[Index]
Eva Irene 'Rene' WILLS (1888 - 1980)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Sidney Bertram Wills COOKE (1907 - 1993)
 Eva Irene 'Rene' WILLS (1888 - 1980)

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Bertram George COOKE (1882 - 1966)
 Horace Spencer WILLS (1847 - 1928) Horatio Spencer Howe WILLS (1811 - 1861) Edward Spencer WILLS (1778 - 1811)
Sarah HARDING (1776 - 1823)
Elizabeth (MCGUIRE) WYRE (1817 - 1907) Michael (WYER) MCGUIRE (1781 - 1823)
Jane WALLACE (1780 - )
Sarah Eliza BESWICKE (1852 - 1916) Charles BESWICKE



Elizabeth KEYS



Eva Irene
Eva Irene
Pic P1. from 'A Currency Lad"

Pic 1. from 'A Currency Lad"

b. 07 Jun 1888 at Queensland, Australia
m. 1906 Bertram George COOKE (1882 - 1966) at Victoria, Australia
d. 1980 at Kew, Cambrian Hill, Victoria, Australia aged 92
Near Relatives of Eva Irene 'Rene' WILLS (1888 - 1980)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Horatio Spencer Howe WILLS 05 Oct 1811 Sydney, NSW, Australia 17 Oct 1861 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 50
Grandmother Elizabeth (MCGUIRE) WYRE 1817 Sydney, NSW, Australia 28 Dec 1907 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 90
Grandfather Charles BESWICKE
Grandmother Elizabeth KEYS

Father in Law Sidney COOKE
Mother in Law Clara Alice CHAMBERS

Father Horace Spencer WILLS 16 Jun 1847 Lexington, Victoria, Australia 08 Oct 1928 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 81
Mother Sarah Eliza BESWICKE 1852 Victoria, Australia 16 Dec 1916 Kew, Victoria, Australia 64

Self Eva Irene 'Rene' WILLS 07 Jun 1888 Queensland, Australia 1980 Kew, Cambrian Hill, Victoria, Australia 92

Husband Bertram George COOKE 1882 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1966 Mornington, Victoria, Australia 84

Son Sidney Bertram Wills COOKE 21 Jan 1907 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1993 Berwick, Victoria, Australia 86

Sister Ethel Mary WILLS 1875 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia 22 Jun 1919 Sandham, Victoria 44
Sister Ada (Ida) Clare WILLS 03 Jun 1880 Springsure, Queensland, Australia 1964 Los Angeles, California, USA 84
Sister Hebe Eugenie WILLS 08 Mar 1885 Queensland, Australia 10 Nov 1948 Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 63
Sister Maud WILLS 1886 1886 0

Daughter in Law Dorothy Joan WATKINS
Daughter in Law Frances Edith SCOTT 02 Nov 1916
Daughter in Law Mildred Isobel BERRY

Grandson Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson Living or Recently Deceased

Uncle Thomas Wentworth WILLS 1836 Molongolo Plains, NSW, Australia 02 May 1880 Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia 44
Aunt Sarah Teresa BARBER DUFF 1907
Aunt Emily Spencer WILLS 25 Dec 1842 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia 06 Dec 1925 "Molongolo", Kew, Victoria, Australia 82
Uncle Henry Colden Antill HARRISON 16 Oct 1836 Cj, NSW, Australia 02 Sep 1929 Kew, Victoria, Australia 92
Uncle Cedric Spencer WILLS 01 Dec 1844 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia 23 Jan 1914 Springsure, Queensland, Australia 69
Aunt Elizabeth Henrietta (Berry) MACDONALD 26 Dec 1850 Brewarrina, NSW, Australia 25 Jan 1944 Minerva Creek, Springsure, Queensland, Australia 93
Uncle Egbert Spencer WILLS 11 Nov 1849 Lexington, Victoria, Australia 11 Sep 1931 Kew, Victoria, Australia 81
Aunt Mary BESWICKE 27 Jun 1853 Lexington, Victoria, Australia 10 Dec 1930 Balwyn, Victoria, Australia 77
Aunt Elizabeth Spencer WILLS 07 Jan 1852 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia 21 Nov 1930 Prahran, Victoria, Australia 78
Uncle Edward Lesley SHAW 16 Jan 1849 Victoria, Australia 08 Apr 1908 London, Middlesex, England 59
Aunt Eugenie (Duckey) Spencer WILLS 28 Jan 1854 Lexington, Victoria, Australia 08 Jul 1937 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 83
Uncle Peter TYSON abt 1852 1904 Sydney, NSW, Australia 52
Uncle Thomas George CUE abt 1855 Cork, Co Cork, Ireland 1920 Vancouver, BC, Canada 65
Aunt Minna Spencer WILLS 01 Mar 1856 "Bellevue", Geelong, Victoria, Australia 14 Feb 1943 Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 86
Uncle Henry (Harold) Blomfield BROWN 1851 Boreham, Essex, England 09 Mar 1923 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 72
Aunt Hortense Sarah Spencer WILLS 16 Aug 1861 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 02 Jul 1907 Maidenhead, Berkshire, England 45
Uncle George Clarence HARDING 1853 St John's Wood, Middlesex, London, England 1913 Hove, Sussex, England 60
Uncle John BESWICKE
Aunt Mayebella (Belle Bella) BESWICKE

Cousin Eva Wills HARRISON 11 Aug 1865 Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia 27 Sep 1869 Victoria, Australia 4
Cousin Horace HARRISON 25 Dec 1866 Collingwood, Victoria, Australia 1867 Victoria, Australia 1
Cousin Kate Wills HARRISON 26 Feb 1868 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1955 Caulfield, Victoria, Australia 87
Cousin Emily Rosalie (Rose) HARRISON 23 Jul 1869 1947 Hove, Sussex, England 78
Cousin Henry Norman HARRISON 28 Jul 1870 09 May 1895 Broad Arrow, WA, Australia 24
Cousin Ida Mary HARRISON 20 Jan 1872 Kew, Victoria, Australia 01 Aug 1872 Victoria, Australia 0
Cousin Eric Spencer HARRISON 1874 1874 Victoria, Australia 0
Cousin Ruby Spencer HARRISON 25 Mar 1876 Victoria, Australia 1958 Richmond, Victoria, Australia 82
Cousin Alma Wills (twin) HARRISON 31 Mar 1882 Kew, Victoria, Australia 1960 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 78
Cousin Eileen Spencer (twin) HARRISON 31 Mar 1882 Kew, Victoria, Australia 1882 Beechworth, Victoria, Australia 0
Cousin Elizabeth Spencer WILLS 12 Mar 1873 Queensland, Australia 24 Oct 1956 Queensland, Australia 83
Cousin Edith Spencer WILLS 10 Jun 1874 Queensland, Australia 15 Sep 1956 Queensland, Australia 82
Cousin Emily (Emilyne) Spencer WILLS 16 Aug 1875 Kew, Victoria, Australia 05 Feb 1960 Queensland, Australia 84
Cousin Horatio Spencer Howe WILLS 28 Aug 1876 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 30 Aug 1960 Springsure, Queensland, Australia 84
Cousin Cedric Spencer WILLS 29 Nov 1877 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 25 Sep 1957 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia 79
Cousin George WILLS abt 1879
Cousin Minnie Spencer WILLS 27 Apr 1880 Queensland, Australia 23 Sep 1962 Queensland, Australia 82
Cousin Egbert Spencer WILLS 23 Jul 1881 Queensland, Australia 04 Aug 1888 Queensland, Australia 7
Cousin Rose Spencer WILLS 16 Sep 1882 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 21 Feb 1969 Queensland, Australia 86
Cousin Ruby Spencer WILLS 23 Nov 1883 Queensland, Australia 1978 Queensland, Australia 95
Cousin Ivy Spencer WILLS 30 Jul 1885 Queensland, Australia 09 Feb 1968 Casino, NSW, Australia 82
Cousin Thomas Wentworth Spencer WILLS 25 Jul 1886 Queensland, Australia 22 May 1963 Queensland, Australia 76
Cousin Colden Spencer WILLS 15 Oct 1888 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 20 May 1972 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 83
Cousin Egbert Horatio WILLS 12 Jul 1878 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia 1940 Coburg, Victoria, Australia 62
Cousin Stanley Spencer WILLS 1884 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia 1884 0
Cousin Eric Wilfred WILLS 20 Sep 1891 1974 Box Hill, Victoria, Australia 83
Cousin Edward St Lawrence SHAW 07 Mar 1878 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 1952 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England 74
Cousin Lesley Elizabeth SHAW 04 Feb 1879 Creswick, Victoria, Australia 26 Apr 1879 Victoria, Australia 0
Cousin Ellen Marian SHAW 04 May 1880 Victoria, Australia 28 Oct 1949 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 69
Cousin Doris Minna SHAW 10 Jul 1881 Tarr...., Victoria 1932 Adelaide, Victoria, Australia 51
Cousin Elshie Adela SHAW 27 Apr 1883 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 12 Dec 1923 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 40
Cousin Phyllis Joan SHAW 18 Sep 1886 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 18 Jun 1887 Malvern, Victoria, Australia 0
Cousin Horace Foster SHAW 06 Jun 1888 Armadale, Victoria, Australia 30 Apr 1968 Glen, Victoria, Australia 79
Cousin Lester Boyd SHAW 06 Nov 1890 Armadale, Victoria, Australia 1960 Sandford, Victoria, Australia 70
Cousin Max Douglas SHAW 17 Jul 1897 Switzerland 1975 Camb, Victoria, Australia 78
Cousin Eva Jessie Mazie TYSON 1892 Sydney, NSW, Australia 26 Jul 1972 Prahran, Victoria, Australia 80
Cousin Claudia Blomfield-Brown 12 Mar 1884 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 27 Jun 1934 Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 50
Cousin Harold Blomfield-Brown 22 Apr 1885 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 18 Apr 1964 78
Cousin Reginald Blomfield-Brown 24 Jan 1890 Victoria, Australia
Cousin Kathleen Ruby Spencer HARDING 1880 Westgate On Sea, Thanet, Kent, England

Niece Lorna Spencer Wills FORDYCE 10 Dec 1912 2005 Victoria, Australia 93
Nephew Horatio Spencer Wills (Bill) FORDYCE 31 Mar 1914 Kew, Victoria, Australia 2010 Balwyn, Victoria, Australia 96
Niece Beryl FORDYCE 15 Nov 1915 15 Dec 1971 56

Brother in Law Alan Roseby FORDYCE 1886 Dunedin, New Zealand 1930 Randwick, NSW, Australia 44
Brother in Law Tyson Asbridge PEARSON 1877 Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia 1970 Shasta, California, USA 93
Brother in Law Henry Fowler RANSFORD 1862 Collingwood, Victoria, Australia 1947 Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 85
Events in Eva Irene 'Rene' WILLS (1888 - 1980)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
07 Jun 1888 Eva Irene 'Rene' WILLS was born Queensland, Australia REg No 1888/10183 52, 54, 55
1906 18 Married Bertram George COOKE (aged 24) Victoria, Australia Note 1 52
21 Jan 1907 18 Birth of son Sidney Bertram Wills COOKE Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Note 2 52
16 Dec 1916 28 Death of mother Sarah Eliza BESWICKE (aged 64) Kew, Victoria, Australia Note 3 52, 54, 60
08 Oct 1928 40 Death of father Horace Spencer WILLS (aged 81) Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Note 4 54, 60
1966 78 Death of husband Bertram George COOKE (aged 84) Mornington, Victoria, Australia Note 5 52
1980 92 Eva Irene 'Rene' WILLS died Kew, Cambrian Hill, Victoria, Australia Note 6 52
Note 1: Reg No 2192/1906 - Geo Bertrah Cooke and Eva Irene Cooke
Note 2: Reg No 575/1907 - Bertram Geo Cooke and Eva Irene Wills
Note 3: REg No 16023/1916 - age 65 - Chas Beswicke and Eliza Keys

Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton) 10 Jan 1917
WILLS.-On the 17th December, at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. Alan Fordyce. Black Rock (Victoria), Sarah, the loved and loving wife of Horace Spencer Wills, of Wrixon-street, Kew, Melbourne (late of Cullin-la-ringo Queensland), mother of Mrs. Alan Fordyce, Mrs. H.F. Ransford, Mrs. B. G. Cooke, and Ida.
Note 4: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Horace Spencer Wills
Name: Horace Spencer Wills
Death Place: Kew, Victoria
Age: 81
Father's Name: Horatio Spencer H Wills
Mother's Name: Elizth Nyre
Registration Year: 1928
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 15414
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
Note 5: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Bertram George Cooke
Name: Bertram George Cooke
Death Place: Morn Hill, Victoria
Age: 84
Father's Name: Sidhey
Mother's Name: Clara Alice Chambers
Registration Year: 1966
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 8511
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882

Terry Wills - Bertram George Cooke born St Kilda Vic 21/4/1882 died Mornington Vic 6/5/1966
Note 6: still on electoral roll 1943 - living at same address as grandson Lawton COOKE

still alive 1948 - death notice of sister Hebe
RANSFORD. —On November 10, at her residence, Perangiwa, 1081 Malvern rd, Toorak, Hebe Eugenie, widow of H. F. Ransford, loved daughter of the late Horace Spencer and Sara Wills, late Cullin-lar-ingo, Queensland and Kew, loved sister of Ethel Tyson Fordyce (deceased), Ida (Mrs.Tyson Pearson), and Rene (Mrs. Wills Cooke).



Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Rene Wills Cooke
Name: Rene Wills Cooke
Death Place: Cambrian Hill, Victoria
Age: 92
Father's Name: Horace S Wills
Mother's Name: Eliza Sarah
Registration Year: 1980
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 26083
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1888
Source References:
52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
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- Notes: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Rene Wills Cooke
Name: Rene Wills Cooke
Death Place: Cambrian Hill, Victoria
Age: 92
Father's Name: Horace S Wills
Mother's Name: Eliza Sarah
Registration Year: 1980
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 26083
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1888
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Reference = (Birth)
54. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Ancestry Family Trees, Title: Ancestry Family Trees, Auth: Ancestry.com
- Reference = (Name, Notes)
- Reference = (Birth)
55. Type: Book, Abbr: Edward Wills Family and Descendants, Title: Ancestor Treasure Hunt; The Edward Wills Family and Descendants in Australia 1797 - 1976, Auth: R.V. Pockley, Publ: Wentworth Books - Sydney, Date: 1976
- Reference = (Birth)
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