Annie Maria Willis born 1878 Notting Hill

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Hello lovely people

I'm trying to find out about Annie Maria Willis's live before she married Charles Henry Lingwood on 7th June 1896 in Islington (St. Anne's church). She gives her age as 19, her father as Joseph Willis bricklayer.
According to the 1939 register, her birth date was 28 February 1878, which fits with ages given in 1901 and 1911 census, as well as her death record in 1952. In both the 1901 and 1911 census her birth place is listed as Notting Hill.
All of their children had Willis as mother's maiden name.

I'm particularly interested in finding out her own mother's maiden name!

There's a family on the 1881 census in Hammersmith (30 Clifton Street), which may be Annie Maria and her parents, but I just don't know. The daughter is just called Maria. The mother in that family is from Oxfordshire. There's a birth registered in Jun Q 1878 in Kensington registration district: Maria Willis mmn Rawlins. Not sure if this is the right person.

Am I missing something obvious?
Sorry for rambling.
Andy 

[Neale1961]

School enrolment in 1886 for Anne Maria Willis, father named Joseph, at Saunders Rd School. Their home address is 4 St Clements Rd.

[Neale1961]

Her school enrolment in 1885 , age 5, gives her birth as 25 Feb 1879.

[Neale1961]

I think the family you have found in 1881 is right. In 1891 they are in Islington with four children born in Notting Hill - Elizabeth, Rose, Gertie? and William. The father Joseph is a hawker.

[Neale1961]

In 1901, Joseph Willis, age 69 , a  bricklayer is in Upper Holloway prison.

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Thanks so much everyone!

That all fits with the baptism in on 6th Jan 1889 in the parish of Kensington St. James' Norlands of:
Lillie Isabella Willis daughter of Joseph (pedaller) and Maria, 4 St. Clements Road.

And the birth registration of:
Lydia Isabella Willis March quarter 1889 in Kensington Registration District mmn Rawlins.

I wonder Joseph Willis and Maria Rawlins officially married?

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WILLIS, LYDIA  ISABELLA     mmn RAWLINS 
GRO Reference: 1889  M Quarter in KENSINGTON  Volume 01A  Page 99

John

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Thanks for the reply and everyone's efforts! 

I'm working on a hypothesis (based on DNA matches) that the mother of Annie Maria Willis is the Maria Rawlins born and baptised in 1852 in Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire - about 6 miles from Oxford city centre.

A marriage between Maria Rawlins and Joseph Willis could give more information about her father. But no obvious marriage on FreeBMD or in London marriage records.

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This birth ?

RAWLINGS, MARIA       mmn HILLSDON 
GRO Reference: 1852  M Quarter in HEADINGTON UNION  Volume 03A  Page 507

John