When William James Hill was born about 1875, in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, James Hill, was 28 and his mother, Eliza Thomas, was 25. He married Mary Lishman about June 1895, in Stockton upon Tees, Durham, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Stockton upon Tees, Durham, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years.
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School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
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English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, from Middle English hill, hell, hull ‘hill’ (Old English hyll). Compare Hiller . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
English: possibly in some cases from the personal name Hille, a pet form of some name such as Hilger or Hillary .
German: from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing ancient Germanic hild ‘battle’ as the first element.
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