Elizabeth Ada GREENLAND

1869 - 1964  (94 years)

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• Name	Elizabeth Ada GREENLAND  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	15 Sep 1869	22 Tower Hill, Dover, Kent, England   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Census	3 Apr 1881	3a Round Tower Lane, Pier District, Dover, Kent, England   [5]
  	Age: 12
  Census	5 Apr 1891	205 London Road, Dover, Kent, England   [6]
  	Occupation: General Servant (Domestic)
  	Age: 22
  Census	31 Mar 1901	59 Oxenden Street, Dover, Kent, England   [7]
  	Age: 29
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Julian Cottages, New Hythe, East Malling, Kent, England   [8]
  	Age: 38
  Died	1 Sep 1964	13 Noah's Ark Road, Dover, Kent, England   [9]
  	Age: 94
  	Cause: 1a. Chronic Myocardial Degeneration; b. Arteriosclerosis
  Siblings	4 siblings
  1. Jacob Winter GREENLAND,   c. 3 Feb 1867, St. Mary, Dover, Kent, England ,   bur. 12 May 1867, St Mary, Dover, Kent, England  (Age ~ 0 years) + 2. Jane GREENLAND,   b. 1868, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. 24 Sep 1935, Dover, Kent, England + 3. Annie GREENLAND,   b. 21 Dec 1871, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. 1931, Dover, Kent, England + 4. John Jacob GREENLAND 2x ,   b. 25 Oct 1873, Tipton, Staffordshire, England ,   d. 1953, Dover, Kent, England  (Age 79 years)
  Person ID	I505	WILLIS01
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Jacob Winter GREENLAND 2x ,   b. 27 Jul 1831, Folkestone, Kent, England ,   d. 26 Aug 1883, Outer Harbour, Dover, Kent, England  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann MAYNE,   b. 1836, Stonehouse, Devon, England ,   d. 6 Oct 1881, 3, Round Tower Lane, Dover St Mary the Virgin, Dover, Kent, England  (Age 45 years)
  Married	12 Jan 1865	St Mary, Dover, Kent, England   [10, 11]
  Children	5 children
  1. Jacob Winter GREENLAND,   c. 3 Feb 1867, St. Mary, Dover, Kent, England ,   bur. 12 May 1867, St Mary, Dover, Kent, England  (Age ~ 0 years) + 2. Jane GREENLAND,   b. 1868, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. 24 Sep 1935, Dover, Kent, England + 3. Elizabeth Ada GREENLAND,   b. 15 Sep 1869, 22 Tower Hill, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. 1 Sep 1964, 13 Noah's Ark Road, Dover, Kent, England  (Age 94 years) + 4. Annie GREENLAND,   b. 21 Dec 1871, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. 1931, Dover, Kent, England + 5. John Jacob GREENLAND 2x ,   b. 25 Oct 1873, Tipton, Staffordshire, England ,   d. 1953, Dover, Kent, England  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Alfred Thomas WILLIS,   b. May 1864, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. 4 Dec 1934, 13 Noah's Ark Road, Dover, Kent, England  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Married	20 Nov 1895
  Children	1. William Edward WILLIS,   b. 29 Jun 1896, 46 Ellen Street, Hove, Sussex, England ,   d. 15 Apr 1962, Etchingham Hospital, Sussex  (Age 65 years)  [Adopted]   2. Annie Louisa WILLIS,   b. 25 Oct 1898, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. 27 Aug 1901, 59 Oxenden Street, Dover, Kent, England  (Age 2 years) 3. Alfred Thomas WILLIS,   b. 17 May 1901,   d. 6 Apr 1967  (Age 65 years) 4. Charles Henry WILLIS 2x ,   b. 05 Aug 1903,   d. 1988   5. Edith Ethel WILLIS,   b. 9 Aug 1905, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. 1992, Dover, Kent, England + 6. George Robert WILLIS,   b. 31 Dec 1909, New Hythe, East Malling, Kent, England ,   d. 24 Mar 1981, Buckland hospital, Dover, Kent  (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F38	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - Age: 29 - 31 Mar 1901 - 59 Oxenden Street, Dover, Kent, England Died - Age: 94,Cause: 1a. Chronic Myocardial Degeneration; b. Arteriosclerosis - 1 Sep 1964 - 13 Noah's Ark Road, Dover, Kent, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		GREENLAND, Elizabeth
  		A Willis / Greenland day out, pre 1935 The people in this photo are: Two men stood at the back - George Willis, Charlie Willis; Standing, left to right: Elizabeth Willis [Greenland], Jane Milton [Greenland], William 'Bill' Willis; Seated: Minnie Willis [Blanks], Alfred Willis; Front: both unknown!
  		Wedding of Charles Willis & Minnie Blanks - Chelmsford, Essex 1928
  		Alfred & Elizabeth Willis, c1930
  		Wedding of George Willis & Dorothy Nicholls - Snargate Street Methodist Church, Dover, Kent - 6 Jun 1942
  		Feeding the pigeons in Trafalgar Square, London, c1935? Elizabeth Willis [nee Greenland] (centre), with sons George (left) and Charles (right), daughter Edith (next to Charles) and Charles\' wife Minnie (next to George).

  
  

  Histories

  Jacob Winter GREENLAND (Mariner) – Inquest into suspected Drowning, 26 Aug 1883 My paternal grandfather, George Willis, used to tell the family legend of his grandfather, Jacob Greenland, and how he was ‘a Lighter Man on the boats. One night he was visiting a boat and on going down an iron ladder on a pier he slipped and was killed. He was doing someone else’s shift at the time.’ It’s only since I began researching…

  
  

  Census Records » Slide Show		1881 - GREENLAND, Jacob & Mary Ann [MAYNE] 1881 Census return for Jacob & Mary Ann Greenland at 3, Round Tower Lane, Dover St Mary the Virgin, Dover, Kent, England.
  		1891 - GREENLAND, Elizabeth
  		1901 - WILLIS, Alfred & Elizabeth [GREENLAND]
  		1911 - WILLIS, Alfred & Elizabeth [GREENLAND] 1911 Census return for Alfred & Elizabeth Willis at Julian Cottages, New Hythe Lane, Larkfield, Aylesford, Kent, England

  
  

  BMD Records		MARRIAGE - Alfred Thomas Willis & Elizabeth Ada Greenland, 1895 Marriage Certificate of Alfred Willis and Elizabeth Greenland, 30 Nov 1895. They were married in the Wesleyan Chapel, Buckland, Dover. Witnesses were George Robert Willis (groom's brother) and Ann Greenland (bride's sister).
  		DEATH - Greenland, Elizabeth Ada - 1964

  
  

  Portraits

  GREENLAND, Elizabeth

  
  

• Sources

  [S04] **1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 841; Folio: 145; Page: 34. Name: Elizabeth WillisBirth Date: abt 1872Birth Place: Dover, Kent, EnglandResidence Date: 1901Residence Place: Dover, Kent, England http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1901&h=21601140&ti=5538&indiv=try [S05] **1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 745; Folio 43; Page 6; GSU roll: 6095855. Name: Elizabeth A BonhamBirth Date: abt 1869Birth Place: Dover, Kent, EnglandResidence Date: 1891Residence Place: Buckland, Kent, England http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1891&h=21595292&ti=5538&indiv=try [S09] **1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1004; Folio: 63; Page: 18; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341238. Name: Eliz. GreenlandBirth Date: abt 1869Birth Place: Dover, Kent, EnglandResidence Date: 1881Residence Place: Dover St Mary Virgin, Kent, England http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1881&h=8551960&ti=5538&indiv=try [S12] FreeBMD - Birth Index: 1837-1983, http://www.freebmd.org.uk . Birth registered in Dec qtr of 1869 in Dover. [GRO ref: v2a p811] [S09] **1881 England Census. [S05] **1891 England Census. [S04] **1901 England Census. [S102] **1911 England Census, FindMyPast,.com. [S73] CERTIFICATE: Death [GRO] (Reliability: 3). Name of informant: C H Willis (son), of 23 Malmains Road, Dover. Registered 1 September 1964 [S12] FreeBMD - Birth Index: 1837-1983, http://www.freebmd.org.uk , Dover 2a 978 (Reliability: 3). [S18] FreeBMD - Marriage Index: 1837-1983 (Reliability: 3).