Person:Simon Hill (2)

Simon owned the colliery known as "Simon's Hill" from 1790 to 1800. In 1791 coal was being sold at four pence a bushel from this pit. Simon, who never married, had an illegitimate son, Joshua, by his servant Ann Noel. When Simon died this child was only four years old but his father left money for his upbringing although it is not known what happened to him and his mother in later life. Simons Hill Coal works were bought by a Reverend James Rawlins.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Munday/Hill/Aldridge Family Tree.