HILLS and ELDRIDGE families

[cliveocr]

I wonder if you can help me please.

One of my great-great-great-grandparents was Elizabeth Hills.  She was born in Boughton Aluph in 1828 and married William Eldridge who was born in West Hythe in 1824.  William was a farmer with 22 acres according to the 1881 census.  Elizabeth's mother was Eliza, born in Eastwell in 1803.

Any information on the Hills and Eldridge families would be appreciated.  I can share the extended family information I have.

Thanks,

Clive

[casalguidi]

Welcome to Rootschat Clive

1841 - Warren, Boughton Aluph

William HILLS 49 lab b.Kent
Eliza 35 b.Kent
Mary 15 b.Kent
Thomas 14 b.Kent
Elizabeth 12 b.Kent
Charlotte 8 b.Kent
James 6 b.Kent
William 4 b.Kent
Richard 2 b.Kent

HO107/471 folio 12 page 18
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1851 - Boughton, Boughton Aluph

William HILLS head mar 50 labourer & parish clerk b.Brabourne
Eliza wife 48 b.Eastwell
Charlotte dau 17 b.Boughton
James son 15 labourer b.Boughton
Richard son 11 b.Boughton
Eliza dau 8 b.Boughton

HO107/1622 folio 346 page 21

Casalguidi

[bearkat]

William HILLS married Eliza GOLDUP 12 Jun 1824 at Boughton Aluph

(from Mid Kent Marriage Index)

http://woodchurchancestry.org.uk/midkentmarriages/

[casalguidi]

The parish church of West Hythe had long been defunct by the time your William ELDRIDGE was born so he was more than likely to have been baptised in one of the neighbouring parishes - quite likely Lympne.

There is a baptism for a William ELDRIDGE on the IGI http://www.familysearch.org in 1824 son of Henry and Alice.  Whether it is your William or not is perhaps questionable but I would say that it is a good possibility.  Perhaps the marriage certificate for Elizabeth HILLS to William ELDRIDGE would confirm the name of his father.

Casalguidi

[cliveocr]

Hi,

That is amazing - thank you for the very quick replies.


Clive