Willis and Hol(l)yer at Woodchurch

Corresponded with Tony Powell to confirm that his Great Grandfather William Manse Willis (born 1852) really was the son of John Willis and Elizabeth Hollyer, daughter of James Holyer and Hannah (née Morris). Elizabeth died soon after William's birth but the chain of evidence is strong. Another example of how the Woodchurch family started to adopt the double L Hollyer spelling instead of the original Holyer variant.