Name from “Horneman Family History 1605 to 2006” CD, Chapter 4.0.

The CD gives, “Henry Devis’s uncle was Edward Willis; who was born 4 June 1737 and died when aged 44 years c1781. Edward Willis was the posthumous son of John Willis who died on 2 January 1737”.

Occupation of Master Carpenter Westminister Abby, date of marriage, from a 13-pager document compiled by, and received from, Julie Bourke (nee McColl) on 27 April 2017. Julie is the great-granddaughter of Emma Caroline Horneman and Henry Gosling Clark. Brian of nzolivers.com is a great-great grandson of Emma and Henry Clark.

Julie writes, “lived Tufton Street, died 1736, buried 2 January 1737 in the cloisters of Westminister Abby. Very rich.

Date of death corrected, estimated year of birth as ‘ca 1700’, 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).

Julie Bourke writes in the “Devis Family Tree” received in the post from her on 3 May 2017:
“Don’t know if there is any connection to Thomas Willis who was famous medically and buried in Westminster Abbey”.

Date of death confirmed, “John Willis father of Edward Willis Died Dec 28 1736”, from Image 2 of the Devis Family Bible sent by Derek Dillon in an email dated 16 March 2018. Derek had copied the Bible pages, while visiting some cousins in England circa 1988. The Bible had been passed down through the Devis, Gibson and Dillon families. Derek is the x3-great grandson of Hannah Barlow (b.1759) and her second husband, David Gibson. (Hannah Barlow remarried after the death of first husband Henry Devis b.1750).

Bible page photo from Derek Dillon in an email dated 16 March 2018.
Please see Hannah Barbara BARLOW entry for all ten photos and transcript of family Bible holding Willis, Devis, Gamble, Gibson, and Dillon family information:
http://www.nzolivers.com/tree/ps15/ps15_211.html