Beatrice Elizabeth Willis

1911 - 1912  (0 years)

• Name	Beatrice Elizabeth Willis
  Birth	7 Dec 1911	2, Hollingsworth Street, Islington, Middlesex, England
  	Birth - Beatrice E Willis - Mar 1912 (m/n Patrick) Islington 1b 418
  Christening	17 Dec 1911	St James' Church, Holloway, Islington, Middlesex, England
  Gender	Female
  Hospital	1912
  	She had undergone an operation at a hospital for a malformation of the lip.
  Death	18 May 1912	1, Hollingsworth Street, Islington, Middlesex, England
  	Cause: Convulsion/Partial Asphyxia-deprivation of fresh air in lungs while in bed with parents. M
  	Died aged 5 months Death - Beatrice E Willis - Jun 1912 age 0 Islington 1b 279
  Newspaper-Subject	23 May 1912
  	Islington Gazette
  	Role: Subject Islington Gazette 23 May 1912 Yesterday Mr. Walter Schroder, at Islington, held an inquiry concerning the death of Beatrice Elizabeth Willis, aged five months, daughter of Steve Henry Willis, a carman, living at 1, Hollingsworth-street, N., who was found dead on Saturday. Kate Willis, the mother stated that the deceased had been weak from birth and had undergone an operation at a hospital for a malformation of the lip. On Saturday she took the child into bed with her at 2 a.m. as it was fretful. At 5.40 a.m. her husband roused her. She looked at the baby and saw no signs of life. Dr. Henry Edward Whitehead, of 475, Caledonian-road, who had made a post-mortem examination, said in his opinion death was due to a convulsive seizure following partial asphyxia from want of fresh air. Verdict: "Death by misadventure."
  Burial	25 May 1912	Islington Cemetery, East Finchley, Middlesex, England
  	16 burials in plot
  Notes	(Medical):Islington Gazette 23 May 1912 Yesterday Mr. Walter Schroder, at Islington, held an inquiry concerning the death of Beatrice Elizabeth Willis, aged five months, daughter of Steve Henry Willis, a carman, living at 1, Hollingsworth-street, N., who was found dead on Saturday. Kate Willis, the mother stated that the deceased had been weak from birth and had undergone an operation at a hospital for a malformation of the lip. On Saturday she took the child into bed with her at 2 a.m. as it was fretful. At 5.40 a.m. her husband roused her. She looked at the baby and saw no signs of life. Dr. Henry Edward Whitehead, of 475, Caledonian-road, who had made a post-mortem examination, said in his opinion death was due to a convulsive seizure following partial asphyxia from want of fresh air. Verdict: "Death by misadventure."
  Person ID	I1708	FamilyTree1
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Steve Henry Willis,   b. 30 May 1878, 139, Pembroke Street, Islington, Middlesex, England d. 6 Feb 1955, 129, St John's Way, Upper Holloway, Islington, Middlesex, England (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Kate Patrick,   b. 18 Sep 1878, 3, Alexandra Road, Friern Barnet, Middlesex, England d. 3 May 1941, St Mary's Hospital, Islington, Middlesex, England (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F158	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart