Person:David Hill (41)

David Hill was baptised on 22nd May 1810 at King's Walden in Hertfordshire, son of James and Ann Hill. His next confirmed sighting is on 10th November 1832 when he was married there to Mary Marshall. They married at St Mary's Anglican church in King's Walden, but then had at least their first three children's births registered at the Colemans Green Baptist Church in Breachwood Green, the largest village in the parish of King's Walden. The 1841 census finds David and Mary living at Breachwood Green, with David working as an agricultural labourer.

Between 1833 and 1843 David and Mary appear to have had four children together. The 1851 census finds David, Mary and all four of their children living at Breachwood Green. By this time David was working as a plait dealer, and the family was able to retain a servant.

By 1861 all David and Mary's children had left home, and they were living together at the Smiths Shop in Breachwood Green. Mary died in 1868, aged 60.

David married again in 1870, when he was about 60 years old. His second wife was Sarah Rachel Fuller from Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, and she was only 19 when they married. She was younger than even the youngest of David's children from his first marriage. David and Sarah appear together in the 1871 and 1881 censuses living at Breachwood Green. They appear to have had two children together. In the 1870s two of David's children from his first marriage died as young adults; Sarah in 1874 and Daniel in 1875. Of David's children from his first marriage, only Frederick is known to have outlived his father.

David died on 21st November 1886 at Breachwood Green. Sarah outlived him by over 46 years and married again in 1895.

1. ↑ Church of England. King's Walden Parish Registers.

   1810 / David Son of James and Ann Hill May 22

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 445; Book 10; Folio 35; Page 2, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Breachwood Green, King's Walden, Hertfordshire
   David Hill, male, 30 [1806-11], Ag Lab, born in county
   Mary Hill, female, 30 [1806-11], born in county
   James Hill, male, 7 [1833/4], born in county
   Elizabeth Hill, female, 6 [1834/5], born in county
   Frederic Hill, male, 5 [1835/6], born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1710; Folio 447; Page 3, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Breachwood Green, King's Walden, Hertfordshire
   David Hill, head, married, male, 40 [1810/11], Plait Dealer, b. Kings Walden, Hertfordshire
   Mary Hill, wife, married, female, 42 [1808/9], b. Kings Walden, Hertfordshire
   James Hill, son, unmarried, male, 17 [1833/4], Brick Laborer, b. Kings Walden, Hertfordshire
   Betsy Hill, daughter, unmarried, female, 16 [1834/5], Straw Plaiter, b. Kings Walden, Hertfordshire
   Fred[eric]k Hill, son, male, 14 [1836/7], Scholar, b. Kings Walden, Hertfordshire
   Daniel Hill, son, male, 7 [1843/4], Scholar, b. Kings Walden, Hertfordshire
   Eliza Clark, unmarried, female, 16 [1834/5], House Servant, b. Sandon, Hertfordshire

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 820; Folio 103; Page 8, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Smiths Shop, Breachwood Green, King's Walden, Hertfordshire
   David Hill, head, married, male, 51 [1809/10], Plait Dealer, b. King's Walden, Hertfordshire
   Mary Hill, wife, married, female, 53 [1807/8], Plait Dealer, b. King's Walden, Hertfordshire

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1369; Folio 134; Page 19, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Breachwood Green, King's Walden, Hertfordshire
   David Hill, head, married, male, 60 [1810/11], Plait Dealer, b. Kings Walden, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Hill, wife, married, female, 22 [1848/9], b. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire

6. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 1420; Folio 117; Page 17, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Breachwood Green, King's Walden, Hertfordshire
   David Hill, head, married, male, 70 [1810/11], Plait Dealer, b. King's Walden, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Hill, wife, married, female, 31 [1849/50], Wife, b. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
   Dan Hill, son, male, 1 [1879/80], b. Kings Walden, Hertfordshire

7. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. David HILL, December Quarter 1886, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 3a, page 252, aged 76 [1809/10]

8. ↑ England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

   1887
   HILL David
   Personal Estate £89
   19 November. The Will of David Hill late of Breachwood Green in the Parish of King's Walden in the County of Hertford who died 21 November 1886 at Breachwood Green was proved at the Principal Registry by Thomas Boutwood of Luton in the County of Bedford Manufacturer the sole Executor.