Hill Manson Family History
William Henry Hill

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Name William Henry Hill Nickname Harry Birth 1876 Madras, India Gender Male Burial Aug 1960 Te Henui, New Plymouth, New Zealand (Alpha Block Row T - West Plot 9) Death 24 Aug 1960 Person ID I11 Hill Last Modified 29 Dec 2012
Father Rowland Hill, b. 20 Oct 1843, Bolton-Le-Moors, Lancashire, England d. 1910, Plymouth, England
(Age 66 years)
Mother Ann Harrison Blackith, b. 5 Dec 1846, Whaplode,Lincolnshire d. 23 Jul 1935, 18 Thorby Street, Wellington,New Zealand
(Age 88 years)
Marriage 4 Oct 1873 Thorney Parish Church, Lincolnshire Notes - The Hill brothers were educated at Spalding Grammar ('The Queen Elizabeth Royal Free Grammar School Spalding') in Spalding, Lincolnshire, until 1888 when the family moved to Edinburgh so that the sons could attend George Watson College.
Family ID F4 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Catherine Mary Cameron, b. 1891, Hunterville, New Zealand d. 1960, Auckland, New Zealand
(Age 69 years)
Marriage 9 Jan 1913 Taumarunui Children 1. Patrick Rowland Hill, b. 1914 d. 1984 (Age 70 years) 2. Maisie Margaret Hill, b. 18 Jan 1916 d. Feb 1998 (Age 82 years) 3. Horace Cameron Hill, b. 8 Mar 1918 d. 5 Mar 1997 (Age 78 years) + 4. William Henry Hill, b. 2 Jun 1920, Taumaranui, NZ d. 5 Oct 1989, New Plymouth, NZ
(Age 69 years)
5. Cyril Hill, b. 1921 d. 1921 (Age 0 years) + 6. Laurence Basil Hill, b. 28 Jul 1922, Taumarunui d. 25 Aug 1986, Mt. Maunganui, Tauranga
(Age 64 years)
7. Elizabeth Clara Hill, b. 28 Jan 1930 d. 28 Aug 1958 (Age 28 years) Family ID F7 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Dec 2012
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Photos Woolshed built by Hill Brothers Site of home for Harry Hill and family
"Aunt Kate and Uncle Harry lived just round the corner but out of sight, ie exactly the place where you thought the house had been, beside that big walnut. It was burned down some time after the family left, by roadmen who were living there while doing work on the roads." from Recollections of Annie Blackwood (nee Hill)Albert Edward Roberts, William Henry ('Doug') Hill, William Henry Hill At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. Aerial view of Hill Brothers' farm in Otunui
pink - Herbert and Elisabeth Hill
yellow - William ('Harry') and Kate Hill
green - Arthur Hill
red - woolshedGoogle Maps view of Hill Brothers farm, Otunui
Documents Education
The Hill brothers were educated at Spalding Grammar ('The Queen Elizabeth Royal Free Grammar School Spalding') in Spalding, Lincolnshire, until 1888 when the family moved to Edinburgh so that the sons could attend George Watsons College.
Histories Recollections of early days in New Zealand, by Annie Blackwood (nee Hill)
30 December 2012 05:50
From: Liz Ramsay
To: George Hill
Hi George,
I have typed out some of the chat that Mum and I had when I was with her before Christmas. Her memory is failing somewhat but there is still a wealth of detail there, and even Mum now says "it was such a long time ago"! There's lots from Mum in the Otunui book too...... Much…