Edwin James Wills

M, b. 31 January 1847, d. 18 February 1899
FatherJames Hersey Wills b. 29 Jan 1815, d. 3 Dec 1906
MotherBerthia Burton b. c 1822, d. 13 Jan 1873
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of David Gardner Crouch
Birth*Edwin James Wills was born on 31 January 1847 at 13 Gold Street, Southsea, Hampshire, England. James Hersey Wills was listed as the informant on the birth certiifcate.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 
BaptismEdwin James Wills was baptized on 14 March 1847 at Bethesda Chapel, Southsea, Hampshire, England.12 
(Son) CensusHe appeared on the census of 1851 as the son of James Hersey Wills at 13 Gold Street, Southsea, Hampshire, England.2 
Occupation*Edwin James Wills was a printer's boy in 1861 at Southsea, Hampshire, England.3 
(Son) CensusHe appeared on the census of 1861 as the son of James Hersey Wills at 3 Gold Street, Southsea, Hampshire, England.3 
Residence*Edwin James Wills lived in 1869 at Osborne Road, Southsea, Hampshire, England.4 
OccupationHe was a printer and compositor between 1869 and 1878 with Messrs. Griffin and Co., 2 The Hard, Portsea, Hampshire, England.4,5,13,6,14,15,16 
Marriage*He married Adeline Cobby, daughter of Henry Cobby, on 22 August 1869 at St. Mary Parish Church, Portsea, Hampshire, England. The wedding party included Frances Cobby and Henry Cobby.4 
Residence*Edwin James Wills and Adeline (Cobby) Wills lived in 1871 at Osborne Terrace, Southsea, Hampshire, England.17 
ResidenceEdwin James Wills and Adeline (Cobby) Wills lived in 1871 at 2 Portland Place, Portsea, Hampshire, England.13,5 
Census*Edwin James Wills appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Adeline (Cobby) Wills on the census of 1871 at 2 Portland Place, Portsea, Hampshire, England.5 
(Informant) DeathEdwin James Wills was listed as an informant on the death certificate of Adeline (Cobby) Wills on 1 October 1871 at 2 Portland Place, Portsea, Hampshire, England; "phthisis - 3 years."13 
ResidenceEdwin James Wills lived in 1873 at 2 The Hard, Portsea, Hampshire, England.6 
Death of MotherHis mother Berthia (Burton) Wills died on 13 January 1873 at 10 Osborne Street, Southsea, Hampshire, England.18 
Marriage*Edwin James Wills married Angelina Murley, daughter of John Murley, on 15 November 1873 at St. Mary Parish Church, Portsea, Hampshire, England. The wedding party included Elizabeth Tanner and James Hersey Wills.6 
Residence*Edwin James Wills and Angelina (Murley) Wills lived between 1875 and 1878 at 2 The Hard, Portsea, Hampshire, England.14,15,16 
(Informant) BirthEdwin James Wills was listed as an informant on the birth certificate of Edwin Sydney Wills on 23 June 1875 at 2 The Hard, Portsea, Hampshire, England.14,15,16 
Death of SonHis son Edwin Sydney Wills died on 12 April 1878 at 2 The Hard, Portsea, Hampshire, England.15,16
OccupationEdwin James Wills was a bookseller in 1880 at Fratton, Hampshire, England.7 
OccupationHe was a gas rent collector in 1880 at Southsea, Hampshire, England.19 
ResidenceHe and Angelina (Murley) Wills lived in 1880 at 38 St. Andrew's Terrace, Southsea, Hampshire, England.19 
(Informant) DeathEdwin James Wills was listed as an informant on the death certificate of Angelina (Murley) Wills on 5 January 1880 at 38 St. Andrew's Terrace, Southsea, Hampshire, England; "phthisis - 18 months."19 
Marriage*Edwin James Wills married Emily Ann Thompson, daughter of George Thompson and Mary Ann Elizabeth Hickman, on 26 June 1880 at St. James Parish Church, Milton (near Portsea), Hampshire, England. The wedding party included Thomas Egerton and Rosa Elizabeth Thompson.7 
OccupationEdwin James Wills was a publisher's manager in 1881.8 
(Visitor) CensusHe appeared on the census of 1881 as a visitor of the household of Albert Wheeler at Wellington House, Underhill Road, Camberwell, Surrey, England.8 
OccupationEdwin James Wills was a bookseller in 1882 at Brixton, Surrey, England.20 
ResidenceHe and Emily Ann (Thompson) Wills lived in 1882 at 12 Bankton Road, Brixton, Surrey, England.20 
(Informant) BirthEdwin James Wills was listed as an informant on the birth certificate of Dudley Frayne Wills on 25 February 1882 at 12 Bankton Road, Brixton, Surrey, England.20,9,21,22 
OccupationEdwin James Wills was a commercial traveller between 1887 and 1889 at Brixton, Surrey, England.23,24 
Residence*He and Emily Ann (Thompson) Wills lived in 1889 at 23 Talma Road, Brixton, Surrey, England.24 
(Informant) BirthEdwin James Wills was listed as an informant on the birth certificate of Frederick Hersey Wills on 27 September 1889 at 23 Talma Road, Brixton, Surrey, England.24,9,25,26,27,28,29,30,31 
ResidenceEdwin James Wills and Emily Ann (Thompson) Wills lived in 1890 at The Roses, Britannia Road, Southsea, Hampshire, England.32 
OccupationEdwin James Wills was a commercial traveller between 1890 and 1899 at Southsea, Hampshire, England.32,9,10,11 
Census*He appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Emily Ann (Thompson) Wills on the census of 1891 at 15 Britannia Road, Portsea, Hampshire, England. The household also included Dudley Frayne Wills, Frederick Hersey Wills and Ada A. Richardson.9 
ResidenceEdwin James Wills and Emily Ann (Thompson) Wills lived in 1899 at 12 Montgomerie Road, Southsea, Hampshire, England.10,11,33 
Death*Edwin James Wills died on 18 February 1899 of "cirrhosis albuminurial, dopsy" at 12 Montgomerie Road, Southsea, Hampshire, England, at age 52.10,33 
Burial*He was buried on 22 February 1899 at Highland Road Cemetery, Southsea, Hampshire, England.11 
ProbateHis estate was probated on 23 March 1899 at District Probate Registry, Winchester, Hampshire, England. The administrators assigned by the court were Emily Ann (Thompson) Wills. The estate was valued at £180 7s 0d.33 

Family 1

Adeline Cobby b. c 1845, d. 1 Oct 1871
Marriage*Edwin James Wills married Adeline Cobby, daughter of Henry Cobby, on 22 August 1869 at St. Mary Parish Church, Portsea, Hampshire, England. The wedding party included Frances Cobby and Henry Cobby.4 

Family 2

Angelina Murley b. c 1849, d. 5 Jan 1880
Marriage*Edwin James Wills married Angelina Murley, daughter of John Murley, on 15 November 1873 at St. Mary Parish Church, Portsea, Hampshire, England. The wedding party included Elizabeth Tanner and James Hersey Wills.6 
Child

Family 3

Emily Ann Thompson b. 17 Aug 1859
Marriage*Edwin James Wills married Emily Ann Thompson, daughter of George Thompson and Mary Ann Elizabeth Hickman, on 26 June 1880 at St. James Parish Church, Milton (near Portsea), Hampshire, England. The wedding party included Thomas Egerton and Rosa Elizabeth Thompson.7 
Children
Last Edited27 Nov 2024

Citations

  1. [S4584] England, birth certificate for Edwin James Wills, born 31 Jan 1847; citing 7/152/357, Portsea Island registration district; General Registry Office, Southport.
  2. [S4593] 1851 census of England, Hampshire, Portsea Island, Landport, p. 9, James Hersey Wills household; digital image, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 5 May 2024); citing Class: HO107; Piece: 1659; Folio: 25; Page: 9; GSU roll: 193565-193566.
  3. [S4594] 1861 census of England, Hampshire, Portsea Island, Landport, p. 31, James Wills household; digital image, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 5 May 2024); citing Class: RG 9; Piece: 643; Folio: 190; Page: 31; GSU roll: 542676.
  4. [S5372] St. Mary Parish (Portsea), "Register of Marriages [21 Jul 1869-06 Sep 1870]," p. 21, entry no. 41, Edwin James Wills and Adeline Cobby, 22 Aug 1869; imaged, "Hampshire, Portsmouth Marriages," database and images, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript : accessed 13 Nov 2024), image 23 of 143; citing CHU 3/1D/69 held by the Portsmouth History Centre.
  5. [S5382] 1871 census of England, Hampshire, Portsea Island, Landport, p. 23, Edwin Wills household; digital image, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 14 Nov 2024); citing Class: RG10; Piece: 1145; Folio: 93; Page: 23; GSU roll: 827788.
  6. [S5373] St. Mary Parish (Portsea), "Register of Marriages [11 Aug 1873-16 Aug 1874]," p. 69, entry no. 138, Edwin James Wills and Angelina Murley, 15 Nov 1873; imaged, "Hampshire, Portsmouth Marriages," database and images, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript : accessed 13 Nov 2024), image 46 of 138; citing CHU 3/1D/73 held by the Portsmouth History Centre.
  7. [S5371] St. James Parish (Milton near Portsea), "Register of Marriages [30 Oct 1879-30 Jul 1882]," p. 48, entry no. 96, Edwin James Wills and Emily Anne Thompson, 26 Jun 1880; imaged, "Hampshire, Portsmouth Marriages," database and images, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript : accessed 13 Nov 2024), image 50 of 252; citing CHU 47/1B/5 held by the Portsmouth History Centre.
  8. [S5384] 1881 census of England, London, Camberwell, p. 11, Albert Wheeler household; digital image, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 15 Nov 2024); citing Class: RG11; Piece: 678; Folio: 138; Page: 11; GSU roll: 1341158.
  9. [S5421] 1891 census of England, Hampshire, Portsea Island, p. 15, Edwin J Wills household; digital image, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 26 Nov 2024); citing Class: RG12; Piece: 874; Folio: 76; Page: 15.
  10. [S5419] England, death certificate for Edwin James Wills, died 18 Feb 1899; citing 2b/361/258 (Q1 1899), Portsea Island registration district; General Registry Office, Southport.
  11. [S5420] Portsmouth Burial Board No. 8, "Register of Burials [02 Dec 1897-29 Jul 1901]," p. 47, entry no. 922, Edwin James Wills, 22 Feb 1899; imaged, "Hampshire, Portsmouth Burials," database and images, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript : accessed 26 Nov 2024), image 50 of 156; citing G/BBH2/8 held by the Portsmouth History Centre.
  12. [S4585] Bible Christian Minsters in the Portsea Circuit, "Register of Baptisms [1840-1877]," unpaginated, entry no. 38, Edwin James Wills, 14 Mar 1847; imaged, "Hampshire, Portsmouth Baptisms," database and images, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript : accessed 30 Apr 2024), image 8 of 96; citing CHU 81/U1/1A/1 held by the Portsmouth History Centre.
  13. [S5377] England, death certificate for Adeline Wills, died 01 Oct 1871; citing 2b/279/251 [Q4 1871], Portsea Island registration district; General Registry Office, Southport.
  14. [S5374] England, birth certificate for Edwin Sydney Wills, born 23 Jun 1875; citing 2b/420/120, Portsea Island registration district; General Registry Office, Southport.
  15. [S5375] England, death certificate for Sidney Edwin Wills, died 12 Apr 1878; citing 2b/284/196, Portsea Island registration district; General Registry Office, Southport.
  16. [S5376] "Death from Burning at Portsea," Hampshire Post and Southsea Observer, 19 Apr 1878, p. 5; digital images, British Library, British Newspapers 1800-1900 (http://newspapers.bl.uk : accessed 14 Nov 2024).
  17. [S5378] Portsmouth Burial Board No. 2, "Register of Burials [13 Nov 1864-13 Apr 1872]," p. 141, entry no. 2805, Adeline Wills, 07 Oct 1871; imaged, "Hampshire, Portsmouth Burials," database and images, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript : accessed 14 Oct 2024), image 143 of 156; citing G/BBH2/2 held by the Portsmouth History Centre.
  18. [S4598] England, death certificate for Berthia Wills, died 13 Jan 1873; citing 2b/292/230, Portsea Island registration district; General Registry Office, Southport.
  19. [S5379] England, death certificate for Anglina Wills, died 05 Jan 1880; citing 2b/326/478 (Q1 1880), Portsea Island registration district; General Registry Office, Southport.
  20. [S5370] England, birth certificate for Dudley Wills, born 25 Feb 1882; citing 1d/499/361, Lambeth registration district and Brixton subdistrict; General Registry Office, Southport.
  21. [S7251] Gibraltar Government, "Gibraltar Census 1921," unpaginated, division 4, district 4, entry no. 3413, Emily Relle household; images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/catalog/koha:425344 : accessed 19 Jan 2026); citing FHL digital film 1729537 (item 4) of original records in the Gibraltar National Archives.
  22. [S5426] "Gibraltar, Civil Records, 1777-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:62XF-FLTR : accessed 28 Nov 2024), p. 124, entry no. 617, Dudley Frane Wills, 21 Apr 1927, images 284 and 285 of 2934; citing FHL digital film 008070621 of original records in the Gibraltar Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths.
  23. [S5381] St. Peter Parish (Southsea), "Register of Baptisms [1883-1906]," p. 76, entry no. 608, Dudley Frayne Wills, 02 Sep 1887; imaged, "Hampshire, Portsmouth Baptisms," database with images, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript : accessed 14 Nov 2024), image 78 of 302; citing CHU 51/1A/1 held by the Portsmouth History Centre.
  24. [S5368] England, birth certificate for Frederick Hersey Wills, born 27 Sep 1889; citing 1d/502/464, Lambeth registration district and Brixton subdistrict; General Registry Office, Southport.
  25. [S5415] 1911 census of Canada, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 212, subdistrict 4, p. 6, dwelling 118, family 118, Fred T Wills household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 21 Nov 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-20456.
  26. [S6112] Vital Statistics Saskatchewan, marriage certificate 3787 (1920), Frederick Hersey Wills and Elizabeth Kirk; database with paper certificates ordered (for a fee), eHealth Saskatchewan (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx).
  27. [S5454] 1921 census of Canada, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 223, subdistrict 5, p. 13, dwelling 168, family 167, Frederick H Wills household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Dec 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  28. [S5455] 1926 census of Canadian Prairie Provinces, Melfort, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 25, subdistrict 24, p. 9, dwelling 95, family 98, Frederick Wills household; digital image, Library and Archives Canada (http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect : accessed 05 Dec 2024); citing Statistics Canada RG31, Item Number e011239589.
  29. [S5456] 1931 census of Canada, Victoria City, British Columbia, population schedule, district 239, subdistrict 5, p. 33, dwelling 398, family 426, Fred H Wills household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 5 Dec 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  30. [S5450] British Columbia - Division of Vital Statistics, Death Registrations, Frederick Hersey Wills, registration no. 1935-09-502304 (08 Jun 1935); digital image, BC Archives - Genealogy - General Search (https://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy : accessed 02 Dec 2024); citing BC Archive Mfilm Number B13154, BC Archives, Victoria.
  31. [S5451] Billion Graves, digital images (http://www.billiongraves.com : accessed 02 Dec 2024), photograph, memorial # 36718723, gravestone for Frederick Hersey Wills (8 Jun 1935), Royal Oak Burial Park, Saanich, Victoria, British Columbia.
  32. [S5369] St. Peter Parish (Southsea), "Register of Baptisms [1883-1906]," p. 121, entry no. 962, Frederick Hersey Wills, 09 Jul 1890; imaged, "Hampshire, Portsmouth Baptisms," database with images, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript : accessed 12 Nov 2024), image 123 of 302; citing CHU 51/1A/1 held by the Portsmouth History Centre.
  33. [S5423] Winchester District Probate Registry, letters of administration for Edwin James Wills (23 Mar 1899); PDF copy of official transcript obtained from "Find a will," database with pay-for images, GOV.UK (https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills : downloaded 27 Nov 2024); Principal Probate Registry, London.