Hello kebab,
I've had a look and it has renewed interest in some previously discarded leads.
Yes, it would be good to see a photo of their grave. Equally any anecdote that your grandparents can remember about the one who lived in the tower. Your note has put some substance into what my aunt has remembered in her letters which, together with other notes about where they lived in UK, has renewed a flagging resolve. I will raise the name Percy in my next letter.
I had researched every known Hill family around that part of B'ham (Hockley and Aston- for B'ham was in Warks then)for clues, and either discounted or put aside less plausible finds. The B'ham link with the Madkins has renewed research into two particular families, because I previously thought Hill had met Madkins in NZ, thus had been discounted.
Any history about the Madkins family could be useful. reading the Annie Hill Will --isnt it interesting what was bequeathed in those days? . Did Amy Williams come over with Annie Madkins in 1911. There is anectodal evidence that Amy Williams worked at Dame Melba (Mitchell) kitchens on arrival in Aus, which I put as 1911 on the SS Ophir. Is there a link here?
many thanks so far to all.
