Family Group Sheet
Thomas Wallis (c1798/9-)
and Mary Ann (c1799/1800-)
Immediate Family Group
Father: Thomas Wallis (c1798/9-)
Mother: Mary Ann (c1799/1800-)
Married:
Known children:
- Mary Ann Wallis (c1822-95) who married William Henry Trevan Jan-Mar 1847 somewhere in the Stoke Damerel registration district
- John Wallis (c1828-)
- Elizabeth Wallis (1829-)
- William Wallis (c1831-)
- Louisa Wallis (1833-)
- Maria Jane Wallis (c1835/6-)
- Ellen Roberts Wallis (c1838/9-)
Paternal grandfather: unknown
Maternal grandfather: unknown
Brief Description
The 1851 census describes Thomas as an Ironmonger of Liskeard, and daughter Mary Ann married into the Trevan family in 1847. She and her husband William Henry Trevan continued the name Wallis by passing it on as a middle name to 4 of their children.
It is possible that their marriage was on 15 Feb 1823 at Stoke Damerel in which case Mary Ann's maiden name was Ruby. However, there were many Wallis family members living there, so this could be a different Thomas Wallis marrying a different Mary Ann.
It would appear that the family lived in Liskeard (place of birth for eldest daughter) before they moved to Bodmin where the yunger children were christened. The Liskeard registers need to be searched for their marriage and also the christening of not only Mary Ann Wallis in or shortly after 1823, but also any other children.
The LDS online version of the IGI shows a few more of their children on Batch number P002752 (baptisms 1813-1875 for Bodmin).
- 9 May 1828 - John
- 12 Jul 1829 - Elizabeth
- 6 Jul 1831 - William
- 28 Aug 1833 - Louisa
- 2 Feb 1836 - Maria Jane
- 3 Feb 1839 - Ellen Roberts
At the same time there were other Wallis families living in the parish who were having their children baptised.
Other Wallis Families in Bodmin
It appears that the first Wallis family to move to the parish of Bodmin was John Wallis and Issabella who first used the church there in 1790 when they had 3 of their children christened. Two of their sons, Christopher and Preston, stayed in parish and were having their children christened in the same time frame as Thomas and Mary Ann. Another of their sons, John, had a single child baptised in the parish. Although it is probable that they are relatives, nothing has been found to confirm this. Searching the online version of the 1871 Cornwall census shows that the name rather unusual name of Preston Wallis was also being passed down a Wallis family branch in the parish of St Buryan. So it is probable that the Wallis families in the 2 areas are related.
There was a Thomas Wallis baptised in St Buryan on 2 Jun 1798, son of Thomas Wallish and Catherine nee Nicholas.
Father: John Wallis
Mother: Issabella
Their known children:
- Henry Wallis, bpt 9 Mar 1790
- John Wallis, bpt 9 Mar 1790, Bodmin
- Christopher Wallis, bpt 24 Jun 1790, Bodmin, and presumably an infant death
- Issabella Mary Wallis, bpt 18 Jun 1792, Bodmin, and presumably an infant death
- Ann Julia Wallis, bpt 2 Oct 1793, Bodmin
- Mary Harris Wallis, bpt 5 Jan 1796, Bodmin
- Frances Wallis, bpt 18 Jan 1798, Bodmin
- Christopher Wallis, bpt 23 Sep 1801, Bodmin
- Issabella Mary Wallis, bpt 3 Sep 1806, Bodmin
- Louisa Wallis, bpt 13 Sep 1808, Bodmin
- Preston Wallis, bpt 13 Sep 1808, Bodmin
Father: John Wallis
Mother: Mary
Their known children:
- John Wallis, bpt 10 May 1807, Bodmin
Father: Christopher Wallis
Mother: Loveday
Their known children:
- Isabella Mary Lilly Wallis, bpt 27 Dec 1825, Bodmin
- Julia Wallis, bpt 22 Aug 1827, Bodmin
- Christopher Wallis, bpt 8 Sep 1828, Bodmin
- Loveday Glencross Wallis, bpt 23 Nov 1830, Bodmin
- Frances Wallis, bpt 26 Dec 1834, Bodmin
Father: Preston Wallis
Mother: Elizabeth nee Bright
Their known children:
- Alice Wallis, bpt 1 May 1835, Bodmin
- Elizabeth Wallis, bpt 26 Feb 1836, Bodmin
- Preston Wallis, bpt 6 Apr 1837, Bodmin, presumably an infant death
- Louisa Wallis, bpt 28 Jun 1838, Bodmin
- Emily Wallis, bpt 31 Dec 1839, Bodmin
- Preston James Wallis, bpt 23 Jun 1841, Bodmin
- Henry Clobery Wallis, bpt 2 Jan 1843, Bodmin
- Mary Wallis, bpt 24 Jun 1844, Bodmin
- Jessie Wallis, bpt 7 Jul 1845, Bodmin
- Edward Darby Wallis, bpt 23 Jun 1847, Bodmin
- Isabel Bright Wallis, bpt 19 Jun 1850, Bodmin
Father: Preston James Wallis (c1841-)
Mother: Louisa Mary (c1848-)
Their known children:
- Preston Gilbert Wallis, bpt 9 Jun 1869, Bodmin
- Mary Flora Maud Wallis, bpt 25 Jan 1871, Bodmin
- Edith Louise Wallis, bpt 28 Aug 1872, Bodmin
The 1871 census shows that he was a solictor and that the family had a housemaid and also a nursery maid.
Father: Preston Wallis (c1845-)
Mother: Eliz (c1848-)
Their known child:
- Preston Wallis (c1870-)
Paternal grandfather: George Walish (c1802-), son of Joseph and Elizabeth
Paternal grandmother: Elizabeth
The 1871 census shows that Preston was a farmer and a miller, and that he, his wife and child were all born in St Buryan.