1865 - 1928 (63 years)
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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 |
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Ada Willis Bennett ADA
Willis
BENNETT
1877-1943
Ernest
WILLIS
1867-1928 |
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Ernest Willis ADA
Willis
BENNETT
1877-1943
Ernest
WILLIS
1867-1928 |
Person ID |
I25954 |
1. Essex Ennevers |
Last Modified |
31 Mar 2020 |
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.
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Ernest Willis & Ada Humphrey Ontario marriage |
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Ernest & Ada Willis
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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) |
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Family histories |
 | Willisville: a brief history
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Family ID |
F8220 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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 | Born - 28 May 1865 - Isle of Wight District, Hampshire |
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 | Emigration - Before 1896 - Canada |
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 | Living - 23 Jun 1896 - Little Current, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Married - 23 Jun 1896 - Assiginack, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Census - 1901 - Howland Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Died - 24 Dec 1928 - Willisville, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Buried - - Hilly Grove Cemetery, Assiginack, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada |
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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
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 | Ernest & Ada Willis
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