People named Catherine Wills

Catherine was born in 1867 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Benjamin Baker and Annie (Barry)- In the 1850 Census of Pennsylvania it states that- ( Benjamin Baker was born in Nova Scotia abt 1821, On his death cert. it states he was born in Nova Scotia and died May 7 1867 ( accidental drowning. ) Annie then married Joseph Shead a baker from Essex, England. Catherine and her family sailed to New Zealand on the Steamship Stad Haarlem in 1879. from Plymouth, England. She became a teacher in New Zealand before coming to Australia around 1889. She married John Wills on the 27th of December 1893 in Balaclava, Melbourne, Victoria. The Age, Melbourne, January 1894. MARRIAGES. WILLS - BAKER.- On the 27th December, at Holy Trinity Church, Balaclava, by the Rev. Dr. Torrance, John Wills, Bulga, Gippsland, to Catherine Adelia Baker, only surviving daughter of Benj. Baker, of Philadelphia, Penna, U.S.A., stepdaughter of Joseph Shead, late of Christchurch, N.Z., now in St. Kilda. ( George W. Torrance, was the first vicar at Holy Trinity Church, Balaclava (1878 to 1895), he was born in Dublin in 1835, and came to Australia in 1869, he and his wife returned to Ireland in 1897, he died in the library of the St. Canice Cathedral, Kilkenny, Ireland in 1907. Catherine and John lived in Balook ( Bulga ) near Yarram in East Gippsland before moving to Elwood. Her brother Richard Joye Baker was a lighthouse keeper along the Victorian coast he married Honora (Norah) Curtis who's parents came from County Clare, Ireland. After Norah passed away, he married Clara Lear, from Portland, Victoria. In 1891- Women's Suffrage Petition sought that 'women should vote on equal terms with men' in parliamentary elections. Both Annie and Catherine's signatures are on the roll, with nearly 30,000 other womens signatures. Mrs. A. Shead, Moore street, St. Kilda Kate Baker, Moore street, St. Kilda Some of Catherine's children became teachers. Kathleen Adelia, Frances and her husband Ivan, Joseph and his wife Mollie. In 1915 Bulga School was renamed Balook. 1918- In the recent departmental examination at the Balook school the following pupils passed the qualifying exam:- Jean Wills, Agnes Wills and Honor Wills, while Marion Wills gained the Merit certificate. 1924 Electoral Roll. Wills, Catherine Adelia, Yarram, home duties. Wills, John, Yarram, clerk of works. Wills, Charles, Balook, dairy farmer. Wills, Florence Bertha, Yarram, clerk. Wills, Frances Annie, Grant st., Yarram school teacher. Wills, Joseph Edward, Woodside, teacher. Wills, Samuel, Balook, farmer. 1931. Electoral Roll. Wills, Agnes Winifred. 40 St.Kilda street, clerk. Wills, Annie Constance. 40 St.Kilda street, civil servant. Wills, Catherine Adelia. 40 St.Kilda street, home duties. Wills, Honor Margaret. 40 St.Kilda street, clerk. The Argus 1946. Mrs. K.A. WILLS Hon. Sec. St. Kilda-Elwood Branch A.W.N.L. (Australian Womens National League) Petitioning for a Baby Health Centre and Public Hall.

Catherine Adelia (Baker) Wills of Malvern Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Catherine Adelia (Baker) Wills.

Catherine Catherine (Baker) Wills of Morn Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Catherine Baker Wills.

Catherine Adelia (Baker) Wills of St Kilda Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Catherine Adelia (Baker) Wills.

Catherine (Wills) Jones of South Melbourne Australia is the mother of Llewellyn James Jones and Llewellyn David Jones. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Catherine Wills Jones.

Catherine Y Wills of Mount Enterprise, Rusk County, TX was born on May 21, 1937, and died at age 61 years old on June 30, 1998. Catherine Wills was buried at Florida National Cemetery Section 320 Site 605 Sw. 102nd Ave., in Bushnell, Fl.

Catherine D Wills of TX was born circa 1961. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Catherine D. (Ratliff) Wills.

Catherine Wills was born on October 15, 1903, and died at age 99 years old on April 10, 2003. Catherine Wills was buried at Long Island National Cemetery Section 2Z Site 1611 2040 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale, Ny. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Catherine Wills.

Catherine Wills of Carmel by the Sea, Monterey County, California was born on October 22, 1881, and died at age 89 years old in March 1971.

Catherine R Wills of Eros, Ouachita County, LA was born on August 30, 1935, and died at age 74 years old on August 7, 2010.

Catherine Wills of Springville, Utah County, Utah was born on June 12, 1896, and died at age 85 years old in April 1982.

Catherine Wills was born on August 18, 1934, and died at age 46 years old in December 1980. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Catherine Wills.

Catherine Wills of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma was born on November 25, 1907, and died at age 65 years old in August 1973.

Catherine F Wills of Montevallo, Shelby County, AL was born on February 23, 1959, and died at age 49 years old on January 20, 2009.

Catherine Wills of Burbank, Cook County, IL was born on August 5, 1917, and died at age 82 years old on January 18, 2000.

Catherine Wills of Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois was born on December 17, 1897, and died at age 79 years old in October 1977.

Catherine M Wills of Mazon, Grundy County, IL was born on September 7, 1922, and died at age 69 years old on July 5, 1992.

Catherine L Wills of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH was born on July 28, 1905, and died at age 90 years old on September 23, 1995.

Catherine Wills of Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina was born on October 21, 1880, and died at age 98 years old in June 1979.

Catherine Wills of Clearwater, Pinellas County, FL was born on February 4, 1926, and died at age 81 years old on December 17, 2007.

Catherine Wills of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland was born on August 12, 1885, and died at age 87 years old in April 1973.

Catherine Wills of Buckeystown, Frederick County, Maryland was born on December 29, 1898, and died at age 81 years old in July 1980.

Catherine Wills of Vineland, Cumberland County, NJ was born on October 23, 1919, and died at age 81 years old on October 18, 2001.

Catherine T Wills of Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, CA was born on October 8, 1919, and died at age 67 years old on August 31, 1987.

Catherine Wills of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA was born on September 5, 1901, and died at age 67 years old in February 1969.

Catherine S Wills of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA was born on August 6, 1919, and died at age 68 years old in January 1988.

Catherine Wills of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA was born on September 7, 1903, and died at age 82 years old in December 1985.

Catherine Wills of Runnemede, Camden County, NJ was born on May 26, 1901, and died at age 84 years old in January 1986.

Catherine Wills of Stamford, Fairfield County, CT was born on March 5, 1917, and died at age 66 years old in May 1983.