When William Hill was born on 13 March 1826, in Burton Overy, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Nathaniel Hill, was 26 and his mother, Sarah Horspool, was 22. He married Sarah Ann Sturgess on 12 April 1854, in Johnstown, Edwardsburgh Cardinal Township, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 4 December 1864, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
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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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesBiographical Sketch of the Life of Sarah Ann Sturgess Hill I was born on the 4th of October 1832 at Oadby, Leicestershire, England. I am the daughter of William Sturgess and Hannah Gumley Sturgess. …
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