Based on a talk to The Lustleigh Society given by Mike Wills on 27 September 2005.
This document gives a brief outline of the local early WILLS family and covers all those descendants of the Lustleigh WILLS family who are known to have emigrated abroad.
Index to Sections:-
- Introduction and Acknowledgements
- The Early Lustleigh WILLS Family
- Chart of Lustleigh WILLS Known to Have Emigrated
- 1, 2 & 3. Richard to St Helena 1785, John and John to Australia
- 4. Thomas to Wolfe Island, Canada in 1839
- 5 & 6. Leslie to New Zealand 1930 and Thomas in 1950
- 7. Thomas to Australia c1906 from Willesden
- 8 & 9. Mary & John to Ontario 1847 and Henry to Ontario 1860
- 10, 11 & 12. Thos and Charles to Tasmania 1854. William of Exeter in 1750 later family to Australia, Canada and N.Z.
- 13. Henry Le Vesconte to Newfoundland, William John and Thomas to Australia 1852 and Dr William to Australia 1853
Last updated by Mike Wills 20 Jan 2006