Date	Julia	Charles Sharp HILLS	Mary LANGRIDGE	Ref.
4 February 1861		Born to Edwin and Caroline HILLS of Dane Hill Lane, Horsted Keynes. Edwin was a shoemaker.		Register of births: Mar 1861, HILLS, Charles Sharp, Cuckfield, 2b 126
15 September 1861			Born to Henry HILDER and Mary Ann LANGRIDGE at Giles Cottage, Horsted Keynes. Henry was working as a farmer.	Register of births: Sep 1861, LANGRIDGE, Mary, Cuckfield, 2b 119
1881		The census shows that Charles was living with his widowed mother and siblings in Dane Hill Lane: Caroline HILLS (49) Charles (20) labourer Arthur (18) labourer Edwin (15) labourer Mary (12) Albert (10) Owen Henry (3) Florence Edith (5).		LDS CD-ROM 1881 census index.
About 1881/2	Charles Sharp HILLS married Julia.
1882	Their son, Charles Sharp HILLS, was born.			Lucas (1989)
1884	Their son, Edward HILLS, was born			Lucas (1989)
1886	Their son, Richard HILLS, was born.			Lucas (1989)
About 1886	Julia died			Lucas (1989)
27 August 1887		Charles Sharp HILLS married Mary LANGRIDGE in Holy Trinity Church in Danehilll, Sussex. Charles was working as a carter at the time.		Register of marriages: Sep 1887, HILLS, Charles Sharp, Uckfield, 2b 169
1888?		Their daughter, Annie Laura HILLS, was born.
1889		Their son, Walter HILLS, was born.
1891		Their daughter, Mary HILLS, was born.
March 1891		The census shows that Charles and his family were living at Kings?home(or wood) Cottage: Charles S HILLS (29) carter, born in Lindfield Mary (29), born in Horsted Keynes Charles (9), born in Fletching Edward (7), born in Fletching Annie L (2?), born in Fletching Walter (1), born in Fletching Mary (??3 days??), born in Fletching		R12/Pc-0786
1 Sep 1892		Their daughter, Ada Caroline HILLS, was born at Kingswood, in the parish of Fletching. Charles was working as a carter at the time.		Register of births: Dec 1892, HILLS, Ada Caroline, Uckfield, 2b 125
18 Aug 1894		Their daughter, Grace Helena HILLS, was born.
27 Mar 1896		Their daughter, Daisy May HILLS, was born.
3 November 1897		Their son, Owen Henry HILLS, was born.
1899		Their daughter, May Julia Mercy HILLS, was born.
?		Mary died
31 March 1901		The census shows that Charles' family were living at Ketches Cottages, Ketches Lane: Charles (39) cowman on farm Edward (17) agricultural labourer Annie (12) Walter (11) Ada (8) Grace (6) Owen (3) Annie HILDER (37) housekeeper - Charles' sister in law, born in Lindfield Daisy HILDER (7) niece Some of the daughters were with other households: Mary (age 10) is staying with her uncle and aunt, Edward and Ellen TULETT at Station Cottage, next to Sheffield Park Station House Daisy (age 4) is staying, as a visitor, with Frederick and Annie BRAY, at Dairy Cottage, near Sheffield Park Station May (age 1) is staying with her her uncle and aunt, George and Caroline WILLIAMS at Blackhill Cottages, Lindfield. Caroline was from Danehill.		1901 Census RG13/Pc-902/Fo-125/Pg-1 (Charles HILLS) RG13/Pc-914/Fo-30/Pg-5 (Mary HILLS) RG13/Pc-914/Fo-30/Pg-6 (Daisy HILLS) RG13/Pc-907/Fo-29/Pgs 7 and 8 (May HILLS) Note that the connection to Mary/Daisy/May is not firmly established.
3 April 1905		The register of children admitted to Danehill school shows that one of the children admitted that day was Owen Henry HILLS: born 3 November 1897 father Charles HILLS living at Ketches Farm. His cousin, Victor HILLs, started school on the same day.		Lucas (2001) p. 6.
1907		Daisy HILLS appears in the Danehill school photo with other pupils and Miss Carpenter.		Lucas (2001) p. 7.
		Charles Sharp Lived in 'back cottages' of the Sloop public house.

References

Lucas, P. G. (1989) 'The Freshfield Hills in the 19th Century', Danehill Parish History Society magazine, May 1989.

Lucas, P. G. (2001 - date estimated) We Will Remember Them, Danehill Parish History Society,

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