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James Willis

Male 1752 - 1829  (~ 76 years)


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  • Name James Willis 
    Gender Male 
    Christened 10 Nov 1752  Fawley, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried 1 Feb 1829  Fawley, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Age: 80 
    • "Of Ower Common." The age doesn't quite match, but there's no record of another James of roughly this age.
    Person ID I1762  Richard's Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2018 

    Father Richard Willis,   bp. 28 Feb 1727, Fawley, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 8 Dec 1793, Fawley, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Mother Jane Shotter,   bp. 30 Nov 1729, Eling, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 10 Jul 1780, Fawley, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Married 7 Oct 1751  Fawley, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Siblings 5 siblings 
    Notes 
    • It seems likely that John may be another child of this marriage, probably born between George and Hannah, but there is no baptism. James, George and John all lived in Ower, a tiny place with probably fewer than a dozen houses, so it seems almost certain they were related.
    Family ID F490  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsChristened - 10 Nov 1752 - Fawley, Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Age: 80 - 1 Feb 1829 - Fawley, Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S13] Hampshire Baptism Index, 1752–1812, Hampshire Genealogical Society.

    2. [S38] Burial registers transcript — Fawley, Hampshire, England (1813–1919), Steve Steere.

    3. [S40] Hampshire Marriage Index, 1660–1753, Hampshire Genealogical Society.