Subject: John Wills (988) (1826 - ?)[1],[1],[1]
Father: Benjamin Wills (86) (b. circa 1785, d. 24 May 1842)
Mother: Hester Harding (986) (b. circa Apr 1805, d. circa Aug 1883)

Events

Ages

Timeline

TypeDateDetailsAge
Birthcirca 3 Sep 1826St. Philips, Bristol, Gloucestershire. [1]0
Baptism24 Sep 1826St. Philip & Jacob, Bristol, Gloucestershire. [1],[2]0
Criminal4 Mar 1840County Adjourned Sessions, Gloucestershire; shown aged 14 and sentenced to 1 week imprisonment for fraud. [3]13
Criminal23 May 1840Bristol; reported in Bristol Mercury as having stolen the goods of Thomas Crouch, his master. [4]13
Census6 Jun 1841Kingsland Road, St. Philip & Jacob, Bristol, Gloucestershire; shown aged 13. [5]14
Census 185130 Mar 1851County Prison, North Hamlet, Gloucestershire; shown as prisoner, aged 26, occupation collier. [6]24
Census 18617 Apr 1861Union Rd, St Philip & Jacob, Bristol; shown as unmarried with no employment, aged 31. [7]34

Sources

1. S0491: Private communication.

2. S1083: Private communication.

3. S0933: John WILLS, report from County Sessions, 1840; Repository: Ancestry website, www.ancestry.co.uk.

4. S0932: Bristol Mercury, Bristol, 23 May 1840, page 8, titled "The Charities Again"; Repository: British Newspaper Archives, www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.

5. S0494: Census 1841 Benjamin WILLS, Image of Enumerator's book, 6 June 1841, ref: HO 107/378/8/21, Kingsland Road, St Philips, Bristol, household of Benjamin Wills; Repository: Ancestry website, www.ancestry.co.uk.

6. S0934: Census 1851 John WILLS, Image of Enumerator's book, 30 Mar 1851, ref: HO 107/1961/f.242, North Hamlet, Gloucestershire, household of Prison; Repository: Ancestry website, www.ancestry.co.uk.

7. S0931: Census 1861 Hester WILLS, Image of Enumerator's book, 07 Apr 1861, ref: RG9/1737/f59, p23, St Philip & Jacob, Bristol, household of Hester Harding; Repository: Ancestry website, www.ancestry.co.uk.