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Daughter and co-heir of Henry Atherton (q.v.). Married to Richard Willis.
The will of Lucy Willis, late of Prescot in Lancashire, widow, who died 19/01/1859 at Prescot were granted to Eleanora Atherton of Manchester and Kersal, spinster, the sister and only next of kin. Effects under £50,000.
See separate entry for Richard Willis.
National Probate Calendar 1859.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Maiden Name
Atherton
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Spouse
Richard Willis
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Children
d.s.p.
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Wealth at death
£50,000
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Niece → Uncle
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Niece → Uncle
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Niece → Uncle
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Daughter → Father
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First Cousins
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First Cousins
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First Cousins
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First Cousins
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Sisters
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First Cousins
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Wife → Husband
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First Cousins
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Eccleston Street, Prescot, Liverpool, Lancashire, North-west England, England
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West Cottage, Leicester (near), Leicestershire, East Midlands, England
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9th Oct 1760 - 1801
Prominent Liverpool merchant and slave-trader
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2026
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Lucy Willis (née Atherton)', Legacies of
British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146643903
[accessed 4th April 2026].
