Fanny Rodber Hillier (1833 - 1903)

Born 1833 in Rochester, Kent, England

Ancestors

Died 20 Apr 1903 at about age 70 in Hampstead, London, England

Biography

Fanny Rodber Hillier, daughter of William Curry Hillier and his wife, Ann Batten, was baptised at St Nicholas in Rochester on 6 January 1834 ^[1]and at the 1841 Census was living with her family in Chatham. ^[2] Her mother died in 1850 and in 1851 the family was living in Rochester. ^[3] Her father did not survive the year.

At the 1861 Census she was living with her brother, Edward, in the Parsonage at Cardington in Bedfordshire where he was the vicar. ^[4] At the 1871 she was living with her aunt, Sarah Laetitia Batten aged 76, at 2 Star Hill Villas, Rochester. ^[5] Ten years later she was still in Rochester, boarding with the Wedderburne family at 2 Park Head Villas. There is no sign of Fanny in the 1891 census but in 1901 she was boarding with Anne Roche at Grove Lodge, the Grove, Rochester.

Fanny died on 20 April 1903 and was buried at St Margaret on 24th. ^[6]She left £269 6s, her executor being her brother, Edward.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptismal records, St Nicholas, Rochester, Kent (6 January 1834 Fanny Rodber Hillier daughter of William Curry Hillier and Anne) Viewed at Ancestry. Text only
2. ↑ 1841 Census of England
   High St, Chatham, Kent, England

   First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   William	Hillier	-	-	Male	50	?	Kent
   Anne	Hillier	-	-	Female	50	-	Kent
   Sarah	Hillier	-	-	Female	25	-	Kent
   Edward	Hillier	-	-	Male	15	-	Kent
   Latitia	Hillier	-	-	Female	15	-	Kent
   Mary	Hillier	-	-	Female	14	-	Kent
   Samuel	Hillier	-	-	Male	10	-	Kent
   Fanny	Hillier	-	-	Female	7	-	Kent
   Sarah	Batten	-	-	Female	40	Independent	Kent
   Edward	Batten	-	-	Male	11	-	Kent
   Selina	Rawlinson	-	-	Female	20	FS	Kent
   Eliza	Austin	-	-	Female	20	FS	Kent

3. ↑ 1851 Census of England
   Boley Hill, Rochester, Kent, England

   First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   William C	Hillier	Head	Widower	Male	64	Paymaster purser RN half pay	Charlton, Kent
   Laetitia A	Hiller	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	28	-	Rochester, Kent
   Mary	Hillier	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	25	-	Rochester, Kent
   Fanny	Hillier	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	18	-	Rochester, Kent
   Sarah L	Batten	Sister-in-law	Unmarried	Female	56	Proprieter of houses and fund holder	Rochester, Kent
   Mary A K	Caine	Visitor	?	Female	37	-	?
   Charles	Caine	Son	-	Male	5	-	At Sea
   Henry	Caine	Son	-	Male	14	Scholar	East Indies BS
   Elizabeth	Bates	Servant	Single	Female	29	House servant	Laybourn, Kent
   Emma	Chard	Servant	Single	Female	18	House servant	Chatham, Kent
   Lydia	Hidges	Servant	Single	Female	14	House servant	Rochester, Kent

4. ↑ 1861 Census of England
   Parsonage, Cardington, Bedfordshire, England

   First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Edward John	Hillier	Head	Married	Male	36	Vicar of Cardington	Rochester, Kent
   Emma Matilda	Hiller	Wife	Married	Female	41	Vicar's wife	Chelsea, Middlesex
   Fanny Rodber	Hillier	Sister	Unmarried	Female	29	Fundholder	Rochester, Kent
   Mary Quaker	Cripps	Servant	Unmarried	Female	29	Cook, Domestic	Brighton, Sussex
   Sarah Ann	Case	Servant	Unmarried	Female	29	Housemaid	Little Welney, Suffolk

5. ↑ 1871 Census of England
   2 Star Hill Villas, Rochester, Kent, England

   First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Sarah L	Batten	Head	Unmarried	Female	76	Lady private income	Rochester, Kent
   Fanny R	Hillier	Niece	Unmarried	Female	37	Lady no occupation	Rochester, Kent
   Anne	Sage	Servant	Single	Female	32	Domestic servant	Harrietsham, Kent

6. ↑ Burial record St Margaret, Rochester (24 April 1903 Fanny Rodber Hillier aged 70) Viewed at Ancestry. Text only

• Census of England 1861, 1901
• National Probate Calendar