Hill Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 76275 people with the Hill surname? In that year Hill was ranked number 26 for popularity in the UK. |
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Hill records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"HILL. William de la Hyll, son of Waldeve son of Aldewyn, resigned lands in Mydilham in 1271 (Kelso, 352), William o' the Hull rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, n, p. 198), and in 1321 William de le Hille was received to the king of England's peace (Bain, m, 724). It was Richard de Hulle (= Hill), 'a varlette of Scotland,' who 'stikked and killed' Catarine Mortimer, 'a damoisel of London,' one of the inmates of the harem of David n in 1360 (Neubotle, pref. p. xl). William de Hill was tenant of Telny and Coteland, barony of Abirdoure in Fife in 1376 (RHM., i, p. ixiv), and Laurence del Hylle granted a charter in favor of the Carmelites of Aberdeen in 1380 (Friars, 19). Johannes de Hyl in the parish of Fyvy was excommunicated in 1382 (REA., i, p. 165), and John of Hille, a native of Scotland, had letters of naturalization in England in 1385 (Bain, rv, 345). John de Hyll was chaplain of St. Giles Church in Edinburgh in 1426 ( (Egitlii, p. 46), and a family of this name as early as 1450 possessed lands at Niddrie in Midlothian, and had the designation of Hill of that Ilk. Robert de Hyll was a citizen of Brechin in 1447 (REB., n, 68), Adam de Hill, common councillor in Aberdeen, 1435 (Gutidry, p. 186), Richard of Hill was a witness in Aberdeen in 1469 (CRA., p. 406), Ninian Hill, 'fabro lignario,' was burgess of Montrose in 1592 (REB., n, 229), and another Ninian Hill was a citizen of Glasgow in 1642 (Retours, Lanark, 206). Hyl 1476. The surname is common in the Campsie Commissariot Record. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Hill Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Hill Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Hill family tree.
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Research the Hill surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Hill Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 96061 people with the Hill surname in the UK? Hill is now ranked number 30 for popularity in the UK. |
Hill Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 568152 people with the Hill surname in the USA? Hill is ranked number 29 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Hill Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Hill family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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