Researching Edwin Hill
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The name Edwin means "Prosperous friend" and is of English origin.
Records of Edwin Hill on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edwin Hill and the Hill Family Tree
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Edwin Hill. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Edwin Hill
Edwin St Hill
Edwin Lloyd St Hill (9 March 1904 – 21 May 1957) was a Trinidadian cricketer who played two Test matches for the West Indies in 1930. His brothers, Wilton and Cyl, also played for Trinidad and Tobago; in addition, the former played Test matches for the West Indies. St Hill first played local cricket in with some success and graduated to the Trinidad and Tobago team. He played regularly for the next five years but was not selected for any representative West Indian teams. His increased success in 1929 attracted the attention of the West Indies selectors, and he played two Test matches against England in 1930. Although not particularly successful, he bowled steadily and was chosen to tour Australia with the West Indies in 1930–31. He was fairly effective in first-class games but the form of the other fast bowlers in the team meant that he was not chosen for any of the Test matches.
By the time the tour was over, St Hill had signed a contract to play professional cricket in the Lancashire League in England for Lowerhouse Cricket Club. Playing as an all-rounder, he performed relatively well with bat and ball for three seasons from 1931 to 1933. He then played as a professional in several leagues, including the Huddersfield and Bradford leagues. During the Second World War, he joined the British Army and took part in the Dunkirk evacuation before returning to England; he resumed his league career and played many wartime charity games. He died in Manchester, aged 53.
Source: Edwin St Hill, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaEdwin Escobar Hill
Edwin Felipe Escobar Hill (born July 19, 1969) is a Guatemalan entrepreneur, lecturer and politician who has served as Mayor of Villa Nueva since January 15, 2012. He has also served as President of the National Association of Municipalities of the Republic of Guatemala since 2016.
Edwin Escobar was Dean of Engineering at Universidad Rafael Landívar from 2002 to 2005. During this time, he built TEC Landívar, which consists of 42 laboratories for students of different engineering studies at Universidad Rafael Landívar, Guatemala.
From 1996 to 2004, he was board member and director at “Juannio”, an annual charity art auctions event for the Neurological Institute of Guatemala, of which he also was board director from 2002 to 2004.
From 2008 to 2010, he hosted a TV talk show called "Construyendo Guatemala con Edwin Escobar" (Building Guatemala with Edwin Escobar), which aired on Canal Antigua.
In 2018, he announced that he would participate as a presidential candidate in the 2019 general election for Citizen Prosperity. On March 24th 2019, it was announced that Edwin Escobar would be officially running for President of Guatemala.
Source: Edwin Escobar Hill, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Hill
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