Individual Record of Peter Willis
Name: Peter Willis
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 21 Aug 1858 - North Bradley, Wilts, England
Christening:
Death: 1941
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: James Willis (1823-1892)
Mother: Mercy Wilkins (1821-1892)
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Davies (26 May 1856 - 31 Aug 1917)
Marriage: 21 Mar 1882 - Tredegarville Baptist Chapel, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Children:
1. William Frank Willis (1883- )
2. Henrietta Willis (1886-1886)
3. Alice Amena Willis (1889-1890)
4. James Cuthbert Willis (1891-1955)
5. Ethel Irene Willis (1897-1991)
Notes
General:
In 1881 Wales Census, William Willis and Purbane Willis as lodgers at 119 Castle Road, Cardiff, both born in North (or South) Bradley, Wilts. Purbane is probably Urbane, Peter's brother. 'William' fits Peter's age and his occupation is given as Railway Porter, at his marriage Peter's occupation is 'Railway Pilot Man'.
[Definition : Pilot-man
A person serving the same purpose as a staff when one track of a double-track railway route is temporarily operated as a single track. Such a person might also be used when a staff is lost, or during some other emergency.
Source: UK Heritage Railways http://ukhrail.uel.ac.uk/glossary/gl-p.html ]