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From: Whillans <>
Subject: John W-131
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 16:19:32 +1000
In-Reply-To: <20021006092237.KWPZ17202.mta01-svc.ntlworld.com@[62.252.144.133]>

Dear Rooters, I thought you might be interested in a group which I've
recently linked into the main Whillans line.

I recently corresponded about this sub-group to June Willing who manages the
One Name Study for Willing & Willings, but her interest hasn't extended into
Scotland - it's unfortunately based in Devon & its neighbouring counties.

Here goes:

W-13
John Whillans/Whillins, grandson of James Whillans (of the title).
(PD0C-PN, b1772 Castletown).
John = Mary Geddes/Jiddess/Juddes [(PD0C-QT)] ca1795.
Ten chn, eldest below.

W-131
John Whillans [1,2]
(PD0C-R1, b1792). Aged 50yo when +1850 (b~1799).
Hyp that same as John Willians who = Catharine Campbell on 29may1816 at
Canongate Edinburgh, on the basis that both a gdau W-13131 and a niece
W-1388 were named Catharine Campbell.
Also hyp to be the grocer John Willins in Peebles who had his ³Inventory,
Disposition and Settlement² read on 16mar1847 at Peebles Sheriff Court
{www.scottishdocuments.com/, SC42/20/5, 13p}.

W-1311
John Willins
b~1818, c22aug1817 as John Willins at Traquair Peebles (10km SE of Peebles)
pa John Willins.
John Willins = on 25apr1854 to Marion Turnbull at Peebles in Peebles, and
reared 3 dau & one son.[3] He +22mar1861 at Peebles aged 42yo {1861,
768/4} while master of burgh school at Peebles, pa merchant John Willins (+)
ma Catherine Willins m¹n Campbell (+) and notified by bro Angus Willins at
Athelstansford of East Lothian.
This feasibly may be the same John Willins who = Marion Thomson on 16jun1843
some 11 years earlier at Peebles in Peebles. [Marion Willins b~1825 as 65yo
at Penicuik during 1891; Marion Willins (or Turnbull) of High Street Peebles
+13jul1898 testate at Peebles and had her testament read on 10oct1898 &
03dec1898 at the Peebles Sheriff Court {www.scottishdocuments.com/}].

W-13111
Jessie Catharine Willins
b19feb1855 (Peebles, 29km W of Melrose, 34km S of Edinburgh).
Listed as 50yo b~1840(!) at Penicuik (14km S of Edinburgh) during 1891
census {697 05 001}.
Jessie Catherine Willins of High Street Peebles +18dec1894 intestate at
Peebles; her lack of will was considered on 05nov1896 at the Peebles Sheriff
Court {www.scottishdocuments.com/}.

W-13112
John Willins
twin b16jul1857 (Peebles), b~1858 living as 32yo at Penicuik during 1891.
Hyp to be the John Willins ³M.B., C.M.² of Penicuik (14km S of Edinburgh,
20km N of Peebles) who +25dec1895 testate at Edinburgh and had his testament
read on 24oct1896 at the Edinburgh Sheriff Court
{www.scottishdocuments.com/}.

W-13113
Mary Turnbull Willins
twin b16jul1857 (Peebles), b~1842(!) as 48yo at Penicuik during 1891.
Mary Turnbull Willins of High Street Peebles, +28jun1893 intestate at
Penicuik; her lack of will was considered on 02nov1896 at the Peebles
Sheriff Court {www.scottishdocuments.com/}.

W-13114
Agnes Androina Willins, b06oct1859 (Peebles)

W-1312
Margaret Willins
c23may1820 at Traquair Peebles pa John Willins.

W-1312
Agnes Willins
Agnes b~1821 pa John Willins ma Catherine Willins m¹n Campbell, c31mar1822
as Agnes at Traquair Peebles pa John Willins, +03jan1859 when 37yo at
Peebles {1859, 768/1} notified by bro John Willins.

W-1313
Angus Willins
c12aug1827 as Angus Willins at Peebles Peebles (pa John Willins ma Catherine
Campbell).[4]
35yo Angus Willins (b~1827) of High St Peebles = 37yo Sarah Middleton Goldie
of Biggar on 05jun1863 at Greenhill Bank of Morningside Edinburgh with a
Church of Scotland Licentiate (licensed preacher not yet having
appointment), Angus¹ parents were John Willins ma Catherine m¹n Campbell
(both +). [pa William Goldie (+, minister of Crawfordjohn parish) ma Ann
Goldie].
Angus Willins, minister of parish of Whalsay and Skerries, had his testament
read on 06nov1872 at Lerwick (Shetland) Sheriff Court Inventories
{www.scottishdocuments.com/, SC12/36/5, 5p}.

W-13131
Catherine Campbell Willins
b16jan1872 (Edinburgh), clearly named after her gma.

Footnotes:
[1] (OPR LDS Batch#C117712/#C117714 Source#1067922 Printout#6901474).
[2] The wills from Œscottishdocuments.comŒ need to be read to clarify all
these Johns (W-1311 & W-13112).
[3] (OPR LDS Batch#M117687 Source#1067921 Printout#6901382).
[4] (OPR LDS Batch#C117687 Source#1067921 Printout#6901341).

It would be great if some kind soul could access the above wills/testaments,
as indicated in www.scottishdocuments.com?

Frank Whillans <> tel +613-9457-2893
"Coranderk" 47 The Righi, Eaglemont, Melbourne, Australia 3084

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