Mary Jane Wills

F, b. 27 July 1853, d. 30 March 1940
FatherWilliam Bird Wills b. 9 Oct 1827, d. 8 Oct 1914
MotherMary Ann Toogood b. 17 Oct 1831, d. 23 Apr 1922
Birth*Mary Jane Wills was born on 27 July 1853 at Brunswick Road, West Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. William Bird Wills was listed as the informant on the birth certiifcate.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 
(Member of household) CensusMary Jane Wills appeared on the census of 1861 as a member of the household of William Bird Wills at Mitchell, Perth, Canada West, British Colonial America.2 
(Member of household) CensusMary Jane Wills appeared on the census of 1871 as a member of the household of William Bird Wills at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.3 
Residence*Mary Jane Wills lived in 1876 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.4 
ResidenceShe and Mark Thomas Butcher lived between 1876 and 1881 at Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada.12,13,14,5 
Marriage*Mary Jane Wills married Mark Thomas Butcher, son of Rev. John Watson Butcher and Maria Frances Hart, on 14 July 1876 in the residence of William Bird Wills at 65 Waterloo Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included William George Wills, R. Davison, William Bird Wills and Rev. John Watson Butcher. The officiating minster for the marriage ceremony was Rev. John Watson Butcher.4,15 
Married Name As of after 14 July 1876,her married name was (Wills) Butcher. 
Census*Mary Jane (Wills) Butcher appeared on the census of 1881 as the wife of Mark Thomas Butcher at Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada.5 
ResidenceMary Jane (Wills) Butcher and Mark Thomas Butcher lived between 1883 and 1896 at 553 George Street, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.16,17,18,19,6,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27 
CensusMary Jane (Wills) Butcher appeared on the census of 1891 as the wife of Mark Thomas Butcher at Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.6 
Residence*Mary Jane (Wills) Butcher and Mark Thomas Butcher lived between 1896 and 1936 at 679 Stewart Street (679 Chemong Road in 2024), Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.28,7,29,30,31,32,33,8,9,10,34 
Property-Purchase*Mary Jane (Wills) Butcher purchased 679 Stewart Street (679 Chemong Road in 2024), Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, on 6 April 1896 from Robert Dickinson and Elizabeth Dickinson for $1,200 and assuming the remaining balance of a mortgage of $800 between Robert Dickinson and The Central Canada Loan and Savings Company (instrument no. A12717) .35 
Property-Mortgage*Mark Thomas Butcher and Mary Jane (Wills) Butcher mortgaged 679 Stewart Street (679 Chemong Road in 2024), Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, between 6 April 1896 and 4 December 1900 to The Central Canada Loan & Savings Company for a loan of the balance of $800 owed by Robert Dickinson.36 
Property-MortgageMary Jane (Wills) Butcher and Mark Thomas Butcher mortgaged 679 Stewart Street (679 Chemong Road in 2024), Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, between 3 December 1900 and 5 December 1916 to Nehemiah Lush for a loan of $700 bearing an annual interest rate of 5%.37,38 
CensusMary Jane (Wills) Butcher appeared on the census of 1901 as the wife of Mark Thomas Butcher at Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.7 
CensusMary Jane (Wills) Butcher appeared on the census of 1911 as the wife of Mark Thomas Butcher at 679 Stewart Street (679 Chemong Road in 2024), Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.8 
(Beneficiary) WillMary Jane (Wills) Butcher was listed as a beneficiary in the will of Mark Watson Butcher dated 22 October 1918 at Kincaid, Pinto Creek No. 75, Saskatchewan, Canada, and was bequeathed one half of the proceeds of an insurance policy ($500); The bequeaths included:

To his mother, Mary Jane (Wills) Butcher:
- one half of the proceeds of an insurance policy ($500)

To his nephew, Thomas Bernard Butcher:
- a saddle

To his brother, Charles Theophilus Butcher:
- a stamp collection

To his wife, Marietta Louise (Cross) Butcher:
- the residual of the estate. 
CensusMary Jane (Wills) Butcher appeared on the census of 1921 as the wife of Mark Thomas Butcher at 679 Stewart, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.9 
CensusMary Jane (Wills) Butcher appeared on the census of 1931 as the wife of Mark Thomas Butcher at 679 Stewart Street (679 Chemong Road in 2024), Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.10 
Death*Mary Jane (Wills) Butcher died on 30 March 1940 of "arteriosclerosis, senility" at John Street, Gravenhurst, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, at age 86. The informant listed on the death certificate was Jennie Frances (Butcher) Campbell.11,39,40,41 
Burial*Mary Jane Wills was buried in 1940 at Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.42
(DeceasedHeirAtLaw) Property-SellFlorence Greta (Butcher) Campbell, Thomas Bernard Butcher, Jennie Mary Jane (Butcher) Hayes, William Watson Butcher, Adelaide (McIloney) Butcher, Annie Ethel Butcher, Gertrude Frances Butcher, Charles George Butcher and Merle Luvina (Wannamaker) Butcher, heir(s)-at-law of Mary Jane (Wills) Butcher sold 679 Stewart Street (679 Chemong Road in 2024), Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, on 22 April 1940 to Charles Theophilus Butcher and Jennie Frances (Butcher) Campbell "in consideration of natural love and affection and the sum of one dollar".41,40 

Family

Mark Thomas Butcher b. 4 Oct 1854, d. 5 Jan 1936
Marriage*Mary Jane Wills married Mark Thomas Butcher, son of Rev. John Watson Butcher and Maria Frances Hart, on 14 July 1876 in the residence of William Bird Wills at 65 Waterloo Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included William George Wills, R. Davison, William Bird Wills and Rev. John Watson Butcher. The officiating minster for the marriage ceremony was Rev. John Watson Butcher.4,15 
Children
Last Edited27 Aug 2024

Citations

  1. [S4612] England, birth certificate for Mary Jane Wills, born 27 Jul 1853; citing 2b/403/495, Isle of Wight registration district and subdistrict; General Registry Office, Southport.
  2. [S4731] 1861 census of Canada West, Perth, Mitchell, population schedule, district 01, p. 13, lines 9-12, William Wells household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 2 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll C-1065.
  3. [S4732] 1871 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 29, subdistrict e, division 01, p. 22, dwelling 80, family 80, William Wills household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 2 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll C-9939.
  4. [S4613] Ontario marriage registrations, 14 Jul 1876, no. 008914, Mark T Butcher and Mary Jane Wills; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 9 May 2024); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 22, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  5. [S4738] 1881 census of Canada, Perth North, Ontario, population schedule, district 172, subdistrict C, division 2, p. 62, family 299, Mark Butcher household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 3 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll C_13271.
  6. [S4744] 1891 census of Canada, Peterborough West, Ontario, population schedule, district 110, p. 24, family 109, Mark Butcher household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-6363.
  7. [S4752] 1901 census of Canada, Peterborough, Ontario, population schedule, district 107, subdistrict 13, p. 15, dwelling 134, family 138, Mark T Butcher household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm T-6492.
  8. [S4753] 1911 census of Canada, Peterborough West, Ontario, population schedule, district 113, subdistrict 28, p. 4, family 37, Mark T Butcher household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 5 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-20393.
  9. [S4758] 1921 census of Canada, Peterborough West, Ontario, population schedule, district 119, subdistrict 30, p. 2, dwelling 13, family 13, Mr T Butcher household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 5 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  10. [S4759] 1931 census of Canada, Peterborough West, Ontario, population schedule, district 143, subdistrict 24, p. 6, dwelling 67, family 69, Mark Thomas Butcher household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 5 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  11. [S4765] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Deaths, 1869-, Mary Jane Butcher registration no. 025443 (30 Mar 1940); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 5 Jun 2024); citing microfilm MS 935, roll 648, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  12. [S4690] Ontario marriage registrations, 31 Jan 1877, no. 008858, Richard Davison and Sarah Wills; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 24 May 2024); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 25, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  13. [S4736] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, John William Butcher registration no. 025245 (28 Jun 1878); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 3 Jun 2024); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 35, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  14. [S4737] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Charles Theophilus Butcher registration no. 025694 (5 Nov 1880); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 3 Jun 2024); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 45, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  15. [S4614] "Married," The Mitchell Advocate and General Advertiser, 21 Jul 1876, p. 3, col. 1.
  16. [S4739] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Olive Gertrude Butcher registration no. 027897 (16 Aug 1883); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 3 Jun 2024); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 61, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  17. [S4740] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Mark Watson Butcher registration no. 029669 (18 Jan 1886); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 3 Jun 2024); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 78, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  18. [S4741] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Jennie Frances Butcher registration no. 026984 (12 Oct 1887); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 3 Jun 2024); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 84, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  19. [S4742] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Mary Toogood Butcher registration no. 027584 (5 Dec 1889); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 3 Jun 2024); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 101, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  20. [S4745] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Ada Belle Butcher registration no. 026230 (20 Jul 1892); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Jun 2024); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 112, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  21. [S4749] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Annie Wills Butcher registration no. 026231 (20 Jul 1892); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Jun 2024); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 112, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  22. [S4754] Peterborough Directory, including Ashburnham (Ingersoll, Ontario: Union Publishing Co., 1893), p. 13, entry for Mark T Butcher.
  23. [S4746] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Deaths, 1869-, Ada Bell Butcher registration no. 014300 (12 Dec 1893); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Jun 2024); citing microfilm MS 935, roll 69, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  24. [S4747] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Edith Cornelie Butcher registration no. 026408 (8 Jul 1895); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Jun 2024); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 128, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  25. [S4750] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Ethel Florence Butcher registration no. 026409 (8 Jul 1895); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Jun 2024); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 128, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  26. [S4748] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Deaths, 1869-, Edith Cornelie Butcher registration no. 014678 (28 Aug 1895); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Jun 2024); citing microfilm MS 935, roll 76, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  27. [S4751] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Deaths, 1869-, Ethel Florence Butcher registration no. 014680 (2 Sep 1895); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Jun 2024); citing microfilm MS 935, roll 76, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  28. [S4755] Peterborough Directory, including Ashburnham (Ingersoll, Ontario: Union Publishing Co., 1897), p. 63, entry for Mark T Butcher.
  29. [S4756] Peterborough Directory, including Ashburnham (Ingersoll, Ontario: Union Publishing Co., 1903), p. 79, entry for Mark T Butcher.
  30. [S4757] Peterborough Directory, including Ashburnham (Ingersoll, Ontario: Union Publishing Co., 1904-1905), p. 94, entry for Mark T Butcher.
  31. [S4760] Peterborough Directory (Ingersoll, Ontario: Union Publishing Co., 1905-1906), p. 99, entry for Mark T Butcher.
  32. [S4761] Peterborough Directory (Ingersoll, Ontario: Union Publishing Co., 1908), p. 114, entry for Mark T Butcher.
  33. [S4762] Peterborough Directory (Ingersoll, Ontario: Union Publishing Co., 1909), p. 115, entry for Mark T Butcher.
  34. [S4763] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Deaths, 1869-, Mark Butcher registration no. 029013 (5 Jan 1936); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 5 Jun 2024); citing microfilm MS 935, roll 563, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  35. [S4768] Peterborough, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. A13013, Lot 1 (part of ), Plan 107 (1896), Robert Dickinson and Elizabeth Dickinson, his wife to Mary Jane Butcher, 06 Apr 1896; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PETERBOROUGH (LRO 45)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 06 Jun 2024).
  36. [S4769] Peterborough, Ontario, Discharge of Mortgage, instrument no. A14879, Lot 1 (part of ), Plan 107 (1900), The Central Canada Loan & Savings Company to Mark Thomas Butcher, 04 Dec 1900; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PETERBOROUGH (LRO 45)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 06 Jun 2024).
  37. [S4770] Peterborough, Ontario, Mortgage, instrument no. A14872, Lot 1 (part of ), Plan 107 (1900), Mary Jane Butcher and Mark T. Butcher, her husband to Nehemiah Lush, 03 Dec 1900; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PETERBOROUGH (LRO 45)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 06 Jun 2024).
  38. [S4771] Peterborough, Ontario, Discharge of Mortgage, instrument no. M12359, Lot 1 (part of ), Plan 107 (1916), Nehemiah Lush to Mary Jane Butcher and Mark T. Butcher, her husband, 05 Dec 1916; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PETERBOROUGH (LRO 45)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 06 Jun 2024).
  39. [S4788] "Died - Butcher, Mrs. M. J.," The Peterborough Examiner, 01 Apr 1940, p. 10, col. 1.
  40. [S4782] Peterborough, Ontario, Quit Claim Deed, instrument no. M36630, Lot 1 (part of ), Plan 107 (1941), George Butcher and Merle Butcher, his wife, heirs at law of Mary Jane Butcher to Charles Butcher and Jennie Campbell, 22 Apr 1940; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PETERBOROUGH (LRO 45)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 08 Jun 2024).
  41. [S4781] Peterborough, Ontario, Quit Claim Deed, instrument no. M36629, Lot 1 (part of ), Plan 107 (1941), Florence Campbell, Bernard Butcher, Jennie Hayes, Watson Butcher and Adelaide Butcher, his wife, Ethel Butcher, and Gertrude Butcher, heirs at law of Mary Jane Butcher to Charles Butcher and Jennie Campbell, 22 Apr 1940; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PETERBOROUGH (LRO 45)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 08 Jun 2024).
  42. [S4767] Find a Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 Jun 2024), photograph, memorial # 206190487, gravestone for Mary Jane Butcher (1940), Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Ontario.