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William HILLS (1863 - 1934)
miner
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
John Ernest HILLS (1889 - 1889)
Walter HILLS (1890 - )
Thomas HILLS (1891 - 1900)
William Jesse HILLS (1894 - 1895)
Ada Mary HILLS (1896 - )
Frederick James HILLS (1899 - 1948)
Charles Hector HILLS (1902 - 1964)
Maud Winifred HILLS (1905 - 1944)
Ruby Agnes HILLS (1910 - )
William HILLS (1863 - 1934)

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Agnes (Annie) Maria READ (1867 - 1945)
William HILLS (1830 - 1895) John HILLS (1781 - )



Winnie PANKHURST



Hannah FLETCHER (1832 - 1874)












b. 11 Nov 1863 at Sevenoaks Weald, Kent, England
m. 28 Apr 1888 Agnes (Annie) Maria READ (1867 - 1945) at Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
d. 07 Feb 1934 at Townsville, Queensland, Australia aged 70
Near Relatives of William HILLS (1863 - 1934)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather John HILLS 09 Apr 1781 Chiddingstone, Kent, England
Grandmother Winnie PANKHURST

Father in Law John READ
Mother in Law Mary Elizabeth STRINGER

Father William HILLS abt 1830 Sevenoaks Weald, Kent, England abt 1895 Sevenoaks Weald, Kent, England 65
Mother Hannah FLETCHER abt 1832 Thorney, Cambridgeshire, England Dec 1874 Sevenoaks Weald, Kent, England 42

Self William HILLS 11 Nov 1863 Sevenoaks Weald, Kent, England 07 Feb 1934 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 70

Wife Agnes (Annie) Maria READ 27 Feb 1867 Brixton, Surrey, England 20 Jun 1945 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 78

Son John Ernest HILLS 30 Apr 1889 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 22 Oct 1889 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 0
Son Walter HILLS 18 Nov 1890 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Son Thomas HILLS 04 Dec 1891 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 07 Jul 1900 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 8
Son William Jesse HILLS 16 Jan 1894 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 10 Jul 1895 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1
Daughter Ada Mary HILLS 03 Jun 1896 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Son Frederick James HILLS 03 Jan 1899 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 12 Aug 1948 Queensland, Australia 49
Son Charles Hector HILLS 16 Dec 1902 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 21 Jun 1964 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 61
Daughter Maud Winifred HILLS 24 Jun 1905 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 30 Apr 1944 Queensland, Australia 38
Daughter Ruby Agnes HILLS 16 Apr 1910 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia

Brother Walter HILLS 1862 Sevenoaks Weald, Kent, England
Brother Jesse HILLS 1866 Sevenoaks Weald, Kent, England Sep 1875 Sevenoaks Weald, Kent, England 9
Sister Eliza HILLS 1869 Sevenoaks Weald, Kent, England
Half Sister Alice HILLS 1877 Chiddingstone, Kent, England
Half Sister Ada HILLS 1880 Chiddingstone, Kent, England
Half Sister Rose HILLS 1880
Half Brother Alfred HILLS 1882 Chiddingstone, Kent, England

Daughter in Law Bertha Margaretha SCHUELER 17 Feb 1892 Queensland, Australia
Son in Law Alexander DICKIE SIM 18 Apr 1888 Aberdeen, Scotland 1974 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 86
Daughter in Law Nellie JOHNSON
Daughter in Law Mary Evelyn PARROTT 21 Aug 1907 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 22 Jul 1978 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 70
Son in Law Alexander Douglas BELL 20 Aug 1907 Queensland, Australia 1960 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 53

Grandson Alexander Gordon SIM 1917 1965 48
Granddaughter Ada Alexina SIM 1920 20 Mar 2011 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 91

Aunt Fanny HILLS 1832 Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Brother in Law Albert James GROOMBRIDGE
Events in William HILLS (1863 - 1934)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
11 Nov 1863 William HILLS was born Sevenoaks Weald, Kent, England
1871 8 Census Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Dec 1874 11 Death of mother Hannah FLETCHER (aged 42) Sevenoaks Weald, Kent, England 18
1881 18 Census Chiddingstone, Kent, England
11 May 1883 19 Immigration Cooktown, Queensland, Australia per 'Merkara' 18
28 Apr 1888 24 Married Agnes (Annie) Maria READ (aged 21) Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1888/C1115
30 Apr 1889 25 Birth of son John Ernest HILLS Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1889/C3991
22 Oct 1889 25 Death of son John Ernest HILLS Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1889/C1844
18 Nov 1890 27 Birth of son Walter HILLS Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1890/C4961
04 Dec 1891 28 Birth of son Thomas HILLS Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1892/C6621
16 Jan 1894 30 Birth of son William Jesse HILLS Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1894/C6052
abt 1895 32 Death of father William HILLS (aged 65) Sevenoaks Weald, Kent, England 18
10 Jul 1895 31 Death of son William Jesse HILLS (aged 1) Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia Note 1
03 Jun 1896 32 Birth of daughter Ada Mary HILLS Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1896/C6362
03 Jan 1899 35 Birth of son Frederick James HILLS Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1899/C5981
07 Jul 1900 36 Death of son Thomas HILLS (aged 8) Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia Note 2
16 Dec 1902 39 Birth of son Charles Hector HILLS Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1903/C5354
24 Jun 1905 41 Birth of daughter Maud Winifred HILLS Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1905/C6340
16 Apr 1910 46 Birth of daughter Ruby Agnes HILLS Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1910/C6636
07 Feb 1934 70 William HILLS died Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Note 1: 1895/C2076
Pioneer, Sect 5, Plot 0, No 4288, Meth, 1 year old
Note 2: 1900/C2438, Lynd Hwy, Sect 35, Plot 133, No 1385, Wesleyan, aged 8 near 1361, recorded as HILL
Personal Notes:
William HILLS (William, John, John, William) was born 11 Nov 1863 in Weald Sevenoaks Kent England/Sevenoaks, England and was christened 13 Dec 1863 in Sevenoaks Kent England - source FHL film 1469563 1838-1881. He died 7 Feb 1934 in Townsville Hospital Townsville Queensland Australia and was buried 7 Feb 1934 in Townsville Cemetery Townsville Queensland Australia.

William was employed in Miner in 1888. He was counted in a census 1871 in Mill Cottage Ashgrove Lodge Sevenoaks Kent England. He resided 1916 in Sellheim Via Charters Towers Qld. He was counted in a census 1881 in Employed as farm servant on Funks Farm. Census location Chi. He emigrated 15 Mar 1883 from Left Plymouth England on the "Merkara". He immigrated 11 May 1883 to Arrived in Cooktown Queensland Australia.
1 BIRT
2 DATE 1863
2 PLAC Sevenoaks Kent England

Archive records at Runcorn reveal that William Hills aged 19 years and single, arrived on the vessel "MERKARA" at Cooktown Queensland on the 11th May 1883. The vessel left Plymouth England on the 15th march 1883.

The "Merkara" was a one funnel, 3 masts (rigged for sail) iron construction single screw ship of 2,971 tons, length 368.2 ft x 37.2 ft. The vessel was launched on the 7th July 1875 and operated for the British India Associated Steamers. In 1901, the vessel was broken up at Bombay after being stripped at Calcutta. - refer Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.11 British India S.N.Co.

William married Agnes Maria Hills Nee READ, daughter of John READ and Mary Elizabeth Read Nee STRINGER, on 28 Apr 1888 in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia. Agnes was born 27 Feb 1867 in 22 Sydney Rd Stockwell Brixton England and was christened 8 May 1867 in Saint John The Evangelist, Lambeth, London, England. She died 20 Jun 1945 in 36 Sycamore St. Pimlico Townsville Queensland Australia and was buried 21 Jun 1945 in Townsville Cemetery Townsville Queensland Australia.
Source References:
18. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: e-mails general pool, Title: e-mails general pool
- Reference = Ruth Hills 31 Jul 2011 (Immigration)

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