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== Importance of Mr Willis ==
=== I lived at Beechworth and knew the Sherritt family. I was a saddler, and at one time hotelkeeper, at Wangaratta ===
== Links to the KellyGang ==
'''Autum 1879''' One of Mrs [[Anne and John Sherritt Snr|Sherritt]]'s daughters lived with me for eighteen months. ([[Royal Commission report day 37 page 39|RC13772]]) see also [[Foster|Foster]]. '''Spring 1879 Early 1880''' I knew about the cave party watching Mrs [[Mrs Margaret Byrne|Byrne]]'s place.
I told SConst Mullane that some person told me about the cave party. ([[Royal Commission report day 37 page 29|RC13555]])
An order was made by the bench that Sherritt was to get a month in Beechworth gaol if he did not pay me what he owed me. The order was forwarded by Mr. [[Beechworth|Langtree]], my solicitor, ([[Royal Commission report day 39 page 5|RC14044]])
I knew that police were in [[Aaron Sherritt|Aaron Sherritt]]'s house. (RC14045)
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== Early Career ==
William Willis was a councillor in Wangatta between 1864 & 1869 & the Mayor in 1868-1869. His wife was Maria Louisa Purtell
His daughter, Theresa Mary married George Rollo O’Sullivan; a builder at the time.
Is this the same William Willis
== Later Career ==
I gave evidence to the [[Royal Commission report day 39 page 5|Royal Commission]] on [[ev81-00---Royal Commission|22/7/1881]].
How did the press report my evidence. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 26/7/1881|Argus26/7/81]])
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== Family ==
'''wife''' ?... '''children ?.... home >..'''
== What happened to Mr Willis's family ==
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