Bowler Family History

Events

Parents

Families

Media

Crowell St Marys

Attributes

Pedigree

1. Thomas HILL
   1. Mary SEWELL
      1. David HILL
      2. James HILL
         1. Charlotte CROUCH
      3. Sarah HILL

Ancestors

James HILL *about 1822 +4 August 1888

Thomas HILL
*about 1791
+20 July 1835

John HILL
*
+...

Susanna
*
+...

Mary SEWELL
*15 February 1789
+13 June 1851

Edward SEWELL
*
+...

Mary STEVENS
*
+...

Source References

1. OXF-TH02 opr transcript
   1. • Citation:

        marriage in 1864 gives age as 41

   2. • Citation:

        gives age as 64

   3. • Citation:

        1864 Oct 27
        xHILL James, 41, b, lab, s Thomas lab
        xHARDING Charlotte, 58, wid,-, d John CRUTCH lab
        wit:- x Abel COSELL Annie SEWELL

2. 1851 census
   1. • Page: FamilySearch transcript
      • Citation:

        Name: James Hill
        Event Type: Census
        Event Date: 1851
        Event Place: Crowell, Oxfordshire, England
        Registration District: Thame
        Gender: Male
        Age: 27
        Marital Status: Unmarried
        Occupation: Ag Lab
        Relationship to Head of Household: Son
        Birth Year (Estimated): 1824
        Birthplace: Crowell, Oxfordshire
        Page Number: 3
        Registration Number: HO107
        Piece/Folio: 1726 / 173
        Affiliate Record Type: Household
        Household
        Role
        Sex
        Age
        Birthplace
        Mary Hill
        Head
        Female
        64
        Crowell, Oxfordshire

3. PR
   1. • Citation:

        have copy of PR - matches transcript

   2. • Citation:

        Have copy of PR entry - matches transcription

4. 1881 census
   1. • Page: RG11 Piece / Folio 1493 / 24 Page Number 17
5. Newspaper
   1. • Citation:

        From census around this time there appears to be only 1 J Hill - James so this could well be James Hill:-
        The Oxford times. 17 September 1887
        CROWELL
        DISASTROUS FIRE - On Thursday afternoon, about three o'clock, a fire broke out in a rickyard belonging to Mr. J. Hill. A labourer, seeing a flame issuing from the top of a corn rick, gave the alarm, and messengers were immediately dispatched to Aston, Shirburn, Watlington, Thame, and Risborough. The first engine to arrive was Mr. Taylor's, of Aston, which immediately began to work, and prevented the destruction of a barn filled with corn, which was situated near one of the burning ricks. The other engines were soon on the scene the Thame engine arriving about three-quarters of an hour after the first. Risborough, Watlington, and Shirburn engines then followed in quick succession, and were soon throwing large quantities of water on the flames, to prevent the fire spreading to the ricks and cottages on the opposite side of the road, in which the brigades were successful. After the flames from the ricks near the surrounding property were subdued, the Watlington and Shirburn brigades returned home, leaving it in charge of the Aston, Thame, and Risborough brigades and other helpers, who remained on the spot and at the pumps all night. The next day (Friday) he fire continued to rage fiercer than ever, while the stacks were being cut and pulled to pieces, that it might be extinguished before night. In the evening, when the danger was thought to be over, the Thame and Risborough volunteers returned to their homes, but the Aston men remained with their engine all night, and left early Saturday morning. When the fire first broke out, fearing it would spread rapidly, most of the cottagers removed their furniture from the buildings to a place of safety. Fortunately the wind did not rise, or the destruction of property must have been much greater. The property is insured. Most of the parishioners well remember the destructive fire that occurred 23 years ago last July when eight or nine cottages, two barns, sheds and stables, together with some straw and pigs, were destroyed by fire.