Mabel Effie Wills
F, b. 4 December 1882
Father | William George Wills b. 24 Apr 1846 or 25 Apr 1846, d. 6 Jun 1929 |
Mother | Mary Murch b. 25 May 1851, d. 14 Jun 1922 |
Birth* | Mabel Effie Wills was born on 4 December 1882 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada. William George Wills was listed as the informant on the birth certiifcate.1,2,3,4,5,6 |
(Daughter) Census | Mabel Effie Wills appeared on the census of 1891 as the daughter of William George Wills at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.2 |
(Daughter) Census | Mabel Effie Wills appeared on the census of 1901 as the daughter of William George Wills at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.3 |
Occupation* | Mabel Effie Wills was a music teacher between 1911 and 1927 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.4,6 |
(Daughter) Census | She appeared on the census of 1911 as the daughter of William George Wills at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.4 |
(Daughter) Census | Mabel Effie Wills appeared on the census of 1921 as the daughter of William George Wills at Huron Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.5 |
Marriage* | Mabel Effie Wills married Walter Wellington Burgess, son of Robert Lewis Burgess and Margaret Wynn, on 17 August 1927 at Clinton, Huron, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included Frances Mary (Cameron) Wiltse, Mabel Alberta (Sproule) Doan and Rev. Arthur Edward Doan. The officiating minster for the marriage ceremony was Rev. Arthur Edward Doan.6 |
Married Name | As of after 17 August 1927,her married name was (Wills) Burgess. |
(Beneficiary) Will | Mabel Effie (Wills) Burgess was listed as a beneficiary in the will of William George Wills dated 31 December 1928 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, and was bequeathed $1,000 and one-fifth of the residual of the estate; 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.7 |
(Executor) Probate | Mabel Effie (Wills) Burgess was the executor of William George Wills's estate on 21 June 1929 at Surrogate Court, Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada; $18,693.62.7 |
Family | Walter Wellington Burgess b. c 1874 |
Marriage* | Mabel Effie Wills married Walter Wellington Burgess, son of Robert Lewis Burgess and Margaret Wynn, on 17 August 1927 at Clinton, Huron, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included Frances Mary (Cameron) Wiltse, Mabel Alberta (Sproule) Doan and Rev. Arthur Edward Doan. The officiating minster for the marriage ceremony was Rev. Arthur Edward Doan.6 |
Last Edited | 1 Nov 2024 |
Citations
- [S4634] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Mabel Effie Wills registration no. 027419 (4 Dec 1882); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 13 May 2024); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 56, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
- [S5338] 1891 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 108, p. 44, family 232, William Willes household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 1 Nov 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-6363.
- [S5339] 1901 census of Canada, Perth (South/Sud), Ontario, population schedule, district 105, subdistrict 1, pp. 1-2, dwelling 11, family 11, William G Wills household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 1 Nov 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-6491.
- [S5340] 1911 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 111, subdistrict 32, p. 1, family 11, W G Wills household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 1 Nov 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-20393.
- [S5341] 1921 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 117, subdistrict 22, p. 19, dwelling 146, family 147, William George Wills household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 1 Nov 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
- [S4635] Ontario marriage registrations, 17 Aug 1927, no. 012813, Walter Wellington Burgess and Mabel Effie Wills; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 13 May 2024); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 811, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
- [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.