Ernest WILLIS

1865 - 1928  (63 years)

• Name	Ernest WILLIS
  Born	28 May 1865	Isle of Wight District, Hampshire
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	Before 1896	Canada
  Living	23 Jun 1896	Little Current, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
  Occupation	23 Jun 1896
  	Farmer
  Census	1901	Howland Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
  Occupation	1901
  	Farmer
  Occupation	19 Feb 1918
  	Farmer
  Died	24 Dec 1928	Willisville, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Hilly Grove Cemetery, Assiginack, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
  		Ada Willis Bennett ADA Willis BENNETT 1877-1943 Ernest WILLIS 1867-1928
  		Ernest Willis ADA Willis BENNETT 1877-1943 Ernest WILLIS 1867-1928
  Person ID	I25954	1. Essex Ennevers
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	William WILLIS,   Died:  Before 1901
  Mother	Mary SIMMONDS,   Born:  11 Sep 1827, Shinfield, Berkshire ,   Died:  Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F8221	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family (spouse)	Ada HUMPHREY,   Born:  31 Oct 1875, Markham, Ontario, Canada ,   Died:  12 Nov 1943, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Married	23 Jun 1896	Assiginack, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
  	Marriage took place at the bride's parents.
  		Ernest Willis & Ada Humphrey Ontario marriage
  		Ernest & Ada Willis
  Children	1. Violet May WILLIS,   Born:  7 May 1897, Howland Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada ,   Died:  6 May 1945, Willisville, Ontario, Canada  (Age 47 years)   2. Grace Clifford WILLIS,   Born:  25 Jul 1899, Howland Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada ,   Died:  8 Feb 1993, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)   3. George Henry WILLIS,   Born:  11 Mar 1901, Little Current, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada ,   Died:  8 Dec 1972, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 71 years)   4. Ada WILLIS,   Born:  6 May 1904, Little Current, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada ,   Died:  19 Feb 1965, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)   5. Jessie Irene WILLIS,   Born:  21 Sep 1906, Little Current, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada ,   Died:  12 Apr 1985, Whitefish Falls, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   6. Clara Jean WILLIS,   Born:  4 Aug 1910, West River, Ontario, Canada ,   Died:  17 Aug 1917, Willisville, Ontario, Canada  (Age 7 years)   7. Alena Merial WILLIS,   Born:  21 May 1912, West River, Ontario, Canada ,   Died:  18 Jun 1989, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   8. Ernest Neland WILLIS,   Born:  21 Apr 1915, West River, Ontario, Canada ,   Died:  6 Mar 1917, Willisville, Ontario, Canada  (Age 1 years)   9. Kathleen Florence WILLIS,   Born:  25 Jan 1918, Willisville, Ontario, Canada ,   Died:  21 Apr 2013  (Age 95 years)
  Family histories		Willisville: a brief history
  Family ID	F8220	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 May 1865 - Isle of Wight District, Hampshire Emigration - Before 1896 - Canada Living - 23 Jun 1896 - Little Current, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada Married - 23 Jun 1896 - Assiginack, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada Census - 1901 - Howland Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Dec 1928 - Willisville, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hilly Grove Cemetery, Assiginack, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photographs		Ernie Willis & Ada nee Humphrey Ernest was a fire ranger and used to canoe and portage the back lakes in the LaCloche Mountains keeping a look out for fires.
  		The Willis family in Willisville LtoR: Jessie, Violet, Ada, mother Ada, Kathleen, Ernest & Alena.
  		Willis family Ernest, Ada, Grace, Violet, Harry, Jessie and probably Clara.
  		Ernest & Ada Willis
  		Ernest & Ada Willis