Mary (Hamilton) Hill (abt. 1825 - 1896)

Born about 1825 in Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Hill — married 1846 in Scotland

Descendants

Died 1896 at about age 71 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Mary (Hamilton) Hill was born in Scotland.

Mary was born about 1824. Her husband was named Joseph Hill. ^[1]

In the 1851 census Mary (age 27) was the wife of Joseph Hill in Carty, Penninghame, Wigtownshire.^[2]

Mary (Hamilton) Hill was an Assisted Immigrant to New South Wales.

Mary arrived in New South Wales on 2 May 1853 with her husband Joseph, and children John, Mary, Joseph and Agnes. Her parents were named as James and Mary Hamilton. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMMK-SLN : 12 February 2020), Joseph Hill, 1848.
2. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 Scotland Census," database, Ancestry Record 1076 #2466054 (accessed 1 May 2023), Mary Hill (27), wife, in household of Josep Hill (27) in Carty, Penninghame, Wigtownshire. Born in Colmonell, Ayrshire; citing Parish Penninghame, ED 11, Page 14, Line 8, Roll CSSCT1851_216, Year 1851, Household schedule number 45, Roll CSSCT1851_216.
3. ↑ Passenger List: "New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1204 #300079 (accessed 1 May 2023), Name Mary Hill, Birth Year abt 1824, Age 29, Arrival Date 2 May 1853, Vessel Name Fortune, Origin Location Carron, County Clare, Ireland; citing State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood New South Wales, Australia, Persons on bounty ships to Sydney, Newcastle, and Moreton Bay (Board's Immigrant Lists), Series 5317, Reel 2464, Item [4/4932]

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