Husband of Florence (Bain) Gabbey — married about 1900 in County Down, Ireland

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Died about 1906 in Drumaness, County Down, Ireland

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Biography

William was born about 1870. He passed away about 1906.

He married Florence BAIN in about 1900. According to the 1901 Irish Census they lived in Drumaness, County Down, Ireland. There was a large linen flax mill in Drumaness and most of the area's inhabitants worked in the flax/linen industry.

Ireland, Census, 1901 Name: William Hill Gender: Male Marital status: Married Age: 30 Birth Date: abt 1871 Birth Place: Co Down Residence Date: 31 Mar 1901 House Number: 49 Residence Place: Drumaness town, Dunmore, Down, Ireland Relation to Head: Head of Family (Head) Occupation: Mechanic Religion: Presbyterian Literacy: Read and write Household Members: Name Age William Hill 30 Florence Hill 25

Florence and William HILL had three children together (John, Irwin and Florence).

William HILL appears to have died about 1906. A 1910 marriage record and the 1911 Irish Census show that his wife Florence HILL has remarried to Alexander GABBEY, a fellow widower, to form a melded family.

Of William's three children (John, Irwin, Florence), only Florence survives to accompany her mother and new husband/family to the USA in 1920. Both John HILL and Irwin HILL die in their teens.

Sources

• Ireland, Census, 1901
• Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958
• Ireland, Census, 1911
• Family sources and recollections

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