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!
