First name of “Jane” from “Horneman Family History 1605 to 2006” CD, Chapter 4.0.

Chapter 4.0 reads, “Edward Willis’s mother was Jane who was buried on 22 December 1744. Edward Willis died unmarried and his bequeaths, which were considerable, were to his nephew Henry Devis, his niece Elizabeth Devis and his cousin Ann, wife of Nicholas Forster”.

Buried “West Cloister Westminister Abby” from a 13-pager document compiled by, and received from, Julie Bourke (nee McColl) on 27 April 2017. Julie is the great-great-granddaughter of Emma Frances Devis b. 1814. Brian of nzolivers.com is a x3-great grandson of Emma Frances Devis.

Last name of “Haywood” from an email dated 28 April 2017 from Julie Bourke (nee McColl).
In this email Julie also writes, “…got a number of wills, have Jane Hayward will and also Ann Foster will who was extremely wealthy and granddaughter of Grace Willis John Willis younger sister”.

Date and place of burial, estimated year of birth, as per a webpage that Julie Bourke (nee McColl), in an email dated 28 April 2017, directed Brian of nzolivers.com to:
http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history/people/john-and-edward-willis
[Julie is the great-great-granddaughter of Emma Frances Devis b. 1814. Brian of nzolivers.com is a x3-great grandson of Emma Frances Devis]
In the west cloister of Westminster Abbey, just before the steps up into the Church, is the grave of John Willis, Abbey carpenter, his son Edward and niece Ann. The inscription is quite faint but reads:
"Here lyes the body of Mr John Willis, Carpenter to this Collegiate Church who died the 28 of December 1736 aged 37 years. Also of Mr Edward Willis son of the above Mr John Willis who died July 6 1780 in the 44th year of his age. Also Ann Foster niece of the above John Willis who died July 2 1814 in the 76th year of her age"
He was carpenter at the Abbey from 1733. His brothers were Thomas, Edward and Jonathan and his sisters Anne (Ward) and Grace (Bacchus). His wife Jane (Hayward) was buried with him on 22 December 1744 aged 48. She resided in Tufton Street, at the back of the Abbey. Their son was William (who died before his mother), and their daughters Elizabeth and Ayres. Posthumous son Edward was baptised at St John the Evangelist Westminster and died unmarried. Ann was the wife of Nicholas Foster (Forster).