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William HILLS
1757 - 1788 (~ 30 years) Has 16 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.Set As Default Person
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Name William HILLS Relationship with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Freeman 1750 Canterbury, Kent, England By birth - "Hills. William, baker, s. of Hercules Hills, baker. 1750."
(by Cowper, col. 45)
Baptised 27 Mar 1757 St. Mary Bredman Church, Canterbury, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 17 Nov 2021)
"William Son of William Hills & Hester his Wife was bapt March: the 27th"
Gender Male Buried 20 Jan 1788 St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, Harbledown, Canterbury, Kent, England - From PR entry (Cowper's transcript, image on FamilySearch)
"Jan. 20 William HIlls, aged 31, from St. Dunstans"
Age and family habit of being buried in Harbledown point to this being the burial of this William HIlls
Siblings 2 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch William HILLS, [Children?], b. Est 1520, bur. 29 Feb 1587/88, Ss. Peter and Paul’s Church, Boughton under Blean, Kent, England (Age ~ 68 years) (5 x Great Grandfather)
Hester BUSHNER, b. Abt 1725, bur. 9 Sep 1816, St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, Harbledown, Canterbury, Kent, England (Age ~ 91 years) (Mother)Notes - (Research):No marriage in or near Canterbury (within 5 miles) in index on FMP 9as at 13 Oct 2020) suggests he probably did not marry.
Person ID I31807 All Last Modified 17 Nov 2021
Father William HILLS, bap. 22 May 1726, St. Andrew’s Church, Canterbury, Kent, England , bur. 27 Feb 1793, St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, Harbledown, Canterbury, Kent, England (Age ~ 66 years) Mother Hester BUSHNER, b. Abt 1725, bur. 9 Sep 1816, St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, Harbledown, Canterbury, Kent, England (Age ~ 91 years) Marriage License 4 May 1753 Canterbury, Kent, England - "Wm HILLS of Cant bach (25) & Hester BUSHER of St. And Cant sp (25), at St. Mary Bredman, Fordwich or Westbere. 4 May."
(from Willis, vol 1, p.39)
Married 6 May 1753 St. Mary Bredman Church, Canterbury, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 9 Nov 2021)
"William Hills of this Parish & Hesther Busher of St. Andrew's in this City were married May 6th."
I believe the marriage was this William as an infant daughter of the marriage was buried in Harbledown, like a number of William's family (parents and siblings) had been and as William himself would be.
Family ID F1465 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- "Hills. William, baker, s. of Hercules Hills, baker. 1750."
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Event Map Click to hide Freeman - By birth - 1750 - Canterbury, Kent, England Baptised - 27 Mar 1757 - St. Mary Bredman Church, Canterbury, Kent, England Buried - 20 Jan 1788 - St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, Harbledown, Canterbury, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend