Subject: William Wills (990) (1830 - ?)[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
Birth__ ___ 1830St. Philips, Bristol, Gloucestershire. [1]0
Baptism5 Sep 1830St. Philip & Jacob, Bristol, Gloucestershire. [1],[2]0
Census6 Jun 1841Kingsland Road, St. Philip & Jacob, Bristol, Gloucestershire; shown aged 9. [3]11
Event-Misc26 Nov 1842Bristol; it was reported in the Bristol Mercury that he appeared in court as a witness to an alleged homicide. He gave his name as William Wills, son of Esther Wills, widow, of Cumberland Street in The Dings and aged 11. [4]12

Sources

1. S0491: Private communication.

2. S1083: Private communication.

3. 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.

4. S1205: Bristol Mercury, Bristol, 26 Nov 1842, page 4, titled "Serious Charge of Homicide"Repository: British Newspaper Archives, www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.