Born in Colac, Victoria (Australia)
Ancestors 
Daughter of Richard Henry Willis
and Ellen Elizabeth (Norman) Willis
Sister of
Charles Norman Willis, Walter Henry Willis, Walter Henry Willis, George William Willis and John Willis
Wife of
James Elliott Jenkins
— married
1886 in Victoria (Australia)
Mother of
Elvas Elliott Jenkins, Rendle Elliott Jenkins, Frank Norman Elliott Jenkins, Cora Elliott (Jenkins) Taylor, Spencer Elliott Jenkins, James Willis Elliott Jenkins and Murray Elliott Jenkins
Died
at about age 79
in Toorak, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Jun 2021
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Biography
Bertha Ellen Willis was born in 1861 in Colac, Victoria (Australia). She was the only daughter (with five brothers) of Richard Willis and Ellen Norman. [1] The family was living in Steiglitz, 100 kilometres west of Melbourne, in 1870 and soon after settled in Collingwood, in Melbourne's inner suburbs.
Bertha married James Jenkins in 1886 in Victoria (Australia). [2] Living in Ararat, western Victoria, until about the turn of the century, the family moved into Melbourne's suburbs, settling in Ivanhoe. They had six sons and a daughter:
- Elvas Elliott Jenkins (1888-1916)
- Rendle Elliott Jenkins (1889-1968)
- Frank Norman Elliott Jenkins (1891-1971)
- Cora Elliott Jenkins (1893-1951)
- Spencer Elliott Jenkins (1897-82)
- James Willis Elliott Jenkins (1903-24)
- Murray Elliott Jenkins (1905-)
Three of Bertha's sons – Elvas, Frank and Spencer – served in the First World War, with her eldest being killed in action in France.
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| Female Relative Badge (AIF), WWI |
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| Mothers' and Widows' Badge First World War |
Bertha passed away on 28th September 1940 in Toorak, Victoria [3] and is buried in Brighton General Cemetery, Caulfield. [4]
Sources
- ↑ Victoria Birth Index #8025/1861
- ↑ Victoria Marriage Index Marriage Index #552/1886
- ↑ Victoria Death Index #9837/1940
- ↑ Billion Graves; access 29 Aug 2022
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