Personal Details of George Sextus Willis
| Born: | |
| Died: | 09/10/1853 |
| Buried: | 14/10/1853 |
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Death
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Burial Register
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Stillborn children were not recorded in the burial register, only in the cemetery accounts.
Memorial Details
| From top of headstone: In Memory of/ Catherine Willis/ who died August 26th 1852/ in her88th. Year./ Also of the / Revd. George Sextus Willis/ grandson of the above/ who died Oct. 9th. 1853/ aged 26 years./ "He was a man among the few. Firm on Religious side/ And all his strength from Scripture drew to hourly use applied". Footstone: H.W. 1852/ G.W. 1855 | |
| Name on Memorial | Revd. George Sextus WILLIS |
| Date of death | 09/10/1853 |
| Age | 26 |
| Gender | Male |
| Memorial Type | Headstone and footstone |
| Construction Material | Limestone with engraved letters |
| Condition of memorial | Fair |
| Pattison Location Code | W155 |
| Others named on memorial | |
| Catherine WILLIS |
Cemetery accounts
This information is taken from the accounts ledgers of the Newbury Cemetery Company that originally ran and maintained the cemetery.
The Ledgers are held at the Berkshire Records Office.
| Name at death | George Sextus Willis |
| Date of burial | 14/10/1853 |
| Whence brought | Newbury |
| Where & how buried | Consecrated Ground - Private Grave |
| By whom buried | Rev'd. H.T. White |
| Account Entry | Book 1 - Page 14 |
| Transcription comments | Unsure of Middle Name |
Accounts Entry for George Sextus Willis
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Accounts Entry for George Sextus Willis
Newspaper Cuttings
The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.
George Sextus Willis
| Source: | Reading Mercury |
| Article date: | 15/10/1853 |
| Copyright: | Reading Mercury |
| Transciption: | GEORGE SEXTUS WILLIS On the 9th inst., at his father's residence, in his 27th year, the Rev. George S. Willis, fifth son M. Willis, esq., of Newbury, Berks, curate of St. Saviour's. Chelsea, and late Head Master, of the Protestant College, Malta. |
| This obituary entry is awaiting verification. |
Biographical Information
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George Sextus Willis
George Sextus Willis (1827 – 1853)
George Sextus Willis was born in 1827 in Newbury, the fifth son of Mark and Eliza, nee Gould, Willis. He was baptized on 13 July 1827 in Newbury (probably at St Nicolas). His mother Eliza died in October 1834 aged 44 and was buried at St Nicolas in Newbury on 21 October 1834.
He was recorded with his father Mark, sister Eliza Catherine aged circa 20 and brother Edwin Adolphus aged 12 just off Pound Street in Newbury in the 1841 census. Mark was recorded as a schoolmaster. Also recorded in the house was his grandmother Catharine Willis.
George was educated at North Walsham Grammar school. He then entered St John’s College, Cambridge on 1 July 1846. He re-entered the college on 16 June 1851 as a “ten year man”. Under this plan he could have eventually received a bachelor of divinity degree ten years after matriculation. His brother Henry Mark Willis had entered the same college on 18 September 1836.
No trace of George in the 1851 census, perhaps he was abroad.
George was appointed headmaster of the Protestant College in Malta. The exact date of his appointment not known although it is thought he served from 1852 to 1853. At the time of his death he was curate of St Saviour’s in Chelsea.
George died 9 October 1853 at his father’s house in Newbury and he was buried at Newtown Road Cemetery on 14 October 1853. An announcement appeared in the Reading Mercury dated 15 October 1953 as below.
WILLIS – On the 9th inst., at his father’s residence, in his 27th year, the Rev. George S. Willis, fifth son of M. Willis, Esq., of Newbury, Berks, curate of St Saviour’s, Chelsea, and late Head Master, of the Protestant College, Malta.
An announcement appeared in dozens of other papers, most are identical although some were a shorter version.
George’s grandmother Catherine Willis was buried at Newtown Road Cemetery on 1 September 1852.
Author: Gerald Soper
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