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The Willingale Family Society was formed on 2 July 2002 with the purpose to identify all Willingales that have lived, and to promote and maintain an interest in the history of Willingale families, and to help preserve our history for future generations.

This will be achieved through research, discussion and mutual co-operation by such means as the internet, a half-yearly journal, and occasional social functions. The Society is open to anyone with an interest in the Willingale family and is affiliated to the Guild Of One Name Studies; it is governed by committee.

To run the Society efficiently for the benefit of its members it is necessary to cover costs by charging a small annual subscription, as detailed below.

Fees:

Annual Subscriptions £  12.50

Annual subscriptions are due on 31st July each year, the subscription period running from 1st August to 31st July each year.

** PAYMENT IS ONLY ACCEPTABLE IN BRITISH £ STERLING **

Joining / Renewing

To join or renew your Membership please write to

The Membership Secretary,
Kim Willingale
24 Highgrove Road
Walderslade
Chatham
ME5 7QE

or use this contact form

All payments should be made payable to Willingale Family Society, please ensure you write your name & address on the reverse of all cheques.

Benefits of Membership

  • 6 monthly journal, The Lopping Times, detailing our research and articles concerning the Willingale family, usually around 16 to 18 pages in length. Back issues are available to download from the members area of our website
  • yourname@willingale.org email address (subject to availability),
  • access to all our resources in the members area of our website www.willingale.org (for those of you without internet access, we can provide hard copies of any information from the website). The members area includes the full family tree of over 4,500 people, plus over 700 assorted documents, photos and press cuttings etc.
  • We also anticipate holding a social get-together at around once every other year
  • Please see membership conditions here.
  • We can supply printed family trees of your branch of the tree for a small extra charge
  • Keith Willingale, who owns a vineyard in Wiltshire also produces a White Wine with a commemorative label depicting the famous Loppers of Epping Forest.

Membership funds contribute to the cost of running this website, organising our regular WFS get togethers, producing the Lopping Times our twice yearly journal and our research into Willingale family history.

Funds from the society were also used to make a contribution to the blue heritage plaque for Thomas Willingale, that Loughton Town Council erected at St Johns Church, Loughton, where Thomas Willingale was buried.

Certificates and Wills

The Willingale Family Society are able to obtain copies of birth, marriage and death certificates for members.

We also have access to other genealogical resources, notably at Essex Record Office.

If you wish us to obtain some specific information, please email Steven and we will advise the feasibility and likely cost of this research.

Other Information

Please note we do not offer a facility to trace individuals.