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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
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

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.


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