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17 May, 2016

One Hundred Years ago Today

Filed under: 1914-18 WW1,Biography,Daylight Saving,England,Germany,Ireland,On This Day,Scotland,Status: Complete,Wales,Willett — Tags: Hansard, History Today, Summer Time Act 1916 — David @ 9:11 pm

Hansard, The Record of the UK Parliament, reports for 17 May 1916:

HC Deb 17 May 1916 vol 82 cc1572-6181572

§ Message received to attend the Lords Commissioners.

§ The House went, and, having returned,

§Mr. SPEAKER

reported the Royal Assent to,

1. Local Government (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1916.
2. Courts (Emergency Powers) (Amendment) Act, 1916.
3. Summer Time Act, 1916.
4. Edinburgh Corporation Order Confirmation Act, 1916.
5. Gas Orders Confirmation Act, 1916.
6. Burnley Corporation Act, 1916.
7. Weston-Super-Mare Grand Pier Act, 1916.
Hansard, HC Deb 17 May 1916 vol 82 cc1572-618

The Summer Time Act had long been advocated by William Willett. He did not live to see his proposal implemented having died in March 1915. The idea had been adopted by many other countries including Germany and it was only the demands of wartime that moved the British from ridiculing the idea to adopting it. (more…)

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25 May, 2015

The Willetts of Colchester, Essex (and Daylight Saving) 1 of 2

Filed under: - 1837,1837-1911,1914-18 WW1,Box,Builders,Daylight Saving,England,Genealogy,Neal,Status: Complete,Willett,Williamson — Tags: Daylight Saving, Neal, Willett, Williamson, World War One — David @ 10:39 am

Relationship to William Willett senior, father of Daylight Saving Willett

The change to and from British Summer Time can bring about a flurry of interest in William Willett, the original advocate in Britain of Daylight Saving. He was the eldest son of another William Willett. For some reason this spring Google and that ilk have pointed a larger number of people than usual towards this family blog. Some of them have familiar family stories about being related to “Daylight Saving” Willett.

In addition another comment by a relative (about William Willett senior – Daylight Saving Willett’s father – running away from his step-mother) has prompted me to re-examine “the top” of the Willett tree as I have previously understood it.

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24 August, 2010

William Willett (b 1837) Founder of the building firm

Filed under: 1837-1911,1912-99,Builders,Daylight Saving,Mapping,Status: Work in Progress,Willett — Tags: Belsize Park, builders, Chislehurst, Daylight Saving, Grosvenor Square, Hove, Kensington Palace Gardens, Sloane Square, Willett — David @ 11:10 pm

There are (at least) two notable William Willetts. The most notable two are probably the father and son pair; the son (b 1856) is noted as the advocate of Daylight Saving, whilst his father is noted for founding the building firm Willetts. (more…)

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23 August, 2010

Willett Antecedents

Filed under: - 1837,1837-1911,Consanguinity,Daylight Saving,Family Tree Charts,Half-families,Interweaved Families,Status: Update as Information Arises,Willett — Tags: builders, consanguinity, Daylight Saving, Half-families, Huguenot, Interweaved Families, Willett — David @ 10:25 pm

The early Willetts take a bit of disentangling due to second marriages and marriages to other Willetts. What follows is a summary; there is a more detailed explanation with references on another post. (more…)

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18 August, 2010

William Willett (b 1856): Advocate of Daylight Saving

Filed under: 1837-1911,1912-99,Daylight Saving,England,Publication,Status: Complete,Willett,Work/Business — Tags: British Summer Time, Daylight Saving, Publication, Waste of Daylight, Willett, Work/Business — David @ 1:22 pm

William Willett is most memorable as the advocate of Daylight Saving or British Summer Time. He was the eldest son of my Great Great Grandfather (through my mother’s adoptive line), also William Willett, who started the building company.