Willis Surname Ancestry ResultsOur indexes 1000-1999 include entries for the spelling 'willis'. In the period you have requested, we have the following 1850 records (displaying 1281 to 1290): Single Surname Subscription | | | Buying all 1,850 results of this search individually would cost £10,684.00. But you can have free access to all 1,850 records for a year, to view, to save and print, for £100. Save £10,584.00. More... |
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(1869)
Index of patentees and applicants for patents of inventions in 1869: giving full name of patentee (surname first); number of patent (in bold); date (within 1869); and subject-matter. Where the patentee was acting as agent for third parties, their names are given in italics in the subject-matter column.WILLIS. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
| Science Schools and Classes: Elementary Examination: Class Lists
(1869)
The Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education published these class lists giving the names of all the successful candidates in the examination of science schools and classes taken in May 1869. The candidates were of three levels: honours; second stage or advanced examination; third stage or elementary examination. Twenty-three subjects were offered. These are the lists for the elementary examination. The tables, arranged subject by subject, give the candidate's full name (surname first), age, and occupation - or, in the case of those not yet of working age, father's occupation, preceded by (f.). Many candidates sat and were successful in more than one subject, and so appear in more than one list. The subjects are: I. Practical, Plane and Solid Geometry; II. Machine Construction; III. Building Construction; IV. Elementary Mathematics; V. Higher Mathematics; VI. Theoretical Mechanics; VII. Applied Mechanics; VIII. Acoustics, Light, and Heat: IX. Magnetism and Electricity; X. Inorganic Chemistry; XI. Organic Chemistry; XII. Geology; XIII. Mineralogy; XIV. Animal Physiology; XV. Zoology; XVI. Vegetable Anatomy and Physiology; XVII. Systematic and Economic Botany; XVIII. Mining; XIX. Metallurgy; XX. Navigation; XXI. Nautical Astronomy; XXII. Steam; XXIII. Physical Geography. WILLIS. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
| Science Schools and Classes: Honours and Advanced Examinations: Class Lists
(1869)
The Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education published these class lists giving the names of all the successful candidates in the examination of science schools and classes taken in May 1869. The candidates were of three levels: honours; second stage or advanced examination; third stage or elementary examination. Twenty-three subjects were offered. These are the lists for the honours and advanced examinations. The tables, arranged subject by subject, give the candidate's full name (surname first), age, and occupation - or, in the case of those not yet of working age, father's occupation, preceded by (f.); the name of the school where the candidate was taught the subject; and the name of the teacher. Many candidates sat and were successful in more than one subject, and so appear in more than one list. The subjects are: I. Practical, Plane and Solid Geometry; II. Machine Construction; III. Building Construction; IV. Elementary Mathematics; V. Higher Mathematics; VI. Theoretical Mechanics; VII. Applied Mechanics; VIII. Acoustics, Light, and Heat: IX. Magnetism and Electricity; X. Inorganic Chemistry; XI. Organic Chemistry; XII. Geology; XIII. Mineralogy; XIV. Animal Physiology; XV. Zoology; XVI. Vegetable Anatomy and Physiology; XVII. Systematic and Economic Botany; XVIII. Mining; XIX. Metallurgy; XX. Navigation; XXI. Nautical Astronomy; XXII. Steam; XXIII. Physical Geography. WILLIS. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
|  Men of the 57th Regiment who fought in the New Zealand War
(1860-1870)
New Zealand War Medal roll for the 57th (The West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot: for service in the New Zealand campaign 1863 to 1867: the rolls were compiled following a general order in 1869 and the medals were distributed in 1870. The regiment had been serving at Poonah in India, and was moved to New Zealand in November 1860; the men returned to England in April 1867.WILLIS. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
| Outstanding soldiers of the 12th regiment of Foot
(1860-1870)
The 12th (East Suffolk) Regiment of Foot was in two battalions. The 1st battalion embarked for Australia and Tasmania in 1854, and was moved to New Zealand in 1863, taking part in the conflict there; and returning home to England in 1867. The home depot was at Walmer. The second battalion returned from the Cape of Good Hope in 1858, and in 1860 was at Aldershot. Each year just a handful of outstanding soldiers of the regiment were chosen for good conduct medals and gratuities: these are listed here. There were two lists, one for men recommended for the Good Conduct Medal without a gratuity, and one for gratuities - £5 to a private, £10 to a corporal, and £15 to a serjeant. Both lists are indexed here, and each gives rank, name, regimental number, date of recommendation and date of issue. (The sample scan is from the 105th foot)
WILLIS. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
| Outstanding soldiers of the 14th regiment of Foot
(1860-1870)
The 13th (The Buckinghamshire) Regiment of Foot was in two battalions. The 1st battalion embarked for Malta in 1854, and served successively in the Crimea and the Ionian Islands, being transferred from Corfu to the West Indies in 1860. The home depot was at Fermoy in Ireland. Having returned to England in 1862, the battalion was moved to Ireland in 1866, and to India in 1867. The second battalion was raised in Ireland in 1857; was at Mullingar in 1860; and was sent to New Zealand, taking part in the war of 1863 to 1865. In 1866 the battalion was moved to Australia and Tasmania, returning to England in 1870. Each year just a handful of outstanding soldiers of the regiment were chosen for good conduct medals and gratuities: these are listed here. There were two lists, one for men recommended for the Good Conduct Medal without a gratuity, and one for gratuities - £5 to a private, £10 to a corporal, and £15 to a serjeant. Both lists are indexed here, and each gives rank, name, regimental number, date of recommendation and date of issue. (The sample scan is from the 105th foot)WILLIS. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
| Outstanding soldiers of the 24th regiment of Foot
(1860-1870)
The 24th (The 2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot was in two battalions. The 1st battalion embarked for India in 1846: the depot was at Chatham. The second battalion was at Aldershot in 1860. Each year just a handful of outstanding soldiers of the regiment were chosen for good conduct medals and gratuities: these are listed here. There were two lists, one for men recommended for the Good Conduct Medal without a gratuity, and one for gratuities - £5 to a private, £10 to a corporal, and £15 to a serjeant. Both lists are indexed here, and each gives rank, name, regimental number, date of recommendation and date of issue. (The sample scan is from the 105th foot)WILLIS. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
| Outstanding soldiers of the 5th regiment of Foot
(1860-1870)
The 5th Regiment of Foot (the Northumberland Fusiliers) was in two battalions. The 1st battalion embarked for Mauritius in 1847, and served in the East Indies. The home depot was at Colchester. The second battalion was based at Pembroke, but was sent abroad in 1858, and by 1860 was serving in Mauritius. Each year just a handful of outstanding soldiers of the regiment were chosen for good conduct medals and gratuities: these are listed here. There were two lists, one for men recommended for the Good Conduct Medal without a gratuity, and one for gratuities - £5 to a private, £10 to a corporal, and £15 to a serjeant. Both lists are indexed here, and each gives rank, name, regimental number, date of recommendation and date of issue. (The sample scan is from the 105th foot)WILLIS. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
| Men of the 1st Waikato Regiment who served in the New Zealand War
(1861-1870)
New Zealand War Medal roll for members of the 1st Waikato Regiment who volunteered for service in the Imperial Commissariat Transport Corps in the New Zealand campaign 1861 to 1866: the rolls were compiled following a general order in 1869 and the medals were distributed in 1870.WILLIS. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
| Men of the 14th Regiment who fought in the New Zealand War
(1863-1870)
New Zealand War Medal roll for the 2nd battalion of the 14th (Buckinghamshire) Regiment of Foot: for service in the New Zealand campaign 1863 to 1867: the rolls were compiled following a general order in 1869 and the medals were distributed in 1870. The 2nd battalion, despite being part of the Buckinghamshire Regiment, was raised at Mullingar in Westmeath in 1857, and was sent to New Zealand in 1860, where it took part in the war of 1863 to 1865. In 1866 the men were sent to Australia, returning to England in 1870.WILLIS. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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