George Hill
1755–1826
Lydeard-St. Lawrence, Somerset, England
The Life of George
When George Hill was christened on 26 May 1755, his father, John Hill, was 30 and his mother, Anne Ingrum, was 35. He was buried in Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
John Hill
1725–1812
Anne Ingrum
1720–
John Hill
1743–
Janey Hill
1750–1769
William Hill
1753–
Sarah Hill
1758–1760
Edward Hill
1748–
George Hill
1755–1826
Ann Hill
1761–
Maria Hill
1788–1854
Parents & Siblings
1725–1812Male
1720–Female
siblings
(8)
1743–Male
1748–Male
1750–1769Female
1753–Male
1755–1826Male
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World Events (4)
1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
1 English and Scottish: extremely common and widely distributed topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, Middle English hill (Old English hyll).2 English: from the medieval personal name Hill, a short form of Hilary ( see Hillary ) or of a Germanic (male or female) compound name with the first element hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’.3 German: from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing Germanic hild as the first element.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Geo. Hill, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
- George Hill, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- George Hill, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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