [S5761] 1911 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 111, subdistrict 31, p. 1, dwelling 8, family 8, Stephen Edwards household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 2 Feb 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-20393.
  9. [S5762] 1921 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 117, subdistrict 21, p. 13, dwelling 188, family 188, Stephen Edwards household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 2 Feb 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  10. [S5763] 1931 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 142, subdistrict 25, p. 1, dwelling 5, family 5, Sarah Edwards household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 2 Feb 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  11. [S5766] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Deaths, 1869-, Sarah Elizabeth Edwards registration no. 026775 (8 Jan 1934); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 2 Feb 2025); citing microfilm MS 935, roll 491, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  12. [S5767] Find a Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 2 Feb 2025), photograph, memorial # 189723176, gravestone for Sarah Elizabeth Edwards (1934), Woodland Cemetery, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario.
  13. [S4626] "Married," The Mitchell Advocate and General Advertiser, 21 Feb 1868, p. 2, col. 7.
  14. [S5822] Mitchell, Ontario, Deed of Bargain and Sale, instrument no. MIT1096, southeast corner of Park Lot 23, Plan 339 (1868), Stephen Miles Edwards to James Porter, 20 Feb 1868; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 14 Feb 2025).
  15. [S5813] Mitchell, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT1411, Lot 19, Park Lot 27, Plan 336 (1870), Stephen Miles Edwards and Sarah Elizabeth Edwards, his wife to Hannah Kerr, 16 Nov 1870; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 12 Feb 2025).
  16. [S5758] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Deaths, 1869-, Hulda Edwards registration no. 014098 (7 Jun 1889); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 2 Feb 2025); citing microfilm MS 935, roll 55, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  17. [S5817] Town of Palmerston, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. WN2188, Lot 3, north side of Main Street and Lot 3 south side of Inkerman Street, Morison Survey of Lot 22, Concession 1, Minto Township (1874), Stephen Miles Edwards and Sarah Elizabeth Edwards, his wife to Freeborn Kee, 16 Apr 1874; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "WELLINGTON (LRO 61)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 13 Feb 2025).
  18. [S5819] Mitchell, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT3307, Lot 321, Plan 339 (1882), Stephen Miles Edwards to Jane Chowen, 26 Sep 1882; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 13 Feb 2025).
  19. [S5820] Mitchell, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT5633, Lot 320, Plan 339 (1901), Stephen Miles Edwards and Sarah Elizabeth Edwards, his wife to Margaret Edwards, 02 Apr 1901; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 14 Feb 2025).
  20. [S4671] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Deaths, 1869-, Henry L. Wills registration no. 021061 (22 Sep 1902); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 19 May 2024); citing microfilm MS 935, roll 107, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  21. [S4694] "Our Neighbor Towns - Mitchell," Stratford Evening Herald, 23 Sep 1902, p. 5.
  22. [S4672] Find a Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 May 2024), photograph, memorial # 203033843, gravestone for Henry L. Wills (22 Sep 1902), Woodland Cemetery, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario.
  23. [S4670] Mitchell, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT6463, Lot 1, Park Lot No. 21 (west half) (1908), William G. Wills, Sarah E. Edwards and Bertha Wills, heirs-at-law of Henry Lawrence Wills to Martha Ida Gummow, 30 Oct 1908; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 19 May 2024).
  24. [S4673] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Deaths, 1869-, Elizabeth Wills registration no. 023478 (11 Oct 1908); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 19 May 2024); citing microfilm MS 935, roll 138, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  25. [S4674] Find a Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 May 2024), photograph, memorial # 203033861, gravestone for Elizabeth (Macey) Wills (11 Oct 1908), Woodland Cemetery, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario.
  26. [S4693] "Had Passed Ninety Years," Stratford Daily Herald, 13 Oct 1908, p. 1.
  27. [S5807] Mitchell, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT6770, Lot 343, Plan 339 (1912), Stephen Miles Edwards and Sarah Elizabeth Edwards, his wife to James Kane, 16 Jan 1912; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 10 Feb 2025).
  28. [S5815] Mitchell, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT6800, west half of Lot 19, Park Lot 22, Plan 345 (1912), Elizabeth Edwards, Stephen Miles Edwards, Amos Edwards, Asel Edwards, Samuel Edwards, Walter F. Edwards, Lily Edwards, John Edwards, Cecil Edwards and Maud Timms, heirs-at-law of the estate of William Edwards to George Neal, 11 Mar 1912; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 13 Feb 2025).
  29. [S5803] Mitchell, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT7466, Lot 342 and rear 20 feet of Lot 320, Plan 339 (1919), Stephen Miles Edwards to Sarah Elizabeth Edwards, his wife, 08 Mar 1919; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 10 Feb 2025).
  30. [S5809] Mitchell, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT8143, southern part of the western half of Lot 46 and the northern part of the western half of Lot 63, Plan 339 (1924), Stephen Miles Edwards to Wilfred Ferguson Levy, 01 May 1924; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 11 Feb 2025).
  31. [S4641] Perth County Surrogate Court, "William George Wills Estate File," no. 9965, bundle of loose papers, Letters Probate issued 21 Jun 1929; Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  32. [S5912] Surrogate Court of the County of Perth, "Sarah Elizabeth Edwards Estate File," no. 11025, bundle of 27 loose papers, Letters Probate issued 01 Feb 1934; Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  33. [S5772] Ontario marriage registrations, 21 May 1878, no. 004060, Henry Hoar and H E Malissa Edwards; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Feb 2025); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 27, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  34. [S5764] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Deaths, 1869-, Stephen Edwards registration no. 028824 (2 Feb 1930); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 2 Feb 2025); citing microfilm MS 935, roll 397, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  35. [S5765] Find a Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 2 Feb 2025), photograph, memorial # 189723159, gravestone for Stephen M. Edwards (1930), Woodland Cemetery, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario.
  36. [S5768] Perth County Surrogate Court, "Estate files, 10129-10207 1930," loose bundle of 34 pages, estate file no. 10,138, Stephen Miles Edwards, probate granted 29 Mar 1930; images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3MH-LVXZ : accessed 03 Feb 2025), images 315-350 of 2977; citing FHL digital film 008444707 of original records in the Archives of Ontario.
  37. [S5801] Surrogate Court of the County of Perth, "Register 7 (v. 22) 1929-1931," unpaginated, entry no. 52-1930, Stephen Miles Edwards, Letters Probate granted 29 Mar 1930; images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/… : accessed 09 Feb 2025), images 252-254 of 1159; citing FHL digital film 008485617 of original records in the Archives of Ontario.
  38. [S5802] Mitchell, Ontario, Executors Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT10596, Lot 342 and rear 20 feet of Lot 320, Plan 339 (1952), Walter F. Edwards and Frank A. Campbell, executors of the estate of Sarah Elizabeth Edwards to Walter F. Edwards, 16 Apr 1934; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 09 Feb 2025).
  39. [S5811] Mitchell, Ontario, Assignment of Mortgage, instrument no. MIT8769, southern part of the western half of Lot 46 and the northern part of the western half of Lot 63, Plan 339 (1934), Frank Alexander Campbell and Walter F. Edwards, executors of the estate of Sarah Elizabeth Edwards to Mary Wills, 11 May 1934; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 11 Feb 2025).