See also

Family of Lionel Rolph-Wills and Amy Florence Dersley

Husband: Lionel Rolph-Wills

  • Name:

  • Lionel Rolph-Wills1 2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • newsagent3

  • Birth:

  • 10 Aug 1905

  • Haringay Park, Haringay, London, England4 5 6 3 2

  •  

  • 1921 census says born in Edmonton, 1939 register says born 10th August 1904

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 5)

  • 6 Willow Cottages, Barrack Road, Hounslow, Middlesex, England5

  •  

  • adopted son as Lionel Joseph Rolph Wills attending school and living in four rooms with William and Alice Wills. Born in Harringay Park Essex

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 15 yrs 10 mns)

  • 11 Shrubland Road, Colchester, Essex, England6

  •  

  • son as Lionel Wills delivering newspapers for Joice & Co of Trinity Street and living in four rooms with his (adopted) mother Alice Wills, and a nurse child. Born in Edmonton

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 34)

  • 1 Orchard Road, Colchester, Essex, England3

  •  

  • a married newsagent and living with his wife Amy, two closed records (presumably daughter Joan and son Ronald), and son Maurice. Born on 10th August 1904

  • Death:

  • 1 Feb 1977 (age 71)

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England2 7

  •  

  • born 10th August 1905

  • Probate:

  • 18 May 1977

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • of 1 Orchard Road Colchester died 1st February 1977, probate of £11,362 (~£70,000 in 2017)

Wife: Amy Florence Dersley

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Amy Florence Dersley

  • Name:

  • Amy Florence Dersley8 9

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Harry Dersley (1869-1940)

  • Mother:

  • Clara Susannah Gooding (1869-1952)

  • Birth:

  • 27 Dec 1908

  • Colchester, Essex, England8 9 10 3 11

  •  

  • 1939 register says born 26th December 1908

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 2)

  • 66 North Station Road, Colchester, Essex, England9

  •  

  • daughter living in six rooms with her parents Harry and Clara, brothers George, Ernest and William, and sister Ethel. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 12 yrs 6 mns)

  • 35 Gladstone Road, Colchester, Essex, England10

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents Harry and Clara, brothers Ernest and William, and sisters Ethel and Edith. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 30)

  • 1 Orchard Road, Colchester, Essex, England3

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Lionel, two closed records (presumably daughter Joan and son Ronald), and a son Maurice. Born on 26th December 1908

  • Death:

  • 6 Sep 1975 (age 66)

  • Braintree "Registration District", Essex, England11 12

  •  

  • born 27th December 1908

  • Burial:

  • Sep 1975

  • Colchester Cemetery and Crematorium, Colchester, Essex, England12

  •  

  • In loving memory of Amy Florence Rolph-Wills passed away 6th Septemeber 1975 aged 66. Blessed are the meek. Also her dear parents Clara and Harry Dersley

  • Probate:

  • 10 Feb 1976

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • of 1 Orchard Road Colchester died 6th September1975. Administration Ipswich 10th February 1976 £682 (~£5,200 in 2017)

Child 2: Ronald Lionel Rolph-Wills

  • Name:

  • Ronald Lionel Rolph-Wills14

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Nickname:

  • Ronnie

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1934

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England14

  • Death:

  • 2025 (age 90-91)15

  •  

Child 3: Maurice Edward Rolph-Wills

  • Name:

  • Maurice Edward Rolph-Wills16 17 18

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 3 Dec 1936

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England16 3 18

  •  

  • 1939 register says born on 3rd December 1937

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 2)

  • 1 Orchard Road, Colchester, Essex, England3

  •  

  • under school age and living with his parents Lionel and Amy, and two closed records, two closed records (presumably sister Joan and brother Ronald). Born on 3rd December 1937

  • Death:

  • 13 Dec 1983 (age 47)

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England18 19

  • Probate:

  • 4 Apr 1984

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England18

  •  

  • of 1 Orchard Road Colchester died 13th December 1983, administration not exceeding £40,00 (~£119,000 in 2017)

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Colchester 1929 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1668. Cit. Date: 26 August 2025.

2.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1977 quarter:1 volume:9 page:2130. Cit. Date: 26 August 2025.

3.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1505H page:18 line:42 letter code:DBVA. Cit. Date: 30 May 2017.

4.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Edmonton 1905 quarter:3 volume:3a page:542. Cit. Date: 27 August 2025.

5.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:6827 class:RG78 piece:340 registration district:128 sub-district:1 enumeration district:22 schedule:420. Cit. Date: 27 August 2025.

6.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9169 registration district:198 sub-district:1 enumeration district:2 schedule:172. Cit. Date: 27 August 2025.

7.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1977 page:8920 no:771004852L. Cit. Date: 26 August 2025.

8.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1909 quarter:1 volume:4a page:816. Cit. Date: 15 August 2017.

9.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10306 class:RG78 piece:544 registration district:198 sub district:2 enumeration district:1 schedule:13. Cit. Date: 26 May 2016.

10.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9171 registration district:198 sub-district:1 enumeration district:4 schedule:35. Cit. Date: 5 January 2024.

11.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1975 quarter:3 volume:9 page:1216. Cit. Date: 27 August 2025.

12.

Find a Grave, (on-line at www.findagrave.com).

13.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1976 page:9180 no:761001174X.

14.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1934 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1193. Cit. Date: 28 May 2025.

15.

Gillian Harris personal communication.

16.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1936 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1225. Cit. Date: 28 September 2017.

17.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1505H folio:018 page:42 letter code:. Cit. Date: 30 May 2017.

18.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1983 quarter:4 volume:9 page:2272. Cit. Date: 28 September 2017.

19.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1984 page:10269 no:8451504320Y. Cit. Date: 26 August 2025.