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Descendants of Willis Progenitor-195331

Fifth Generation


10. Clerk Forbes and Co, Banker. Bombay merchant Willis Richard-41455 (Richard Augustus , Richard , Richard , Progenitor ) was born on 5 Apr 1814. He died on 21 Feb 1873 in Woking,,Surrey.

He is partner in Forbes and Co. Bulley, pp. 58-59, has it that in 1810, Charles Forbes goes Bombay to London, (when a Capt George Seton sails for firm), to represent for biz, the firm here given as "Agency House in Bombay", being himself Charles Forbes at Fitzroy Square, London, William Taylor Money, John Stewart and Hormarjee Bomanjee. Bulley, p. 57 of Bombay ships by 1824 has list of Forbes and Co being Charles Forbes, James Kinloch, David Inglis, Mitchies Forbes, as firm of Forbes and Co., tendering ships in 1824 for England from Bombay. See also R. A. Wadia, Bombay Dockyard. (1957) See Hodson lists? Iseke corrects, he is a Clerk merely in Forbes and Co, did he get a partnership by marriage to a Sanderson (who died two years after that marriage). Inglis/Willis family tree per Iseke. The family evidently knows a Colonel Stannus/Stannes/Stanmers/ Col Stones? He seems to have son Richard Willis Forbes born Bombay in 1814 is he twin or Agnes Stannus perhaps? in Iseke email. See re LDS "Cadet Papers" from the US re HEICo in Turkey. There is a name Henry Constantine Willis that travels down 2-3 generations says Patrici Iseke. This man has eight children, four born in India, four born in Midx England. Per Patricia Iseke, re Forbes and Co of Bombay, this man's wife is named Catherine Ross Willis (nee Jameson), both he and wife as British subjects born in India. He dies of chronic Bright's Disease. He dies of chronic Bright's disease. He is a partner in Forbes and Co. Per Iseke family tree.

Richard married (1) Wife2 Jameson Catherine Ross-40406 daughter of Sir, Lt-General, HEICS Bombay Jameson George Inglis-29479 and Inglis Katherine McIntosh-19647 in Feb 1849. Catherine was born on 12 Dec 1830. She died in 1909 in England.

She is wife 2. See name Ross in Hodson lists. Per Patricia Iseke and Willis family tree, re Forbes and Co. Not in Hodson lists? Per Iseke on Inglis/Willis family tree.

Richard and Catherine had the following children:

+ 14 M i Banker, Bombay Willis Richard Augustus-32475 was born on 14 Mar 1850. He died in 1931.
+ 15 F ii Willis Julia Mary Elizabeth-59190 was born in 1861. She died in 1918.
+ 16 M iii P&O, Pacific Coast shipping Willis Frank Hershell-16553 was born on 3 Jun 1868. He died in May 1903.
  17 F iv Dr1 Willis Agnes Forbes-96618 was born in 1853 in Bombay.

Iseke says she is born in East Indies aged 18 in 1871. She has son Herbert R. Twiss born circa 1881. Per Inglis/Willis family tree per Iseke.
        Agnes married family problem Twiss Arthur Edward-39776 son of General Twiss A.-114841 and Parry Adelaide-106008 in 1877 in Circa. Arthur was born in 1851 in Penzance. He died in 1910.

Per Inglis/Willis family tree per Iseke.
  18 M v Willis Henry-195326.

He is brother-in-law of George Forbes of Forbes and Co., Bombay.
        Henry married Swanson Julia-195269 daughter of Swanson Progenitor-195267 and SNotknown Miss-195268.

ux49 dr of?

Richard married (2) Wife1 Sanderson Jessie-52443 daughter of Sanderson Progenitor-50536 and SNotknown Miss-48587 in Feb 1840 in Bombay. Jessie was born in 1817 in Circa. She died on 12 Jun 1841.

See also Hodson lists. She has dr Jessie Wilson Willis born Nov 1840. Per Iseke tree. She has dr bapt 1841 in Bombay. Jessie Wilson Willis. Per Inglis/Willis family tree per Iseke.

Richard and Jessie had the following children:

  19 F vi Willis Jessie Wilson-48586 was born in 1841 in ,Bombay. She was christened in 1841 in Bombay.

See Inglis/Willis family tree per Iseke.

11. Willis Julia Stewart-42089 (Richard Augustus , Richard , Richard , Progenitor ) was born on 27 May 1811.

Inglis/Willis family tree per Iseke.

Julia married Sheriff of Bombay Willis Henry Stewart-101660 son of Willis Progenitor-109917 and WUnknown Miss-40900 in 1829.

He is active about 1828. P Iseke says there is doubt that his second name is "Stewart".

Henry and Julia had the following children:

  20 M i Willis Algernon-113649 was born on 15 Feb 1833.

He has no issue, Info per Patricia Iseke.
  21 M ii Willis Ireton-105335.
        Ireton married van der Westhuizen Martha-156902 daughter of van der Westhuizen Progenitor-175360 and VNotknown Miss-175361.

Per Iseke.
  22 M iii South Africa Willis Hampton-157585.

Iseke says the town of Willistown in South Africa is named after hm.

12. Willis Agnes Stannus-15489 (Richard Augustus , Richard , Richard , Progenitor ) was born in 1813 in Bombay. She died on 3 Feb 1832.

She is dr1. She is born January 1810 in Bombay in one report, see Inglis/Willis family tree per Iseke. She has three drs. Per Patricia Iseke. See all email from Patricia Iseke. Any link to the Willis owners of Cutty Sark? It appears not. Burke's LG for Chapman formerly of Whitby. (Incidentally, the name "Stannus" here is a surname from Ireland, which is uncommonly difficult to research.) She is married in presence of Agnes Willis, R. A. Willis, R. H. Hough, R. E. Burrows, James Forbes, George Adam, J. S. Willis,

Agnes married HEICS Capt Trinity House Chapman Ingram-6742 son of Captain Chapman Ingram-56855 and Chapman Jane-93009 on 20 Oct 1827. Ingram was born on 28 Mar 1798. He died on 1 Jul 1874.

He is an only son. Not in Hodson lists. He is Younger Brother of Trinity House in Willis family tree per Iseke. His wife in lineages researched by Patricia Iseke. Is that name Willis name of owners of Cutty Sark? Burke's LG for Chapman formerly of Whitby. He at time of marriage per Iseke is "of Bombay". Iseke suggests he is captain of ship Katherine Stewart Forbes. Is that ship ever a convict transport, she asks?

Ingram and Agnes had the following children:

  23 M i Major-General HEICS Chapman Ingram Francis-20994 was born on 1 Mar 1831. He died on 6 Dec 1911.

He has issue. Not in Hodson lists. See Inglis/Willis family tree per Iseke. He marries twice. He is Bombay Staff Corps. Burke's LG for Chapman formerly of Whitby. Iseke on 27-9-2006 feels he had issue who survived, but by which mother is so far unknown.
        Ingram married (1) wife1 Aplin Louisa-50014 daughter of Colonel Aplin Colonel-9528 and ANotknown Miss-2075 in 1853. Louisa died on 26 Apr 1869.

Not in Hodson lists? She has four sons and two drs. See Willis family tree per Iseke. See name Aplin in pillagoda http by Wendy Winter.
        Ingram married (2) wife2 Scott Frances Mortimer-66855 daughter of Major, Bombay army Scott John Guillum-92606 and GNotknown Miss-119717 on 17 Feb 1874. Frances died on 9 Feb 1927.

Any link to Sir Claude Scott qv? Not in Hodson lists. She has some children as wife2. Dr1 of Major-General John Guillum Scott, Bombay army. Per William family tree per Iseke.

13. Willis Maria-40820 (Richard Augustus , Richard , Richard , Progenitor ) was born on 30 Sep 1812. She was christened in 1814.

She marries? Inglis/Willis family tree per Iseke.

Marries Swanson as per Iseke data.

Maria married General HEICo Swanson Mr-178475 son of Swanson Progenitor-178477 and SNotknown Miss-178478.

His name per Iseke may be Henry, he seems to have a son named Henry.

Mr and Maria had the following children:

  24 F i Swanson Minnie-178476.

Per Iseke in May 2003.
  25 M ii Swanson Henry-195499.

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