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Sir Edward Payson Wills, K.C.B, JP, (1st) Baronet of Hazelwood  1834-1910 Sir Edward Payson Wills, 1st Baronet of Hazelwood. Edward was born on 12 June 1834, the son of Henry Overton Wills II and Isabella Board, at Bristol, Gloucester. He married Mary Ann Pearce in 1858. He was created a baronet in 1904. Sir Edward died in 1910, at age 76. Mary Ann Pearce                            1837-1891 Mary was born about 1837, the daughter of Joseph Chaning Pearce and Amelia Stancomb, at Bradford, Wiltshire. I have identified the following children.

	Ella Marina	Born abt 1859		Bristol, Gloucester	Married T.T. Rowcroft
	Edward Chaning	Born 25 Apr 1861		Bristol, Gloucester	Married Isabella Sommerville Evans
	Amelia Isabella	Born abt 1863		Bristol, Gloucester	Died at young age
	Violet Edith	Born abt 1866		Bristol, Gloucester
	Ernest Salter	Born 30 Nov 1869		Bristol, Gloucester	Married Caroline Fanny Maud de Winton
	Ethelwyn Annie	Born abt 1876		Bristol, Gloucester
	Arnold Stancomb	Born 24 Nov 1877		Bristol, Gloucester	Married Hilda Caroline Lyon

Birth of Parents

Edward Payson Wills

b: 12 Jun 1834         Bristol, Gloucester son of Henry Overton Wills II and Isabella Board

Mary Ann Pearce

b: abt 1837         Bradford, Wiltshire daughter of Dr. Joseph Chaning Pearce and Amelia Stancomb

Marriage

2 Sep 1858 Sir Edward Payson Wills Mary Ann Pearce

son of Henry Overton Wills II and Isabella Board eldest daughter of the late Mr. Joseph Chaning Pearce, M.R.C.S., of Montague House, Bath

Children

Ella Marina Wills

b: abt 1859               Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire       1860 1Q Clifton 6a 71 daughter of Sir Edward Payson Wills and Mary Ann Pearce

1861 Census	RG9-1728	8 April 1861	Clifton, Gloucestershire
19 Brighton Park
Edward P. Wills Mary A. (Wife) Ella M. Plus 3 Servants	Age 26 Age 23 Age 1	Tobacco Manufacturer	Bristol Bradford Clifton	Gloucestershire Wiltshire Gloucestershire	12 Jun 1834 abt 1837 abt 1859

Edward Chaning Wills

b: 25 Apr 1861               Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire       1861 2Q Clifton 6a 80 son of Sir Edward Payson Wills and Mary Ann Pearce

Amelia Isabella Wills

b: abt 1863               Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire       1864 2Q Clifton 6a 155 daughter of Sir Edward Payson Wills and Mary Ann Pearce

Violet Edith Wills

b: abt 1866               Redland, Bristol, Gloucestershire daughter of Sir Edward Payson Wills and Mary Ann Pearce

Ernest Salter Wills

b: 30 Nov 1869               Redland, Bristol, Gloucestershire       1870 1Q Clifton 6a 162 son of Sir Edward Payson Wills and Mary Ann Pearce

1871 Census	RG10-2569	3 April 1871	Westbury on Trym, Gloucestershire
Torweston House
Edward Payson Wills Mary Ann (Wife) Ella M. Edward C. Amelia Isabella Violet Edith Ernest Salter Samuel Salter Pearce (BroLaw) Plus 4 Servants	Age 36 Age 33 Age 11 Age 9 Age 7 Age 4 Age 1 Age 28	Tobacco Manufacturer Scholar Scholar Scholar Scholar Gentleman	Bristol Bradford Clifton Clifton Westbury Redland Redland Bradford	Gloucester Wiltshire Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester Wiltshire	12 Jun 1834 abt 1837 abt 1859 25 Apr 1861 abt 1863 abt 1866 30 Nov 1869 abt 1842

Ethelwyn Annie Wills

b: abt 1876               Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire       1876 3Q Clifton 6a 177 daughter of Sir Edward Payson Wills and Mary Ann Pearce

Arnold Stancomb Wills

b: 24 Nov 1877               Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire       1878 1Q Barton Regis 6a 175 son of Sir Edward Payson Wills and Mary Ann Pearce

1881 Census	RG11-1195	4 April 1881	Holdenhurst, Hampshire
Priory Road Fairmount
Edward P. Wills Mary A. (Wife) Ella M. Edward C. Violet E. Ernest S. Ethelwyn A. Arnold S. Plus 2 Servants	Age 46 Age 43 Age 21 Age 19 Age 14 Age 11 Age 4 Age 3	Tobacco Manufacturer Scholar Scholar Scholar	Bristol Bradford Clifton Clifton Westbay Westbay Stoke Bishop Stoke Bishop	Gloucester Wiltshire Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester	12 Jun 1834 abt 1837 abt 1859 25 Apr 1861 abt 1866 30 Nov 1869 abt 1876 24 Nov 1877

Death

Mary Ann (Pearce) Wills

Died 25 Jan 1891, Age 53,           Ramsgate, Kent       1891 1Q Thanet 2a 656

The Times, Wednesday, Jan 28, 1891                         Death   On the 25th Jan., at The Banks, St. Peters, Thanet, Mary Ann, the dearly-loved wife of Edward P. Wills, of Hazelwood, Stoke Bishop, Bristol.

Gloucester   17 Nov 1891                         Probate WILLS, Mary Ann - Administration of the Personal Estate of Mary Ann Wills (Wife of Edward Payson Wills) late of Hazelwood Stoke Bishop in the Parish of Westbury-upon-Trym in the County of Gloucester, who died 25 January 1891, at The Banks, St. Peters, Ramsgate, in the County of Kent, was granted at the Principal Registry, to the said Edward Payson Wills, of Hazelwood, Esquire.   Personal Estate £40 5s.

1891 Census	RG12-1989	6 April 1891	Westbury on Tryme, Gloucester
Hazelwood
Edward P. Wills (Widower) Ella M. Edward C. Amelia I. Ernest S. Ethelwyn A. Violet E. Arnold S. Plus 2 Servants	Age 56 Age 31 Age 29 Age 27 Age 21 Age 14 Age 24 Age 13	Tobacco Manufacturer Medical Student Art Student Scholar Scholar	Bristol Clifton Westbury on Trym Westbury on Trym Westbury on Trym Westbury on Trym Westbury on Trym Westbury on Trym	Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester	12 Jun 1834 abt 1859 25 Apr 1861 abt 1863 30 Nov 1869 abt 1876 abt 1866 24 Nov 1877

1901 Census	RG13-2403	1 April 1901	Westbury on Tryme, Gloucester
Hazelwood
Edward P. Wills (Widower) Ella M. Violet E. Plus 6 Servants	Age 66 Age 41 Age 34	Tobacco Manufacturer, K.C.B., J.P.	Clifton Redland	Bristol Bristol Bristol	12 Jun 1834 abt 1859 abt 1866

1901 Census	RG13-2356	1 April 1901	Clapton in Gordano, Somerset
Ethelwyn Annie Wells Plus 3 Nurses	Age 24	Living on own means	Bristol	Gloucester	Lunatic	abt 1876

Death

Sir Edward Payson Wills

Died 13 Mar 1910, Age 76,  at Stoke Bishop, Bristol, Gloucester

The Times, Monday, March 14, 1910     OBITUARY

Sir Edward Payson Wills     Sir Edward Payson Wills. first baronet of Hazelwood, died at his daughter's home in Stoke Bishop, Bristol, last night, at the age of 76. He had been in weak health for some time, but it was only within the last few days that his illness began to create great anxiety.     Sir Edward Wills was a member of a Wiltshire family which has become well known both for it's great commercial interests and it's benevolence. He was a son of the late Mr. Henry Overton Wills, of Bristol, and a brother of the late Sir Frederick Wills. He was one of the first directors of the Imperial Tobacco Company, of which his first cousin, Lord Winterstoke, is chairman. He was decorated with the K.C.B. in 1899 when he was first president of the Convalescent Home in Bristol, to which

he had contributed £20,000 in commemoration of Queen Victoria's jubilee. Various other institutions in the city were relieved from time to time of much anxiety about finances by the generosity of Sir Edward Wills, and it is not so long ago since he gave £15,000 to the Bishop of Bristol to clear off the debt on the Palace. He was created a baronet in 1904 and was thus the third member of the family to receive that honour.     Sir Edward Wills married in 1858 Mary Ann, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Joseph Chaning Pearce, M.R.C.S., of Montague House, Bath. He is succeeded in the title by his son, Mr. Edward Chaning Wills, who was born in 1861, and married in 1891 Isabella Sommerville, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Peter Fabyan Sparke Evans, of Clifton Down, Bristol.

The Times, Thursday, Mar 17, 1910                   Funeral Sir E. P. Wills   The funeral of Sir Edward Payson Wills took place yesterday at Stoke Bishop, Bristol.   The Bishop of Bristol, Canon Robeson, and other clergy officiated.   The principal mourners were Mr. E. C. Wills (son), who succeeds to the title, and Mrs. Wills, Mrs. Rowcraft, and Miss Violet Wills (daughters), Mr. Ernest Wills and Captain Arnold WIlls (sons), Mrs. Ernest Wills, Miss Doris WIlls (Granddaughter), and Miss Joyce Wills.   The Imperial Tobacco Company and Will's branch, of which Sir Edward was a director, were represented; also the charitable and other institutions with which he was associated.

The Times, Saturday, May 14, 1910        WILLS SIR EDWARD WILLS' ESTATE   The will of Sir Edward Payson Wills, Bt., Of Bristol, a director Of The Imperial Tobacco Company and cousin of Lord Winterstoke, has been proved.   The gross value of the estate is given as £2,580,095.   The net value of the estate is sworn at £2,531,207, upon which £379,681 duty has been paid. BRISTOL   18 May 1910                         Probate WILLS, sir Edward Payson, of "Hazelwood", Stoke Bishop, Bristol, baronet K.C.B., died 13 March 1910, at "Woodside", Stoke Bishop, Probate Bristol, 18 May, to sir Edward Chaning Wills, baronet, Walter Kenneth Wills, physician and surgeon, and Arthur William Page, solicitor.   Effects £2,580,095 11s. 5d.   Resworn £2,633,477 4s. 3d.

SPECIAL THANKS  to Clifford Allison, for many of the details provided above.