Able Seaman Edward Willis …at the Battle of Trafalgar?
Edward WILLIS (abt 1778 - 1854) - Possibly the same Edward Willis listed as being present at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, fighting under the command of…
The Swing Riots of Kent, & the Willis family emigration to the USA – 1836
So often in the past it was the case that national, political events impacted directly on our ancestors. This is particularly the case in the Willis family in Barham in Kent. Between 1835 and 1850 four families had emigrated to the United States of America.
Eugene ‘Shike’ WILLIS (1933-2004) – US Police Chief for 24 years
Eugene M. 'Shike' Willis Jr. of West Newbury, former West Newbury chief of police, died November 20, 2004 at Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport. He was 71.