Sherren Family Tree » Thomas Willis (1762-1837)

Personal data Thomas Willis 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Household of Thomas Willis

He is married to Elizabeth Sherren.

They got married on May 29, 1794 at West Knighton, Dorset, Kingdom of England, he was 31 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Mary Willis  1795-1820
  2. Thomas Willis  1796-1850 
  3. James Willis  1797-????
  4. Elizabeth Willis  1798-1816
  5. Jane Willis  1800-1816
  6. Sarah Willis  ± 1801-1817
  7. Barbara Willis  1802-1804
  8. John Willis  ± 1806-1830
  9. Barbara Willis  1806-1806


Notes about Thomas Willis

Thomas was described as "Thomas Willis junior, of the parish of Sutton Poyntz". He was churchwarden at Preston church for some years. Thomas died at the age of 75 years. A high headstone has been set up in their memory which reads; "Sacred to the memory of Thomas Willis, father of the annexed family of children, who died. Also Elizabeth Willis wife of the above Thomas Willis, who died August 10 1835 aged 69 years". "One and forty years in wedlock we have been, ten children we have had, but one is to be seen". Three of their children were buried in the same plot (Plot A, grave E1) in the Preston churchyard. Sutton Poyntz is set in a sheltered valley. In the centre of the village is a duck pond(with ducks) . the pond is fed by a stream which carries on to a large mill nearby.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Thomas Willis

Thomas Willis
1762-1837

1794

Elizabeth Sherren
± 1766-1835

Mary Willis
1795-1820
Thomas Willis
1796-1850
James Willis
1797-????
Elizabeth Willis
1798-1816
Jane Willis
1800-1816
Sarah Willis
± 1801-1817
Barbara Willis
1802-1804
John Willis
± 1806-1830
Barbara Willis
1806-1806

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Sources

  1. Dorset, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-2001, Ancestry.com
    Birth date: abt 1762 Birth place: Death date: abt 1837 Death place:
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  2. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  3. Thea Clayton's book: The Sherrens of Broadmayne, The Sherren's of Broadmayne, book, pg 6/5
  4. England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  5. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, Ancestry.com, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1879 / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Birthday August 9, 1762

  • The temperature on August 9, 1762 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1762: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 22 » Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Hamburg.
    • June 24 » Battle of Wilhelmsthal: The British-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick defeats French forces in Westphalia.
    • July 17 » Former emperor Peter III of Russia is murdered.
    • September 12 » The Sultanate of Sulu ceded Balambangan Island to the British East India Company
    • September 15 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Signal Hill.
    • October 6 » Seven Years' War: The British Capture Manila from Spain and occupy it.

Christening day February 7, 1763

  • The temperature on February 7, 1763 was about 4.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1763: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 10 » French and Indian War: The Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain.
    • May 9 » The Siege of Fort Detroit begins during Pontiac's War against British forces.
    • August 5 » Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run: British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run.
    • September 1 » Catherine II of Russia endorses Ivan Betskoy's plans for a Foundling Home in Moscow.
    • October 7 » King George III issues the Royal Proclamation of 1763, closing Indigenous lands in North America north and west of the Alleghenies to white settlements.
    • December 2 » Dedication of the Touro Synagogue, in Newport, Rhode Island, the first synagogue in what will become the United States.

Day of marriage May 29, 1794

  • The temperature on May 29, 1794 was about 12.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1794: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 11 » First session of United States Senate opens to the public.
    • March 4 » The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed by the U.S. Congress.
    • March 14 » Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin.
    • March 28 » Allies under Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld defeat French forces at Le Cateau.
    • May 18 » Battle of Tourcoing during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.
    • July 27 » French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre is arrested after encouraging the execution of more than 17,000 "enemies of the Revolution".

Day of burial February 12, 1837

  • The temperature on February 12, 1837 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt winderig bui. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1837: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • February 8 » Richard Johnson becomes the first Vice President of the United States chosen by the United States Senate.
    • June 20 » Queen Victoria succeeds to the British throne.
    • July 1 » A system of civil registration of births, marriages and deaths is established in England and Wales.
    • July 25 » The first commercial use of an electrical telegraph is successfully demonstrated in London by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone.
    • September 18 » Tiffany & Co. (first named Tiffany & Young) is founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City. The store is called a "stationery and fancy goods emporium".
    • December 17 » A fire in the Winter Palace of Saint Petersburg kills 30 guards.


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