Carter-Aaron tree » Thomas Edward Willis (1903-1978)

Personal data Thomas Edward Willis 


Household of Thomas Edward Willis

(1) He is married to Florence M. Leonard.

They got married in the year 1929 at Stepney (RD), London, he was 25 years old.


(2) He is married to Lilian R. Barnby.

They got married in the year 1940 at Stepney (RD), London, he was 36 years old.

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Thomas Edward Willis?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


Timeline Thomas Edward Willis

  This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info. Symbols used: grootouders grandparents   ouders parents   broers-zussen brothers/sisters   kinderen children

Ancestors (and descendant) of Thomas Edward Willis

James Willis
1831-????
Susannah Wall
1832-????
James Willis
1861-1909

Thomas Edward Willis
1903-1978

(1) 1929

Florence M. Leonard

(2) 1940

Lilian R. Barnby


With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).


Visualize another relationship

The data shown has no sources.

Historical events

Birthday August 1, 1903

  • The temperature on August 1, 1903 was between 13.4 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (32%). Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • April 19 » The Kishinev pogrom in Kishinev (Bessarabia) begins, forcing tens of thousands of Jews to later seek refuge in Palestine and the Western world.
    • July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
    • October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
    • October 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
    • October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
    • December 17 » The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Christening day August 16, 1913

  • The temperature on August 16, 1913 was between 10.5 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
    • March 21 » Over 360 are killed and 20,000 homes destroyed in the Great Dayton Flood in Dayton, Ohio.
    • April 8 » The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, requiring direct election of Senators, becomes law.
    • April 24 » The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, is opened.
    • June 1 » The Greek–Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War.
    • June 4 » Emily Davison, a suffragette, runs out in front of King George V's horse at The Derby. She is trampled, never regains consciousness, and dies four days later.
    • December 21 » Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1899 » Raymond Mays, English race car driver and businessman († 1980)
  • 1900 » Otto Nothling, Australian cricketer and rugby player († 1965)
  • 1901 » Francisco Guilledo, Filipino boxer († 1925)
  • 1903 » Paul Horgan, American historian, author, and academic († 1995)
  • 1905 » Helen Sawyer Hogg, American-Canadian astronomer and academic († 1993)
  • 1907 » Eric Shipton, Sri Lankan-English mountaineer and explorer († 1977)

About the surname Willis

  • View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname Willis.
  • Check the information Open Archives has about Willis.
  • Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching Willis.

The Carter-Aaron tree publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Dave Aaron, "Carter-Aaron tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/carter-aaron-tree/I2185.php : accessed December 21, 2025), "Thomas Edward Willis (1903-1978)".