William Wills

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Background

Dr William Wills was from Devon, England, born in 1800. He married Sarah Mary Elizabeth Calley at Totnes, Devon, in 1830. There family were: Bessy (b. 1831); William John (b. 1834); Thomas James (b. 1837); Charles Henry (b. 1839); Hannah (b. 1845).[1]

After two of his sons travelled to Australia, Dr William Wills followed leaving Southampton on 09 May 1853, and arriving at Melbourne in August. By the end of 1853 he was reunited with his two sons at Ballarat. [2]

Dr Wills died on 02 October 1889 at Torquay, Devon, England.

Goldfields Involvement, 1854

Dr Wills conducted a medical practice from a tent on Bakery Hill. His son, William John Wills, who was later to die on the Burke and Wills Expedition, worked wit his father, mainly as a dispensing Chemist.[3]

Dr William Wills attended at least one meeting no Bakery Hill. [4]

Post 1854 Experiences

In 1862 Dr Wills left Ballarat and returned to Devon. There he edited the journals of his son, the late William John Wills, describing the day by day activities of the Burke and Wills Expedition. Explorer Wills left a letter to his father at Coopers Creek, along with his watch.

See also

Further Reading

Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.


References

  1. The Lamplight, Newsletter of the Ballarat Historical Society Inc., Vol 5, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1915, p. 3.
  2. The Lamplight, Newsletter of the Ballarat Historical Society Inc., Vol 5, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1915, p. 3.
  3. The Lamplight, Newsletter of the Ballarat Historical Society Inc., Vol 5, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1915, p. 3.
  4. The Lamplight, Newsletter of the Ballarat Historical Society Inc., Vol 5, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1915, p. 3.

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