The purpose of the Society is to identify all Willingales that have lived, and to promote and maintain an interest in the history of Willingale families. This will be achieved through research, discussion and mutual co-operation through such means as the internet, a half-yearly journal, and occasional social functions. The Society is open to anyone with an interest in the subject 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 joining fee and a small annual subscription, as detailed below.

Joining / Renewing

To join or renew your Membership please write to

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 name, usually around 16 pages in length
•  yourname@willingale.org email address (subject to availability),
• access to all our resources on our website www.willingale.org (for those of you without internet access, we can provide hard copies of any information from the website).
• We also anticipate holding a social get-together at around once a 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 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. The cost is £9.00 for one certificate or £8.00 per certificate, if more than one certificate is requested at the same time.

We can also obtain copy wills, please contact us for cost & further details.

When requesting certificates & wills, please remember to include as much information as possible, the required fee and a stamped, self addresses envelope or 2 IRCs

Requests for Certificates should be sent to Steven Willingale and Wills to Graham Richards

Other Resources

We also have access to other genealogical resources, notably Essex Record Office. If you wish us to obtain some specific information, please email graham 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.

WFS Officers