Brief Life History of Rowland
When Rowland Hill was born on 18 November 1844, in Bruton, Somerset, England, his father, Richard Hill, was 30 and his mother, Charlotte Boyce, was 26. He married Florence Helen Isacke on 13 September 1879, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Yardley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1901 and Greet, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911. He died in June 1914, in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 69.
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- Rowland Hill in household of Richard Hill, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Rowland Hill, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Rowland Hill, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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World Events (5)
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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