John Rowland Hill (1820 - 1891)

Born 26 Jun 1820 in Patchcombe, Gloucestershire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Selwyn) Hill — married 20 Mar 1849 in Huntley

Descendants

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Biography

John Rowland Hill was baptised on 8 October 1820 by mother Mary Lee Hill, (late Coles). No father was mentioned. ^[1]

John Rowland Hill and Mary Selwyn married in Huntley on 20 March 1849. Joseph lived in Cainscross, he was a pastry Cook, his father Joseph was a Brewer, Mary was a dressmaker living in Huntly, her father James was a Dealer. James Selwyn was a witness. ^[2]

In 1871 John R and Mary were living in Birmingham with 7 children. John was a confectioner. ^[3]

Research Note

John Rowland Hill was born before his parents marriage. His mother was noted to be Mary Hill late Coles. This would suggest her maiden name was Coles and then she married someone with the surname Hill. It would also explain his parents marriage, Joseph Hill married Mary Hill.

John gives his father as Joseph on his marriage certificate. As Mary and Joseph married when he was a young boy, whether Joseph was his father or step father remains unclear.

However, baptism records for Mary or evidence for a first marriage have not been found.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism

   Name John Rowland Hill

   Event Type Baptism

   Birth Date 26 Jun 1820

   Baptism Date 8 Oct 1820

   Baptism Place Stroud, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

   Denomination Independent

   Father Hill

   Mother Mary Lee Coles

   The National Archives (United Kingdom); Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4;; Class Number: Rg 4; Piece Number: 1074

   Source Information

   Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936

   Ancestry uk Record 2972 #1439487

2. ↑ Marriage Free BMD Index

   Marriages Mar 1849 (>99%)

   Hill John Rowland Westbury on S 11 565

   Selwyn Mary Westbury on S 11 565

   Ancestry Sharing Image

   Ancestry uk Record 5156 #1217832

3. ↑ 1871 Census

   Name John R Hill

   Age 50

   Estimated Birth Year 1821

   Relation Head

   Gender Male

   Where born Painswick, Gloucestershire, England

   Civil parish Birmingham

   Ecclesiastical parish St Luke

   Town Birmingham

   County/Island Warwickshire

   Country England

   Registration district Birmingham

   Sub-registration district St Thomas

   ED, institution, or vessel 3

   Household schedule number 86

   Piece 3097

   Folio 63

   Page number 17

   Household Members (Name) Age Relationship

   John K Hill 50 Head

   Mary Hill 44 Wife

   William J R Hill 21 Son

   Mary B S Hill 19 Daughter

   Catherine R F E Hill 17 Daughter

   Hannah A Hill 15 Daughter

   Alice M Hill 14 Daughter

   Francis R Hill 2 Son

   Sarah J Hill 1 Daughter

   Sarah A Close 38 Assistant

   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 3097; Folio: 63; Page: 17; GSU roll: 839569

   Source Information

   Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census

   Ancestry uk Record 7619 #2862797