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John Thomas WILLIS (1868 - 1944)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Hannah WILLIS (1894 - )
Ernest Frederick WILLIS (1897 - )
John George WILLIS (1900 - 1904)
John Thomas WILLIS (1868 - 1944)

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Mary LYNSKEY (1868 - 1941)
Thomas WILLIS (1838 - 1903) William WILLIS (1798 - 1880) John WILLIS (1743 - )
Elizabeth SPOTSWOOD (1761 - )
Mary (WILLIS) (1803 - 1867)



Hannah PECK (1847 - 1893) George PECK (1821 - )



Ann (PECK) (1819 - )



John Thomas WILLIS

John Thomas WILLIS
John Thomas WILLIS John Thomas WILLIS
b. 09 Dec 1868 at Gateshead, Durham, England
m. 1893 Mary LYNSKEY (1868 - 1941) at Gateshead, Durham, England
d. 12 Jan 1944 at Gateshead, Durham, England aged 75
Near Relatives of John Thomas WILLIS (1868 - 1944)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather William WILLIS 21 Oct 1798 Whickham, Durham, England 30 Jul 1880 Whickham, Durham, England 81
Grandmother Mary (WILLIS) abt 1803 Whickham, Durham, England bef 1867 Whickham, Durham, England 64
Grandfather George PECK 1821 Leicestershire, England
Grandmother Ann (PECK) 1819 Gateshead, Durham, England

Father Thomas WILLIS 15 Jun 1838 Whickham, Durham, England 14 Mar 1903 Whickham, Durham, England 64
Mother Hannah PECK 20 Jun 1847 Durham, England 23 Feb 1893 Gateshead, Durham, England 45

Self John Thomas WILLIS 09 Dec 1868 Gateshead, Durham, England 12 Jan 1944 Gateshead, Durham, England 75

Wife Mary LYNSKEY abt 1868 19 Oct 1941 Durham, England 73

Daughter Hannah WILLIS 1894 Gateshead, Durham, England
Son Ernest Frederick WILLIS 1897 Gateshead, Durham, England
Son John George WILLIS Sep 1900 Gateshead, Durham, England Mar 1904 Gateshead, Durham, England 3

Brother George William WILLIS 18 Apr 1870 Whickham, Durham, England 11 Aug 1885 15
Sister Mary WILLIS bef 25 Jul 1872 Whickham, Durham, England 16 Nov 1878 6
Sister Ann Wanless WILLIS 12 Feb 1876 Whickham, Durham, England 20 Nov 1878 Whickham, Durham, England 2
Brother Henry Wanless WILLIS 1880 Whickham, Durham, England
Brother Frederick Chales WILLIS abt 1883 Whickham, Durham, England 1963 Ponteland, Northumberland, England 80
Sister Lilly WILLIS 27 Dec 1884 Whickham, Durham, England 27 Apr 1886 Whickham, Durham, England 1

Uncle John WILLIS bef 21 Jul 1826 Whickham, Durham, England 1901 75
Aunt Mary LANGTON 1836 Lanchester, Durham, England
Aunt Margaret WILLIS bef 01 Oct 1828 Whickham, Durham, England
Aunt Elizabeth WILLIS bef 18 Feb 1831 Whickham, Durham, England Sep 1853 22
Aunt Jane WILLIS 15 May 1833 Whickham, Durham, England 05 Aug 1908 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 75
Uncle William GREY 06 Mar 1825 Lanchester, Durham, England 05 Jan 1884 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 58
Uncle William WILLIS 08 Mar 1836 Whickham, Durham, England 07 Jul 1924 Whickham, Durham, England 88
Aunt Mary Simons STEPHENSON 1836 07 Sep 1929 Whickham, Durham, England 93
Uncle George WILLIS bef 21 Aug 1840 Whickham, Durham, England 06 Mar 1921 80
Aunt Jane (WILLIS) 1854 Scotland
Uncle George PECK 1851 Durham, England

Cousin William WILLIS 20 Jul 1860 Gateshead, Durham, England 13 Feb 1940 Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England 79
Cousin Joseph Albert WILLIS 1864 Gateshead, Durham, England 1868 Gateshead, Durham, England 4
Cousin Elizabeth WILLIS 15 Sep 1866 Gateshead, Durham, England
Cousin John Thomas WILLIS 01 Jan 1870 Gateshead, Durham, England 27 Apr 1949 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 79
Cousin Mary Annie WILLIS 16 Jul 1872 Gateshead, Durham, England
Cousin Elizabeth GREY 25 Feb 1855 Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England
Cousin William GREY 14 Feb 1857 Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England abt Jun 1914 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 57
Cousin Isabella GREY 17 Jan 1859 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 12 Aug 1934 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 75
Cousin John (Jack) GREY 11 May 1861 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England abt Dec 1942 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 81
Cousin Thomas William GREY 26 Feb 1863 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England abt Mar 1933 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 70
Cousin Jane GREY 16 Apr 1865 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Cousin George Henry GREY 17 Apr 1867 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 04 May 1947 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 80
Cousin Mary Anna GREY 09 Apr 1870 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 23 Mar 1894 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 23
Cousin Charles GREY 16 Jun 1872 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 22 Dec 1873 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 1
Cousin Charles GREY 29 Oct 1874 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Cousin Alice GREY 22 Sep 1879 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England abt Dec 1964 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 85
Cousin William Henry WILLIS bef 28 Oct 1868 Whickham, Durham, England
Cousin Frances Mary WILLIS bef 20 Oct 1870 Whickham, Durham, England
Cousin Henry Stephenson WILLIS bef 29 May 1872 Whickham, Durham, England
Cousin Catherine Edith WILLIS bef 20 May 1874 Whickham, Durham, England
Cousin Frank WILLIS 1876
Cousin Constance WILLIS 1878
Cousin Arthur Ernest WILLIS 1881

Nephew Norman WILLIS abt 1909
Niece Teresa WILLIS Mar 1911 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Niece Florence WILLIS 08 Dec 1912 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 1984 72

Sister in Law Teresa KNIFTON abt 1882 Staffordshire, England
Events in John Thomas WILLIS (1868 - 1944)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
09 Dec 1868 John Thomas WILLIS was born Gateshead, Durham, England
1893 25 Married Mary LYNSKEY (aged 25) Gateshead, Durham, England
23 Feb 1893 24 Death of mother Hannah PECK (aged 45) Gateshead, Durham, England
1894 26 Birth of daughter Hannah WILLIS Gateshead, Durham, England
1897 29 Birth of son Ernest Frederick WILLIS Gateshead, Durham, England 18
Sep 1900 31 Birth of son John George WILLIS Gateshead, Durham, England
14 Mar 1903 34 Death of father Thomas WILLIS (aged 64) Whickham, Durham, England
Mar 1904 35 Death of son John George WILLIS (aged 3) Gateshead, Durham, England
19 Oct 1941 72 Death of wife Mary LYNSKEY (aged 73) Durham, England
12 Jan 1944 75 John Thomas WILLIS died Gateshead, Durham, England
Personal Notes:
John is buried in the graveyard at St Marys, Whickham with his wife and son. Plot G157
From Norm Willis "The tombstone in the churchyard of St. Mary The Virgin (Anglican) in Whickham, DUR. does not identify Mary. I tried to without success* so requested a volunteer on the Genes Reunited Message Board/Community column to do census look-ups. She answered the same day with comprehensive information from the 1881, 1891 and 1901 censuses, and FreeBMD Birth
and Marriage data.
* John Thomas Willis and family in 1901 were transcribed with the surname as "William" but the census image is actually Willis.
The 1881 census lists only Mary with parents as LINSKY at 5 Queen St, Consett, DUR about 10 miles SW of Whickham. Her father Owen, 35, a Blast Furnace Man and mother Bridget, 35 were both born in Mayo Co, Ireland. Mary, 13 was born in MOLD, Flintshire, Wales about 12 miles west of Chester, Cheshire.
The 1891 census lists Mary Lynskey, 22, a Dressmaker, still at 5 Queen St, in Consett, DUR with father Owen, 44, a widower. FreeBMD has a Death record of a Bridget Linskay (sic) age 44, Q1-1891, #10a 194, registered in Lanchester District which includes Consett. There is also a boarder PATRICK SHANLEY, 26, Blast Furnace Assistant, born Ireland.
Mary Lynskey and John Thomas Willis were married in Gateshead, Q2-1893, #10a1161.
The 1901 census (*giving their surname as William) was in St. Paul Parish, Gateshead and lists John T, age 32, Mary age 33 with children Hannah 7, Ernest T. 3 and John George 7 months.
Also enumerated with them was a sister (sic, sister-in-law to Head John T) Annie Lynskey, 24 also born in Consett but I could not find a birth record in FreeBMD or IGI nor a record of her in prior area censuses."

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