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| Husband: | Theophilus Rodick WILLING (1885-1969) | |
| Wife: | Annie Hunter STAFFORD (1893-1972) | |
| Status: | Divorced | |
| Marriage | 4 Feb 1913 | Blackpool, Lancashire, England |
| The bride was living with her parents at 76&78 Lytham Road, South Shore, . The groom's address was given as the North Hill Rectory, Launceston, though he was not yet incumbent there. Married at South Shore Parish Church |
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| 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: | Annie Hunter STAFFORD1,4,13,16 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | 7 Mar 1893 | Blackpool, Lancashire, England |
| Emigration | 27 Oct 1919 (age 26) | from Liverpool, Lancashire, England to Philadelphia, USA |
| On the Haverford. Arrived on 9 November 1919. She travelled with her sister-in-law and her daughters, Kathleen and Nancy Stafford. Husband James address then was 46 East 14th Street, New York | ||
| Census | 1 Jan 1920 (age 26) | New York, New York, USA17 |
| Bronx Assembly District 5 868 Faile Street | ||
| Occupation | 1 Jan 1920 (age 26) | Saleswoman; New York, New York, USA17 |
| Industry, business or establishment: Candy store Employer, salary or wage worker, or working on own account: Wage earner |
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| Immigration | 19 Jan 1926 (age 32) | to New York, New York, USA |
| Bogota New Jersey Arrived with Jamesand the children on the SS Scythia. Heroccupation was given as housewife.. They were living in Bogota, New Jersey at that time. Both children were at school, ages given as 9 and 7 |
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| Census | 29 Sep 1939 (age 46) | Chester, Cheshire, England18 |
| 50 Lache Park Avenue | ||
| Occupation | 29 Sep 1939 (age 46) | Unpaid domestic duties; Chester, Cheshire, England18 |
| Death | Q4 1972 (age 79) | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England19 |
Decree Nisi pronounced in February 1916.
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.
She was a church worker and Sunday school teacher, and a popular amateur singer, who competed successfully at local music festivals, and formed a choir from Sunday school pupils that won prizes in the Blackpool Festival.
From October 1914 until their marriage after her divorce from Rodick in 1916, she lived with James Forrester, and bore his child in 1915.
| 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 | 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 |
| 17 | Text From Source: Name,Relationship,Owned/Rented,Mortgage,Sex,Color,Age,Marital Condition,Year of immigration,Naturalization,Naturalization year,Attended school,Can read,Can write,Birthplace,Mother tongue,Father Birthplace,Father mother-tongue,Mother Birthplace,Mother mother-tongue,Speak English,Occupation,Industry, business or establishment,Employ Status,Disability James Forrester,Head,R,,M,W,33,M,1902,NA,1912,,y,y,England,English,England,English,England,English,Yes,Commercial Traveller,Picture Fms,W, Annie Hunter Stafford,Wife,,,F,W,26,M,1919,PA,,,y,y,Blackpool, Lancashire, England,English,England,English,England,English,Yes,Saleswoman,Candy store,W, Catherine M Forrester,Daughter,,,F,W,4,S,1919,NA,,,,,England,English,England,English,England,English,,None,,, Nancy Forrester,Daughter,,,F,W,2,S,1919,NA,,,,,England,English,England,English,England,English,,None,,, Mary Forrester,Mother,,,F,W,57,W,1919,NA,,,y,y,England,English,England,English,England,English,Yes,None,,, John Forrester,Brother,,,M,W,38,S,1902,PA,,,y,y,England,English,England,English,England,English,Yes,Electrician,Ships at sea,W, |
| 18 | Text From Source: Name of person,Married name,Gender,Birthdate,Condition as to marriage,Rank, Profession or Occupation,Occupation comment,Comments Annie Hunter Forrester,,F,7 MAR 1893,Widowed,Unpaid domestic duties,, Nancy Stafford Allwood,,F,27 MAR 1918,Married,None,,Closed Frederick Insull Allwood,,M,20 JUL 1908,Married,Police Constable, Chester,, |
| 19 | Free BMD Birth. Birmingham 9c 1707. Cit. Date: Q4 1972. |