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Edwin and Caroline (née WOOD) HILLS

Date Edwin HILLS Caroline WOOD Ref.
1832? Born to Richard and Sarah HILLS. Richard was a labourer.   Lucas (1989)
1832?   Born to John Wood, a labourer. Year - LDS CD-rom 1881 census index.
3 June 1855

Married at the parish church in the parish of Horsted Keynes. Edwin was working as a shoe maker at the time.

Richard Hills LANGRIDGE was a witness. The 1881 census shows him (55) living in Horsted Keynes and working as a carpenter.

Register of marriages: Jun 1855, HILLS, Edwin, Cuckfield, 2b 167
1856 Their son, Richard, born. Lucas (1989)
1857 Their son, Michael, born. Lucas (1989)
1860? Their daughter, Caroline, born. 1871 Census
4 February 1861 Their son, Charles Sharp HILLS was born. At the time Edwin was living in Dane Hill Lane and working as a shoe maker. Register of births: Mar 1861, HILLS, Charles Sharp, Cuckfield, 2b 126
1863? Their son, Arthur, born. LDS CD-rom 1881 census index.
30 May 1864 Their daughter, Laura Ellen, born in Horsted Keynes. At the time Edwin was working as a shoe maker. Register of births: 1864 Jun, HILLS, Laura Ellen, Cuckfield, 2b 125
1866? Their son, Edwin, born. LDS CD-rom 1881 census index.
1869? Their daughter, Mary, born. LDS CD-rom 1881 census index.
1871? Their son, Albert, born. LDS CD-rom 1881 census index.
1871 census

Edwin and Caroline were living in Dane Hill Lane:

  • Edwin (39) shoe maker
  • Caroline (39)
  • Richard (14) agricultural labourer
  • Caroline (11)
  • Charles S (10)
  • Arthur (8)
  • Ellen (6)
  • Edwin (4)
  • Mary (3)
  • Albert (1)

They were living next door to Charles and Lucy SHARP.

PRO Ref: R10/Pc1060/Fo71/Pg7 (S&N 145 of 274 in pdf)
1876? Their daughter, Florence Edith, born. LDS CD-rom 1881 census index.
1878? Their son, Owen Henry, born. LDS CD-rom 1881 census index.
unknown Edwin died leaving Caroline a widow.  
1881 census

Caroline was living with seven of her children in Dane Hill Lane, Horsted Keynes:

  • Caroline (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.

contentsReferences

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