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John Wills 1863 - 1936

John Wills of St Kilda Australia was born in 1863 in Viaduct, Batesford, Moorabool County, VIC to Charles Wills and Honora (Coffey) Wills. He had siblings Edward Wills, Mary Anne (Wills) Tolley, Charles Wills Jnr, Arthur Wills, Samuel Wills, Frances (Wills) Drysdale, and William Henry Wills. He married Catherine Adelia (Baker) Wills, and had children Thomas John Charles Wills, Kathleen Adelia Baker Wills, Florence Bertha (Wills) Mowforth, Joseph Edward Wills, Frances Annie (Wills) Nicholas, Marion Elizabeth Wills, Annie Constance (Wills) Crossan, John Benjamin Wills, Charles Wilfred Wills, Agnes Winifred (Wills) Hearn, and Honor Margaret (Wills) Ellis. John Wills died at age 72 years old on April 7, 1936 in Kalorama, Mt. Dandenong, and was buried in April 1936 in St Kilda.

John Wills
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St Kilda Australia
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1863
Viaduct, Batesford, Moorabool County, VIC, Australia
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April 7, 1936
Kalorama, Mt. Dandenong, VIC, Australia
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    John and his twin brother Charles Jnr were Born near the Moorabool Viaduct, near Geelong, their father Charles was a ganger for the Victorian railways. The Star (Ballarat) September 1860. THE GEELONG AND BALLARAT RAILWAY WORKERS. Beginning at the eastern side of the Moorabool, the Viaduct Township, par excellence, if a few crazy-looking weatherboard cottages and a dirty public house or two, maybe so dignified, we observed but very few men engaged on the works, explained however by nearly all the masonry required here being sent down ready dressed from Lethbridge. ( Lethbridge known for its Bluestone ) Shire of Alberton Statement of Works September 1887 John Wills ...clearing from Bruthen track to Yarram road. John Wills...clearing from A. Greaves Selection, Carrajung. The Argus, Melbourne, April, 1936. News from Cities and Towns. Lilydale.-John Wills, St.Kilda road, Elwood, Country Roads Board foreman at Kalorama collapsed and died suddenly when on his way to work on Tuesday morning. Death was due to heart failure.

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    1863
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    Viaduct, Batesford, Moorabool County, VIC Australia
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  • Professional Career

    Foreman ,Country Roads Board Victoria.
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    1936

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    April 7, 1936
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    Heart Failure
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    Kalorama, Mt. Dandenong, VIC Australia
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    April 1936
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    St Kilda, VIC Australia
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    WILLS. - On the 7th April (suddenly) at Kalorama, John, the dearly beloved husband of Catherine A., and loved father of Thomas ( deceased ), Kathleen, Bertha ( Mrs. J. J. Mowforth, Yarram ), Joseph, Frances ( Mrs. I. Nicholas, Hampton ), Annie, Marion (dec), John, Wilfred (deceased) Agnes ( Mrs. A. Hearn, Yarram ), Honor ( Mrs. T. W. Ellis, Armadale ) aged 73 years.
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In 1863, in the year that John Wills was born, on June 20th, West Virginia was admitted as the 35th state of the United States. West Virginia was formed when the pro-Union citizens in northwest Virginia wanted to separate from Virginia - which had joined the Confederacy.
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In 1896, he was 33 years old when on August 17th, the first pedestrian v car fatality occurred in Great Britain. Bridget Driscoll, age 44, was walking with her family on the grounds of The Crystal Palace in London when she was hit by a car driven by Arthur James Edsall. Edsall claimed to be going 4.5 mph and Driscoll's death was ruled an "accidental death" after an inquest.
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