See also
| Husband: | Lewis Arthur WILLS (1868-1942) | |
| Wife: | Louisa Maria Aunger HOOKER (1865-1939) | |
| Children: | Dorothy Edith WILLS (1898-1988) | |
| Nora Winifred Hooker WILLS (1901-1996) | ||
| Marriage | 28 Dec 1897 | Southernhay Congregational Church - Exeter, Devon, England |
| Name: | Lewis Arthur WILLS1 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | 25 Jun 1868 | Exeter, Devon, England |
| Occupation | Silk Agent in London, Manchester Warehouseman | |
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 32) | Wandsworth, London, England2 |
| 29 Belleville Rd Battersea | ||
| Occupation | 31 Mar 1901 (age 32) | Manchester Warehouseman; Wandsworth, London, England2 |
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 42) | Battersea, London, England3 |
| 48 Devereux Road | ||
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1911 (age 42) | wholesale drapery buyer, silks; Battersea, London, England3 |
| Census | 19 Jun 1921 (age 52 yrs 11 mns) | Battersea, London, England4 |
| 48 Devereux Road | ||
| Occupation | 19 Jun 1921 (age 52) | Silk Agent; Battersea, London, England4 |
| Employment: Employer Place of Work: 145 Cheapside EC2 |
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| Census | 29 Sep 1939 (age 71) | Streatham, London, England5 |
| 2 Steep Hill | ||
| Occupation | 29 Sep 1939 (age 71) | Silk Agent (retired); Streatham, London, England5 |
| Death | 1942 (age 73-74) | Lambeth, Surrey, England |
| Name: | Louisa Maria Aunger HOOKER1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | Richard HOOKER (1836-1901) | |
| Mother: | Louisa Augusta AUNGER (1837-1893) | |
| Birth | 1865 | St Sidwells Exeter, Devon, England |
| Census | 5 Apr 1891 (age 25) | Exeter, Devon, England6 |
| 10 11, Northernhay Place, St David | ||
| Occupation | 5 Apr 1891 (age 25-26) | Dressmaker; Exeter, Devon, England6 |
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 35) | Wandsworth, London, England2 |
| 29 Belleville Rd Battersea | ||
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 45) | Battersea, London, England3 |
| 48 Devereux Road | ||
| Census | 19 Jun 1921 (age 55 yrs 10 mns) | Battersea, London, England4 |
| 48 Devereux Road | ||
| Occupation | 19 Jun 1921 (age 55-56) | Home Duties; Battersea, London, England4 |
| Death | Q3 1939 (age 73-74) | Wandsworth, London, England |
| Name: | Dorothy Edith WILLS1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Alt. Name: | Dot WILLS | |
| Spouse: | Cecil Ward Rodier HOOKER (1872-1965) | |
| Birth | 28 Sep 1898 | Battersea, London, England |
| Birth | Q4 1898 | Battersea, London, England4 |
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 2) | Exeter, Devon, England7 |
| 41 Prospect Park | ||
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 12) | Battersea, London, England3 |
| 48 Devereux Road | ||
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1911 (age 12) | school; Battersea, London, England3 |
| Census | 19 Jun 1921 (age 22 yrs 8 mns) | Battersea, London, England4 |
| 48 Devereux Road | ||
| Occupation | 19 Jun 1921 (age 22) | Home Duties; Battersea, London, England4 |
| Departure | 7 Jul 1951 (age 52) | bound for Auckland, New Zealand; Southampton, Hampshire, England |
| on the S.S.Tamaroa. They gave their address as c/o Bank of N.S.W., Berkely Square, London. His age was 77, hers 52. | ||
| Residence | 1964 (age 65-66) | Croydon, Surrey, England |
| 30 Crescent Way, Norbury, Croydon Cecil and Dorothy were both living at the Croydon address |
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| Death | 17 Dec 1988 (age 90) | West Worthing, Sussex |
| Haldon, 27 West Park Lane, West Worthing, Sussex | ||
| Probate | 17 Mar 1989 | Winchester, Hampshire, England |
| Haldon, 27 West Park Lane, West Worthing, Sussex Probate granted. Estate£73,729 |
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| Name: | Nora Winifred Hooker WILLS1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age < 1 mn) | Wandsworth, London, England2 |
| 29 Belleville Rd Battersea | ||
| Birth | Q2 1901 | Battersea, London, England3 |
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 10) | Battersea, London, England3 |
| 48 Devereux Road | ||
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1911 (age 9-10) | school; Battersea, London, England3 |
| Census | 19 Jun 1921 (age 20 yrs 3 mns) | Battersea, London, England4 |
| 48 Devereux Road | ||
| Occupation | 19 Jun 1921 (age 19-20) | Shorthand Typist; Battersea, London, England4 |
| Employment: Investment Registry Ltd, Stockbrokers Place of Work: 6 Grafton Street, New Bond Street, W.1 |
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| Census | 29 Sep 1939 (age 38) | Streatham, London, England5 |
| 2 Steep Hill | ||
| Occupation | 29 Sep 1939 (age 38) | Shorthand Typist; Streatham, London, England5 |
| Death | 1996 (age 94-95) | Worthing, Sussex, England |
He was in the Wandsworth Male Voice Choir and the choir of Grafton Street Congregational Church
She spoke fluent French, having been to school in France according to Joy Wills Genes Reunited notes
| 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 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place Lewis Wills Head M 32 Manchester Warehouseman Exeter Louisa Maria Aunger Wills Wife M 35 St Sidwells Exeter, Devon Nora Winifred Hooker Wills Dau S <1 mths Wandsworth London There was also a ladies nurse, Maria Brooks, 62, visiting, and a live-in domestic servant, Ada Chandler, 18. |
| RG13/458 Folio 145 Page 24 Wandsworth Southwest Battersea ED24. Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
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| 3 | Text From Source: Census England 1911 Address: 48 Devereux Road Place: Battersea, London, England Name,Relation,Sex,Age,Married,Years,Chd Born,Chd Living,Chd Died,Occupation,Industry,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Nationality,Infirmity Lewis Arthur Wills,Head,M,42,M,,,,,wholesale drapery buyer, silks,,,,Exeter, Devon, England,, Louisa Maria Aunger Wills,Wife,F,45,M,13,2,2,,,,,,St Sidwells Exeter, Devon, England,, Dorothy Edith Wills,Daughter,F,12,S,,,,,school,,,,Battersea, London, England,, Nora Winifred Hooker Wills,Daughter,F,10,S,,,,,school,,,,Battersea, London, England,, Edith Lilian Moss,Sister-in-law,F,38,W,,,,,private means,,,,Brixton, London, England,, Marian Dark, 46 and single was recorded as a servant in the house, but her occupation was needlewoman. Did she in fact work in Lewis's silk business? |
| 4 | Text From Source: Census England 1921 Address: 48 Devereux Road Place: Battersea, London, England Name,Relation,Age,Sex,Marr/Orph'd,Birthplace,Nationality,Education,Occupation,Employment,Place of Work,Chd <16,Children's Ages Lewis Wills,Head,52y 11m,M,Married,Exeter, Devon, England,,,Silk Agent,Employer,145 Cheapside EC2,, Louisa Maria Aunger Wills,Wife,55y 10m,F,Married,St Sidwells Exeter, Devon, England,,,Home Duties,,,, Dorothy Edith Wills,Daughter,22y 8m,F,Single,Battersea, London, England,,,Home Duties,,,, Nora Winifred Hooker Wills,Daughter,20y 3m,F,Single,Battersea, London, England,,,Shorthand Typist,Investment Registry Ltd, Stockbrokers,6 Grafton Street, New Bond Street, W.1,, Edith Lilian Moss,Sister-in-law,48y 5m,F,Widowed,Brixton, London, England,,,Home Duties,,,, |
| 5 | Text From Source: Register England & Wales 1939 Address: 2 Steep Hill Place: Streatham, London, England Name of person,Status,Gender,Birthdate,Condition,Occupation,Comments Wills, Arthur L.,,M,25 Jun 1868,W,Silk Agent (retired), Wills, Nora W.H.,,F,9 Mar 1901,S,Shorthand Typist, Moss, Edith Lilian,,F,28 Dec 1872,W,No occupation, |
| 6 | Text From Source: Census England 1891 Address: 10 11, Northernhay Place, St David Place: Exeter, Devon, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,Where Born,Infirmity Richard Hooker,Head,M,M,54,draper,,Exeter, Devon, England, Louisa Augusta Hooker,Wife,M,F,54,drapers assistant,,Exeter, Devon, England, Louisa Maria Aunger Hooker,Daughter,S,F,25,dressmaker,,Exeter, Devon, England, Edith L Hooker,Daughter,S,F,18,mantle maker,,Brixton, London, England, As well as the family there were 5 shop assistants, one shop apprentice, a cook and a general domestic servant living with them, all single, aged from 16 to 37. |
| 7 | Text From Source: Census England 1901 Address: 41 Prospect Park Place: Exeter, Devon, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Infirmity Richard Hooker,Head,W,M,64,Retired Draper,,,Exeter, Devon, England, Louisa Aunger,Mother-in-law,W,F,89,,,,Exeter, Devon, England, Edith Lilian Hooker,Daughter,M,F,28,,,,Brixton, London, England, Dorothy Edith Wills,Granddaughter,S,F,2,,,Wandsworth, London, England, There was a general servant, Lucy Hutchings, 19, living with them. |