RootsChat.Com

Also as a sidenote, I have a postcard showing Edith Cavill the British Nurse being shot by the Germans during WW1 and written on the back is the word Syd and the date March 4th 1914. Which is very strange that someone would date a postcard to an event which happened several years later. I wonder why this specific date was so important. Always wondered that and if there was an xonnection to Edith Cavill?

Well in the 1911 Census, he is listed living with his Wife Mary and there children, including my Grandfather Leslie George Hill. Apparantly Marys Sister and Family are also living there and as Marys Sister continued to live there until her death during the middle of the Century, then we assume it was she whom owned house. They lived at Wenlock Road, Handsworth. However its possible Sydney wasnt really living with them as he was an Marine Enginneer and thus spent much time away at work working. Sydney is last mentioned on his Son Cyrils Death Certificate, when his name is mentioned as being an Steamship Engineer and being away at Sea. This was in Sept 1923.Mary Hill, Sydneys Wife and my Great Grandmother remarried in June 1928 to an Joseph Beedman and on the Marriage Cert, she lists herself as a Widow. So we assumed for a long time that Sydney must have died sometime between Sept 1923 and June 1928. However we think its possible he may have walked out on his Family and thus some bigamy could be involved. On Sydneys Marriage Cert to Mary in 1908 in Southampton, he lists his age as 41 years old, but this doesent seem to fit and the only Birth Cert that we have found that could possibly his is actually from 1863 when he was born in Bridgewater. Mary Haines was much younger, so could explain why he lied about his age on the Wedding Cert. Have found three Sydney Hills which thought any could possibly be my Great Grandfather. One died in Bristol in 1926 and whose Wifes name was Caroline, another died in Barnstable in 1926 and whose Obit notice that I have. Dont believe that its either and the newest Sydney whom actually lived until 1947 and died in Enmoor, Bridgwatwr and hes the Sydney that Im showing great intrest in now. Also rather jntreating that he married Ada in 1937 at such elderly age too!

Yes evidence seems to be showing us this would indeed be the one and same Family.

I am looking to find the Grave of what I believe is my Great Grandfather, Sydney Hill whom I believe was buried locally at the Parish Church in Enmore, Bridgewater. He lived locally witu second wife Ada Hill at Lexworthy Villas, Lower Enmore, Bridgewater when he died in 1947. I am wondering if there is anyone local to the area whom would mind trawling around the Churchyard there and seeing if a Grave could be found and if so, emailing me a photo or two of it ? Unfortunatly I myself cannot actively search as I now live in the United States and have also tried to make contact with said local Church whom wasnt very helpful and only seemed more intrested in trying to procure great sums of money from yours truly to just do a search of what they have on record and that wouldnt even have covered a photo of the Grave itself. Anyways I am wondering if some kind soul would mind having a look around for me and see if a Grave can indeed be found. I thank you in advance for any time or help given.

Honestly not sure Seeweed, Just lists his Occu as Marine Engineer, perhaps he was Mercantile and just wrote Marine Engineer for short. Can't get to Kew, am living in States now, so makes it difficult. Wish there was something online which could help me find Sidney or George. Seaweed, if either George or Idney had died at Sea, could they have been buried at Sea? Or were bodies buried typically at next call of Port, or would have even waited until arrived back and buried where lived locally? What was the standard practise back then? Also wouldn't Sidneys Wife have to have registered his death locally? Or would she have to have gone to wherever it was that he died or Port if his body was indeed unloaded and buried somewhere that wasn't local?