[Index]
Sarah Eliza BESWICKE (1852 - 1916)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Ethel Mary WILLS (1875 - 1919)
Ada (Ida) Clare WILLS (1880 - 1964)
Hebe Eugenie WILLS (1885 - 1948)
Maud WILLS (1886 - 1886)
Eva Irene 'Rene' WILLS (1888 - 1980)
 Sarah Eliza BESWICKE (1852 - 1916)

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Horace Spencer WILLS (1847 - 1928)
 Charles BESWICKE











Elizabeth KEYS











Sarah Eliza BESWICKE Horace Spencer WILLS
Sarah Eliza BESWICKE
Sarah Eliza BESWICKE Horace Spencer WILLS Sarah Eliza BESWICKE
Pic P1. from 'A Currency Lad"

Pic S1. from 'A Currency Lass"

Pic 1. from 'A Currency Lad"

b. 1852 at Victoria, Australia
m. 15 Aug 1872 Horace Spencer WILLS (1847 - 1928) at Geelong, Victoria, Australia
d. 16 Dec 1916 at Kew, Victoria, Australia aged 64
Near Relatives of Sarah Eliza BESWICKE (1852 - 1916)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Horatio Spencer Howe WILLS 05 Oct 1811 Sydney, NSW, Australia 17 Oct 1861 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 50
Mother in Law Elizabeth (MCGUIRE) WYRE 1817 Sydney, NSW, Australia 28 Dec 1907 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 90

Father Charles BESWICKE
Mother Elizabeth KEYS

Self Sarah Eliza BESWICKE 1852 Victoria, Australia 16 Dec 1916 Kew, Victoria, Australia 64

Husband Horace Spencer WILLS 16 Jun 1847 Lexington, Victoria, Australia 08 Oct 1928 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 81

Daughter Ethel Mary WILLS 1875 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia 22 Jun 1919 Sandham, Victoria 44
Daughter Ada (Ida) Clare WILLS 03 Jun 1880 Springsure, Queensland, Australia 1964 Los Angeles, California, USA 84
Daughter Hebe Eugenie WILLS 08 Mar 1885 Queensland, Australia 10 Nov 1948 Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 63
Daughter Maud WILLS 1886 1886 0
Daughter Eva Irene 'Rene' WILLS 07 Jun 1888 Queensland, Australia 1980 Kew, Cambrian Hill, Victoria, Australia 92

Brother John BESWICKE
Sister Mayebella (Belle Bella) BESWICKE
Sister Mary BESWICKE 27 Jun 1853 Lexington, Victoria, Australia 10 Dec 1930 Balwyn, Victoria, Australia 77

Son in Law Alan Roseby FORDYCE 1886 Dunedin, New Zealand 1930 Randwick, NSW, Australia 44
Son in Law Tyson Asbridge PEARSON 1877 Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia 1970 Shasta, California, USA 93
Son in Law Henry Fowler RANSFORD 1862 Collingwood, Victoria, Australia 1947 Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 85
Son in Law Bertram George COOKE 1882 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1966 Mornington, Victoria, Australia 84

Granddaughter Lorna Spencer Wills FORDYCE 10 Dec 1912 2005 Victoria, Australia 93
Grandson Horatio Spencer Wills (Bill) FORDYCE 31 Mar 1914 Kew, Victoria, Australia 2010 Balwyn, Victoria, Australia 96
Granddaughter Beryl FORDYCE 15 Nov 1915 15 Dec 1971 56
Grandson Sidney Bertram Wills COOKE 21 Jan 1907 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1993 Berwick, Victoria, Australia 86

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

Brother in Law Thomas Wentworth WILLS 1836 Molongolo Plains, NSW, Australia 02 May 1880 Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia 44
Sister in Law Emily Spencer WILLS 25 Dec 1842 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia 06 Dec 1925 "Molongolo", Kew, Victoria, Australia 82
Brother in Law Cedric Spencer WILLS 01 Dec 1844 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia 23 Jan 1914 Springsure, Queensland, Australia 69
Brother in Law Egbert Spencer WILLS 11 Nov 1849 Lexington, Victoria, Australia 11 Sep 1931 Kew, Victoria, Australia 81
Sister in Law Elizabeth Spencer WILLS 07 Jan 1852 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia 21 Nov 1930 Prahran, Victoria, Australia 78
Sister in Law Eugenie (Duckey) Spencer WILLS 28 Jan 1854 Lexington, Victoria, Australia 08 Jul 1937 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 83
Sister in Law Minna Spencer WILLS 01 Mar 1856 "Bellevue", Geelong, Victoria, Australia 14 Feb 1943 Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 86
Sister in Law Hortense Sarah Spencer WILLS 16 Aug 1861 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 02 Jul 1907 Maidenhead, Berkshire, England 45
Events in Sarah Eliza BESWICKE (1852 - 1916)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1852 Sarah Eliza BESWICKE was born Victoria, Australia Note 1 52
15 Aug 1872 20 Married Horace Spencer WILLS (aged 25) Geelong, Victoria, Australia Reg No 2496/1872 52, 55
1875 23 Birth of daughter Ethel Mary WILLS Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia Note 2 52, 55
03 Jun 1880 28 Birth of daughter Ada (Ida) Clare WILLS Springsure, Queensland, Australia Note 3 52, 55
08 Mar 1885 33 Birth of daughter Hebe Eugenie WILLS Queensland, Australia Note 4 52, 55
1886 34 Birth of daughter Maud WILLS
1886 34 Death of daughter Maud WILLS Note 5 55
07 Jun 1888 36 Birth of daughter Eva Irene 'Rene' WILLS Queensland, Australia REg No 1888/10183 52, 54, 55
1914 62 Residence 14 Wrixon St, Kew, Victoria Note 6 37
16 Dec 1916 64 Sarah Eliza BESWICKE died Kew, Victoria, Australia Note 7 52, 54, 60
Note 1: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Sarah Eliza Beswick
Name: Sarah Eliza Beswick
Father's Name: Charles Beswick
Mother's Name: Eliza
Birth Place: Victoria, Victoria
Registration Year: 1852
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 9371
Note 2: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Ethel Mary Wills
Name: Ethel Mary Wills
Father's Name: Horace Spencer Wills
Mother's Name: Sarah Eliza Beswicke
Birth Place: Hawthorn, Victoria
Registration Year: 1875
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 16487

Terry Wills - Of these 4 girls Ethel Mary died in the Spanish flu epedemic in Melbourne Vic
Note 3: Reg No 1880/5523 - Horace Spencer Wills and Sarah Eliza Beswicke

Springsure - from California Passenger List 1922
Note 4: Reg No 1885/8340 - Horace Spencer Wills and Sarah Eliza Beswicke
Note 5: died in infancy
no record of birth/death of a Maud Wills

Currency Lad - still born child Maude - born 1886
Note 6: WILLS Ada Clare - hd; Sarah Elizabeth - hd; Horace Spencer - wool expert
Note 7: 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.
Personal Notes:
http://tww.id.au/family-history-wills/edward-spencer-wills-celene/pafg04.htm#34
Horace married Sarah Eliza Beswicke on 15 Aug 1872. Sarah was born on 4 May 1857. She died on 16 Dec 1916 in ,,Victoria,Australia.
death reg No Vic 1916/16023
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Source References:
37. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Australian electoral rolls, Title: Australian Electoral Rolls, Auth: Australian government
- Reference = (Residence)
52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Reference = (Death)
- Reference = (Birth)
- Notes: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Sarah Eliza Beswick
Name: Sarah Eliza Beswick
Father's Name: Charles Beswick
Mother's Name: Eliza
Birth Place: Victoria, Victoria
Registration Year: 1852
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 9371
54. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Ancestry Family Trees, Title: Ancestry Family Trees, Auth: Ancestry.com
- Reference = (Name, Notes)
- Reference = (Death)
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 = (Marriage)
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: 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 For dyce, Mrs. H.F. Ransford, Mrs. B. G. Cooke, and Ida.
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