Martha WILLIS

1843 - 1913  (69 years)

• Name	Martha WILLIS
  Born	22 Oct 1843  [1]
  Gender	Female
  Notes for biography	* See the biography of her father, John * Martha was born 22nd October 1843 * She never married. * According to the census of 1871 and 1881 she was living with her widowed mother and two spinster sisters at Pier Road. * Martha had a share of the estate after her mother died in 1882. * She also benefitted from the estate of their aunt, Caroline Cooper (nee Tubbs), by having, with her sisters, a half share in her estate, as well as some personal bequests. * By 1901 the 3 sisters had moved to 19 Overcliffe, next door to their sister-in-law, Sophia. Living with them was a General Domestic Servant. * Martha died on 14th January 1913. * She was buried in the same grave as her parents and sisters. * In their wills both Emma & Martha bequeathed a lifetime interest in their estate to their surviving sisters, with the estate being shared among their nephews and nieces following the death of the surviving sister. It would seem that they were particularly close to their brother, Henry James, and his daughters, (Florence and Ada) as they both enjoyed additional bequests from their estates. The gross value of Martha's estate was £4,795 17s 9d (£238,000 in 1998 money), whilst Emma's had a gross value of £6,857 2s 0d (£279,000 in 1998 money) * In September 1927, following the death of Emma two years earlier, a notice appeared in the London Gazette calling for anyone who had a claim on Martha's estate to declare themselves, prior to her estate being distributed in accordance with her wishes (ref : The London Gazette 27 September 1927 page 6158). A similar notice appeared in the same edition relating to Emma's estate (ref : ibid page 6162).   [1]
  Died	14 Jan 1913
  Person ID	I90	Samuel WAY
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2016

  
  

  Father	John WILLIS,   b. 7 Sep 1806, Chatham, UK ,   d. 30 Apr 1868, Northfleet, UK  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann TUBBS
  Married	25 Dec 1830	Dartford, UK
  Family ID	F26	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] Clive Challis - UK - ID 351 on this website - more details are on his website on ancestry.com.