Lilian May AVIS

1894 - 1979  (85 years)

• Name	Lilian May AVIS
  Birth	2 Jul 1894	Whepstead, Suffolk, England, UK
  	England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 Name: Lilian May Avis Registration Year: 1894 Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration district: Thingoe Inferred County: Suffolk Volume: 4a Page: 725
  Gender	Female
  Census	1901	Pear Tree, Whepstead, Suffolk, England, UK
  Census	1911	The Cottage, Chelmsford, Springfield, Essex, England, UK
  	1911 census for The Cottage Springfield Chelmsford, Springfield, Essex, England First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place Edward Ward Head Married Male 58 1853 Retired Lt Colonel Royal Artillery Portugal Resident Harriett Caroline Adeline Ward Wife Married Female 40 1871 - Co Kildare Maynooth Resident Charlotte Hazel Ward Daughter - Female 10 1901 Student Essex Tilbury Florence Challis Servant Single Female 20 1891 General Servant Domestic Essex Broomfield Lily Avis Servant Single Female 16 1895 General Servant Domestic Suffolk Whepstead
  Census	1921	Greenwood Rd, Great Baddow, Essex, England, UK
  	1921 census for Greenwood Road, Great Baddow, Essex, England First Last name Rel. to head Sex Birth year Age Birth place Occ. Employer William Ernest Moore Head Male 1870 51 Manningtree, Essex, England Labourer Hoffurann Manf Co (Po Out Of Work) Mary Ann Moore Wife Female 1869 52 Highwood, Essex, England House Duties - Elsie Emily Moore Daughter Female 1908 13 Great Baddow, Essex, England - - Frank Fred Lawrence Boarder Male 1887 33 Canterbury, Kent, England Labourer F J French Builders Contractors Edwin Victor Willsher Boarder Male 1897 23 years 10 months Springfield, Essex, England Turner Hoffurann Mary Co Ltd Ball Bearing Company Lilian May Willsher Boarder Female 1896 24 years 11 months Whepstead, Suffolk, England Chauffeur M T Sparrow Vatinery Surgeon Richard Henry Sainsbury Boarder Male 1885 35 Brighton, Sussex, England Bricklayer F J French Builders Contractors
  Census	1939	Valley Cottages, Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK
  	1939 register for Valley Cottages, Chelmsford, Essex, England Lilian M Willsher Gender: Female Marital Status: Married Birth Date: 2 Jul 1894 Occupation: Unpaid Domestic Duties Name: Edwin V Willsher Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Birth Date: 24 Aug 1897 Occupation: Universal Grinder Operator on Tools & Gauges Ball Bearing Manufacturer Line Number: 35 Schedule Number: 24 Sub Schedule Number: 2 Enumeration District: DDEC Registration district: 194/1 Ref: RG101/1559J/003/23 Letter Code: DDEC
  Death	4 Aug 1979	St Peter's Hospital, Maldon, Essex, England, UK
  	England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 Name: Lilian May Willsher Death Age: 84 Birth Date: 20 Jul 1894 Registration Date: Jul 1979 Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration district: Chelmsford Inferred County: Essex Volume: 9 Page: 1572
  Notes	Bury Free Press 07 August 1920, p8. The wedding took place at the parish church on Monday of Mr Edwin Victor Willsher, of Chelmsford, and Miss Lilian May Avis, of Chevington. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr Alfred Avis, wore a dress of white silk trimmed with silver embroidery and carried a bouquet of white flowers. Does not appear to have had any children.
  Person ID	I1440	Warren Nunn's family tree
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	William AVIS,   b. 22 Jun 1860, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK d. 23 Sep 1941, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Georgina WALLIS,   b. 29 Nov 1864, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK d. 29 May 1940, Pear Tree Inn, Whepstead, Suffolk, England, UK (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1884	Suffolk, England, UK
  	England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 Name: William Avis Registration Year: 1884 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration district: Thingoe Inferred County: Suffolk Volume: 4a Page: 1093
  Family ID	F2209	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edwin Victor WILLSHER,   b. 24 Aug 1897, Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK d. Oct 1975, Southend, Essex, England, UK (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	2 Aug 1920	Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK
  	England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 Name: Lilian M Avis Registration Date: Jul 1920 Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration district: Bury St. Edmunds Inferred County: Suffolk Spouse: Edwin V Willsher Volume Number: 4a Page Number: 2593
  Family ID	F2832	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2026

  
  

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  Lilian May Willsher (nee Avis) on 1921 census