See also
| Husband: | Theophilus Rodick WILLING (1885-1969) | |
| Wife: | Mildred Sibyl Gordon JONES (1886-1972) | |
| Children: | Angela Margaret WILLING (1924-2009) | |
| Cynthia Mildred WILLING (1925-2018) | ||
| Pauline Valerie WILLING (1927-2015) | ||
| Marriage | 27 Dec 1922 | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
| They were married by banns at St Andrew's, Montpellier, Bristol. Theo's status was recorded as bachelor, Mildred as spinster. They were then residing at 179 Cheltenham Road. Witnesses were her father and brother. | ||
| Name: | Theophilus Rodick WILLING1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Alt. Name: | Rev Theophilus Rodick WILLING14 | |
| Father: | Theophilus Silvanus WILLING (c. 1842-1907) | |
| Mother: | Agnes RODICK (1851-1915) | |
| Birth | 15 Feb 1885 | Moretonhampstead, Devon, England |
| Baptism | 5 Apr 1885 (age 0) | Moretonhampstead, Devon, England |
| Baptised by his father who appears in the register until March 1885 as curate of Moretonhamstead but with Theo's baptism he records himself for the first time as Rector of North Hill, though he baptises several other children of Moretonhampstead on the same day.. | ||
| Occupation | Rector | |
| Residence | 1891 (age 5-6) | North Hill, Cornwall, England14 |
| Census | 5 Apr 1891 (age 6) | North Hill, Cornwall, England15 |
| North Hill Rectory, Launceston, Cornwall | ||
| Occupation | 5 Apr 1891 (age 6) | scholar; North Hill, Cornwall, England15 |
| Residence | 31 Mar 1901 (age 16) | Taunton St Mary Magdalen Within, Somersetshire, England14 |
| Pupil at Kings College Taunton | ||
| Residence | 1911 (age 25-26) | Conchan, Douglas I O M, Isle Of Man, Isle Of Man14 |
| Residence | 1969 (age 83-84) | Carshalton Beeches |
| 152 Carshalton Park Road | ||
| Death | 20 Dec 1969 (age 84) | Sutton Registration District, London, England |
| There was a memorial Service for Theo at North Hill in March 1970. | ||
| Burial | 1970 | North Hill, Cornwall, England14 |
| Name: | Mildred Sibyl Gordon JONES1,13,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Alt. Name: | Mildred Sybil Gordon JONES14 | |
| Father: | Henry John JONES (c. 1851-1938) | |
| Mother: | Elizabeth Jane Mary GANNON (1859-1939) | |
| Birth | 31 Oct 1886 | Horfield, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England14 |
| Christening | 15 Dec 1886 (age 0) | Bishopston, Gloucester, England14 |
| Occupation | Elementary school teacher | |
| Residence | Bishopston, Gloucester, England14 | |
| Residence | 31 Mar 1901 (age 14) | Horfield, Gloucestershire, England14 |
| Residence | 1911 (age 24-25) | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England14 |
| Death | 10 Nov 1972 (age 86) | Morpeth Northumberland, England14 |
| Burial | Nov 1972 | North Hill Churchyard, Launceston, Cornwall, England14 |
| Name: | Angela Margaret WILLING1,13 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | Kevin William LYONS (1925-2009) | |
| Birth | 22 Feb 1924 | North Hill, Cornwall, England14 |
| Death | 7 Apr 2009 (age 85) | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia14 |
| Name: | Cynthia Mildred WILLING1,13 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse 1: | Peter Burgess MITCHELL (c. 1918-1998) | |
| Spouse 2: | Ronald PIGGOTT (1923-2013) | |
| Birth | 27 Sep 1925 | North Hill, Cornwall, England |
| Residence | 2016 (age 90-91) | Felpham, Sussex, England |
| Death | 8 Mar 2018 (age 92) | Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England |
| Name: | Pauline Valerie WILLING1,13,25,26 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | John Gold RATCLIFFE (1915-1983) | |
| Birth | 3 Jan 1927 | North Hill, Cornwall, England14 |
| Death | 27 Jun 2015 (age 88) | Tynemouth, Northumberland, England14 |
In 1901 Theo was a boarding pupil at Kings College, South Road, Taunton. He graduated from Oxford in 1905. He seems to have gone immediately to Hyderabad, India. He returned from India, where he had been a Tutor, on the SS Oroya, embarking at Colombo, and disembarking at Plymouth December 1908.
He was made a Deacon in 1909 at St Aidan's College, Birkenhead.
He was ordained priest in 1910 at Chester Cathedral. He was assistant curate at Runcorn, Cheshire, for about a year. His mother was living in Runcorn in 1911. On 17 April 1912 he sailed on the Karina to the Gold Coast, Africa, where he worked as a Missionary for three months. He inherited the Living of North Hill, Launceston, worth £500, from his father, taking up the position in 1913, after his first marriage. The scandal associated with his marriage and alleged desertion of his wife blew up at the end of 1913, and was reported in 1914. He returned to North Hill, where he remained Rector until 1967.
He divorced in 1916.
In Nov 1932 he was charged with failing to stop his motor car when urged so to do by the police, and failing to stop after an accident, in Roborough. He claimed that he thought the policeman was a bandit. He was fined £10, and banned from driving for 6 months. The magistrates said they could not believe his excuses, and that was a disgraceful thing to say of a clergyman. This was reported nationally.
In 1966 he publicly condemned the North Hill Church organist for the high fees he charged to play at weddings and funerals.
On 13 June 1967 he had been Rector of North Hill for 54 years. After a spell in hospital he determined to retire in July 1967. The occasion was marked with a special service.
Mildred was in love with a cousin, which caused controversy in the family.
| 1 | www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009 |
| 2 | Theophilus Rodick Willing, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008,". Text From Source: "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XGR-W5K : 1 October 2014), Theophilus Rodick Willing, 1885; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Newton Abbot, Devon, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. Name: Theophilus Rodick Willing Event Type: Birth Registration Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Registration Year: 1885 Registration District: Newton Abbot County: Devon Event Place: Newton Abbot, Devon, England Mother's Maiden Name (not available before 1911 Q3): Volume: 5B Page: 121 Line Number: 73 |
| 3 | Theophilus Rodick Willing, "England and Wales Census, 1901". Text From Source: "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X94M-GNX : 8 April 2016), Theophilus Rodick Willing, Taunton St Mary Magdalen Within, Somersetshire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Taunton subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X94M-GNX |
| 4 | Entry for Theophilus R Willing and Stafford, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005". Text From Source: "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/26ZB-KDH : 13 December 2014), Theophilus R Willing and null, 1913; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1913, quarter 1, vol. 8E, p. 1205, Fylde, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26ZB-KDH |
| 5 | England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008, Text From Source: "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XGR-W5K : 1 October 2014), Theophilus Rodick Willing, 1885; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Newton Abbot, Devon, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. |
| 6 | Throphilus Rodick Willing, "England and Wales Census, 1911". Text From Source: "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X7V3-8MN : 3 August 2017), Throphilus Rodick Willing, Conchan, Douglas I O M, Isle Of Man, Isle Of Man; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7V3-8MN |
| 7 | Theophilus Rodick Willing, "Find A Grave Index". Text From Source: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q23T-Z2H8 : 7 June 2016), Theophilus Rodick Willing, 1969; Burial, North Hill, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England, North Hill, St Torney Churchyard; citing record ID 158258369, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23T-Z2H8 |
| 8 | England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008, Text From Source: "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XGR-W5K : 1 October 2014), Theophilus Rodick Willing, 1885; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Newton Abbot, Devon, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. |
| 9 | Theophilus R Willing & Mildred SG Jones 2, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005,". Text From Source: "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZ2-55PH : 8 October 2014), Theophilus R Willing and null, 1922; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1922, quarter 4, vol. 6A, p. 230, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. Name: Theophilus R Willing Event Type: Marriage Registration Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration Year: 1922 Registration District: Bristol County: Gloucestershire Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Spouse Name (available after 1911): Jones Volume: 6A Page: 230 Line Number: 148 Name: Mildred S G Jones Event Type: Marriage Registration Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration Year: 1922 Registration District: Bristol County: Gloucestershire Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Spouse Name (available after 1911): Willing Volume: 6A Page: 230 Line Number: 127 |
| 10 | Theophilus R Willing, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005". Text From Source: "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/26ZB-KD4 : 13 December 2014), Theophilus R Willing and null, 1913; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1913, quarter 1, vol. 8E, p. 1205, Fylde, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26ZB-KD4 |
| 11 | Theoplulus R Willing in household of Theophilus Willing, "England and Wales Census, 1891". Text From Source: "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/WXBM-43Z : 1 April 2016), Theoplulus R Willing in household of Theophilus Willing, North Hill, Cornwall, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Cornwall county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WXBM-43Z |
| 12 | Theophilus R Willing, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007,". Text From Source: "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCV-RHSD : 4 September 2014), Theophilus Rodick Willing, 1969; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Sutton, Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. Name: Theophilus Rodick Willing Event Type: Death Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration Year: 1969 Registration District: Sutton County: Surrey Event Place: Sutton, Surrey, England Age (available after 1866): Birth Date (available after June quarter 1969): 1885 Birth Year (Estimated): Volume: 5E Page: 858 Line Number: 129 |
| 13 | Record updated from... |
| 14 | Ibid. |
| 15 | Text From Source: Census England 1891 Address: North Hill Rectory, Launceston, Cornwall Place: North Hill, Cornwall, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,Where Born,Infirmity Theophilus Silvanus Willing,Head,M,M,49,Rector of NorthHill,,Loddiswell, Devon, England, Agnes Willing,Wife,M,F,39,,,Brixton, Surrey, England, Theophilus Rodick Willing,Son,S,M,6,scholar,,Moretonhampstead, Devon, England, Francis Moreton Willing,Son,S,M,2,,,Tintagel, Cornwall, England, Agnes Oliva Willing,Daughter,S,F,5m,,,North Hill, Cornwall, England, William A Cragg,Visitor,S,M,31,Captain, 4th Bn Lincolnshire Regiment,,Spanby, Lincolnshire, Agnes M Oliver,Visitor,S,F,44,Living on own means,,Charles, Plymouth, Devon, England, There were two servants living with the family. Norah Lane, 21, cook, and Edith Sleep,16, general domestic. |
| 16 | Mildred Sybil Gordon Jones, "England, Bristol Parish Registers, 1538-1900". Text From Source: "England, Bristol Parish Registers, 1538-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QJDM-G57Q : 24 July 2017), Mildred Sybil Gordon Jones, 1886. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDM-G57Q |
| 17 | Mildred Sybil Jones in household of Henry John Jones, "England and Wales Census, 1911". Text From Source: "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X71Z-RBK : 2 August 2017), Mildred Sybil Jones in household of Henry John Jones, Bristol, , Gloucestershire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X71Z-RBK |
| 18 | Jones in entry for Pauline V Willing, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008". Text From Source: "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV3V-2B61 : 2 October 2014), null in entry for Pauline V Willing, 1927; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Launceston, Cornwall, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3V-2B61 |
| 19 | Mildred Jones in household of Henry J Jones, "England and Wales Census, 1901". Text From Source: "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XSDT-F92 : 8 April 2016), Mildred Jones in household of Henry J Jones, Horfield, Gloucestershire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Westbury subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSDT-F92 |
| 20 | Mildred Sybil Gordon Jones Willing, "Find A Grave Index". Text From Source: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QL2R-3SXC : 12 September 2017), Mildred Sybil Gordon Jones Willing, 1972; Burial, North Hill, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England, St Torney Churchyard; citing record ID 180635669, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL2R-3SXC |
| 21 | Mildred Sybil Gordon Jones, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975". Text From Source: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N2G9-SHP : 30 December 2014, Mildred Sybil Gordon Jones, 15 Dec 1886); citing Bishopston, Gloucester, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,596,630. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2G9-SHP |
| 22 | Theophilus R Willing & Mildred S G Jones, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005,". Text From Source: "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZ2-55PH : 8 October 2014), Theophilus R Willing and null, 1922; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1922, quarter 4, vol. 6A, p. 230, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. |
| 23 | Mildred Sybil G Willing, England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007. Text From Source: "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCT-6P72 : 4 September 2014), Mildred Sybil G Willing, 1972; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Northumberland Central, Northumberland, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. Name: Mildred Sybil G Willing Event Type: Death Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration Year: 1972 Registration District: Northumberland Central County: Northumberland Event Place: Northumberland Central, Northumberland, England Age (available after 1866): Birth Date (available after June quarter 1969): 31 Oct 1886 Birth Year (Estimated): Volume: 1B Page: 648 Line Number: 8 |
| 24 | Mildred Sybil Gordon Jones, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975". Text From Source: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J728-BJC : 6 December 2014, Mildred Sybil Gordon Jones, ); citing Bishopston, Gloucester, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,596,630. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J728-BJC |
| 25 | Pauline V Willing, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008". Text From Source: "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV3V-2B6B : 2 October 2014), Pauline V Willing, 1927; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Launceston, Cornwall, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3V-2B6B |
| 26 | Pauline V Willing, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005". Text From Source: "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVDZ-CN2X : 8 October 2014), Pauline V Willing and null, 1950; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1950, quarter 3, vol. 7A, p. 159, Launceston, Cornwall, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVDZ-CN2X |