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Thomas William Willis

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Name Thomas William Willis Birth 5 Jul 1876 Islington, Middlesex, England Gender Male Occupation Between 23 Dec 1900 and 15 Mar 1910 Fishmonger / Fish curer Residence 23 Dec 1900 167, Copenhagen Street, Islington, Middlesex, England Newspaper 15 Mar 1910 Islington Gazette - 15 March 1910 Islington Gazette
Yesterday Dr. Francis Danford Thomas held an inquest at Hornsey concerning the death of Edwin Samuel Willis, aged two months, son of a fish curer, living at 88, Campsbourne-road, Hornsey.
Thomas William Willis, the father, said that the child had been ill and had been treated at the hospital. On Wednesday it was taken to bed by his wife, and it slept between her and witness. On Thursday morning, at half-past seven, he got up to prepare the breakfast. Suddenly his wife called out to him to look at the baby, and on his doing so he found that it was dead.
By the Coroner-When they went to bed they were sober. He being out of work had no money to spend on drink.
Mrs. Willis, the mother, gave confirmatory evidence, adding that they had four other children who were doing well.
Dr. Thomas Thompson, of 2, Campsbourne-road, said he had made a post-mortem examination, and found that death was due to suffocation. The deceased had suffered from wasting.
Coroner's Officer Fraser said that he had made inquiries, and found that the parents were respectable but very poor.
Verdict : "Death from misadventure."
The foreman of the jury said the jurors would hand over their fees to the parents. The father, in answer to the Coroner, said he was unable to bury the body.
The Coroner's officer said that the parish authorities would bury the body and they would take from him an undertaking to reimburse them the expense when he obtained work.
The foreman of the jury handed over to the father £1, he having supplemented the jury-men's fees himself.
Occupation 15 Mar 1910 out of work Residence 15 Mar 1910 88, Campsbourne Road, Hornsey, Middlesex, England Residence Feb 1940 26, Enfield Road, Hornsey, Middlesex, England _FSFTID LCFM-NLZ _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCFM-NLZ Death 27 Mar 1942 Edmonton, Middlesex, England Burial Great Northern Cemetery, Brunswick Park Road, New Southgate, Middlesex, England - grave No. 2370 section A.C.
Person ID I1170 FamilyTree1 Last Modified 5 Feb 2020
Father William Charles Willes, b. 20 Aug 1848, 53, Johnson Street, St Pancras, Middlesex, England d. 7 May 1916, Islington Workhouse, St Johns Road, Islington, Middlesex, England
(Age 67 years)
Mother Leonora Parrin, b. 10 Jan 1856, Islington Nursery, College Place, Islington, Middlesex, England d. 3 Feb 1940, North Middlesex County Hospital, Enfield, Middlesex, England
(Age 84 years)
Family ID F400 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Susan Martha Eliza Wigley, b. 23 Feb 1881, 23, Bath Gardens, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England d. 6 Jan 1942 (Age 60 years)
Marriage 23 Dec 1900 All Saints Church, Battle Bridge, Kings Cross, St Pancras, Middlesex, England - Thomas William Willis
Year of Registration: 1900
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Islington
County: Greater London, London, Middlesex
Volume: 1b
Page: 395
Children + 1. Thomas Edwin Willis, b. 1901, Islington, Middlesex, England d. 25 Dec 1964, Wood Green, Middlesex, England
(Age 63 years)
2. Private 3. John Richard Willis, b. Dec Q 1905, Edmonton, Middlesex, England d. Mar Q 1906, Edmonton, Middlesex, England
(Age 1 year)
4. Charles Robert Willis, b. 1907 d. 28 May 1967, Haringey, Middlesex, England (Age 60 years)
5. George William Willis, b. 7 Dec 1908 d. 1971, Islington, Middlesex, England (Age 62 years)
6. Edwin Samuel Willis, b. Jan 1910, Edmonton, Middlesex, England d. 10 Mar 1910, 88, Campsbourne Road, Hornsey, Middlesex, England
(Age 0 years)
7. Robert Willis, b. Mar Q 1911, Edmonton, Middlesex, England d. Mar Q 1911, Edmonton, Middlesex, England
(Age 0 years)
8. William Charles Willis, b. 27 Feb 1912, Edmonton, Middlesex, England d. 1973, Devon, England
(Age 60 years)
9. Private 10. James Edwin Willis, b. 1917, Edmonton, Middlesex, England d. 1918, Edmonton, Middlesex, England
(Age 1 year)
11. Private 12. Private 13. Private 14. Frank Eric Willis, b. 1928, Edmonton, Middlesex, England d. 1928, Edmonton, Middlesex, England
(Age 0 years)
Family ID F468 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 18 Dec 2013
- 15 March 1910 Islington Gazette