1851/1861 lookup Willis in Buckland please

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looking for Henry Willis b 1790, his wife Elizabeth
and their children
William b 1810
Eliza b 1812
Thomas b 1813
James b 1815
Ann b 1817
John b 1819
all christened Buckland
William married Mary Lambourn and I think their children were
Elizabeth b 1831
Thomas b 1832
Richard b 1839
Sarah b 1841
Eliza Ann b 1842
William b 1845
George b 1848
Mary b 1850
Frederick b 1856
also all christened Buckland although some seem to have been born in adjoining villages
any info welcome
thanks
Teresa

[chasbaz]

Hi Teresa,

Here is a chunk of Willises from my Wills Index.
Perhaps there is a connection somewhere.

Best Wishes,
Charles

Willis incl. Wyllys 

Person Named   Place   Occupation   Year   Assigned Role   Relationship   Testator   Court

Willis, Elizabeth   [Hungerford]   (under 14)   1798      granddaughter   Hannah Hall   ADB
Willis, Francis   [Grove]   (h/o Martha)   1728      dau's husband   Richard Sheppard   DCW
Willis, Henry   [Hungerford]   (under 20)   1798      grandson   Hannah Hall   ADB
Willis, John   [Wantage]      1655         Thomas Aldworth   PCC
Willis, Joseph   [Hungerford]   (h/o Ruth)   1798      dau's husband   Hannah Hall   ADB
Willis, Joseph   [Hungerford]   (under 20)   1798      grandson   Hannah Hall   ADB
Willis, Mabel   [Hungerford]   (under 14)   1798      granddaughter   Hannah Hall   ADB
Willis, Mark

•    [Hungerford]      1798   witness      Hannah Hall   ADB

Willis, Martha   [Grove]   (wife of Francis)   1728      daughter   Richard Sheppard   DCW
Willis, Martha   [Hungerford]   (under 14)   1798      granddaughter   Hannah Hall   ADB
Willis, Mary   [East Challow]      1679      daughter   Adam Mason (w&i)   ADB
Willis, Mary   [Grove]      1702      daughter   Richard Sheppard (w&i)   DCW
Willis, Mary   [Hungerford]   (under 14)   1798      granddaughter   Hannah Hall   ADB
Willis, Richard   Wantage      1669      debtor   Francis Slade (w&i)   DCW
Willis, Ruth   [Hungerford]   (w/o Joseph)   1798   executrix   daughter   Hannah Hall   ADB
Wyllys, Thomas   [West Shefford      1558   executor   son-in-law   Elizabeth Patie (w&i)   ADB
Willis, Thomas   Shefford   (f/o Thomas)   1580         Alice Payne   ADB
Willis, Thomas (eld)   (Shefford)   (s/o Thomas)   1580   witness      Alice Payne   ADB
Willis, Thomas

•    Wantage   woollen draper   1670   bondsman      Thomas Webb (a&i)   DCW

Willis, Thomas   Wantage      1672   bondsman      Mary Coates (b&i)   DCW
Willis, Thomas

•    [Wantage]      1673   took inv.      John Stiles (w&i)   DCW

Willis, Thomas (esq.)   Kidmerin par. Caversham, Oxon   1798         Hannah Hall   ADB
Willis, Thomas   [Hungerford]   (under 20)   1798      grandson   Hannah Hall   ADB
Wyllys, Wyllyum   [Kintbury]      1573      creditor   Bart'mew Waldron als Boney

[DebbieG]

Hi Teresa

From the 1851 census - Buckland
William Willis aged 40 H M AG Lab born Buckland
Mary 38
Elizabeth 19
Charles 16
Richard 11
Sarah 9
Eliza 8
William 6
George 3
Mary 10m - all above bron Buckland   AND
Henry Willis    lodger widow aged 67 born Berks Ferndon

I had a look at the register transcripts for Buckland and found Henry's wife Elizabeth burial (I think)

1833 Aug 29th Elizabeth Willis aged 48

Henry lived until 1863 and was buried aged 78 (wrongly listed as WILLS)

there are various Willis entries in the Buckland registers but nothing before the baptism of William in 1810

You will have to be careful if you want to go further back because also in the 1851 census in Stanford in the Vale there was another Henry Willis aged 66 Grocer & Draper born in Longcot - which is the next village to Ferndon (a mean trick  )  so you will have to be careful to get the right baptism

Hope this helps

Debbie

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Thanks both  - especially for the warning, especially as I know some of these Willises end up moving to Stanford in the Vale (which is only just across the road from Buckland) must say its not the first time my family have recycled names and I've ended up with cousins with the same names confusing me

Teresa