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I am still chasing the Underhill- Willoughby's. You say that you have a contact in Australia, well I live in Eltham, Victoria, Australia. You can contact me at ^(*)

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Hi
We spoke some time ago re the Underhill Willoughby Family and you said that you were related to Edward Daniel Underhill (Willoughby) Can you tell me of the family? I wonder why his two brothers retained the Willougby and Edward did not?
Here is some more info
Joseph Underhill Willoughby
Birth 27 Feb 1846 in Southwark, Middlesex, England
Death 1928 in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
Fredrick Stephen Underhill Willoughby
Birth Sep 1856 in High Street, Chatham, Kent, England
Death 1939 in Princes Hill, Victoria, Australia
It had made and is still making researching difficult... I look at it from time to time
Cheers Val Sparnaay, Eltham, Vic, Australia

Family migrated to Nw Zealnd. There son Edward Havilland Rapsey married Ethel Maud Smith in NZ. Children Kura Ethel Doreen Rapsey, ( born 1904 NZ), Nita Rapsey,  Robert Rapsey and James Rapsey. Here is some more of Edward..

Edward Havilland Rapsey  ref http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-423445.html
Salesman in the Hardware and Electro-plate department of the Canterbury Farmers' Association, was born in 1872, at Pareora. He was educated at the Dunedin and Timaru High Schools, and commenced his business life with an apprenticeship of four years to Messrs Lomas and Struthers, grocers, of Dunedin. He entered the service of the Canterbury Farmers' Association, and has held his present position for some time; he is (was)  the oldest salesman in the Association. Mr. Rapsey is a member of Court Southern Cross of the Order of Foresters. He has taken a great interest in football and cricket, and is a supporter and follower of the South Canterbury hounds.
 Cheers Val

Hi and welcome to Rootschat

I notice the 1899 death reg just shows him as William Henry Willoughby

The only 1881 census I can find for his profile does not match the children you list or his wife

In 1851 - William is not with his family but Mary Ann is shown as married

In 1861 - Mary Ann is shown as a widow

I think the 1899 death you found is that of another William H Willoughby who is on the 1881 census with wife Emma

I wonder if he "died" or rather remarried.. Is a Yeoman of the Guard a Mariner or with a Mariner's background? If you could get his death certificate for me then there might be some info regarding his marriages and children