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trying to find my grandmother family,

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Susan

Susan Report 2 Aug 2012 21:31

Looking for anyone who has a Nellie Evelyn May Hill in their family,Nellie was born in sept 1895/6 she came from Ansford Somerset,dont know if she was born before her mother married or what,would like to know if she had any brothers or sisters,think her mother was called Agnes Cook,she married a Henry Charles Hill in 1909

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 2 Aug 2012 21:38

Her mum was Agnes Cook and she married in 1909??

Nellie must have been a Cook then if born in 1895/6.

have you looked on FreBMD for her birth?

tempest

tempest Report 2 Aug 2012 21:40

1911 census

says married 29 years, 8 children to marriage, all living at time

Address: Alhampton Ditcheat Evercreech

HILL, Jane Head Married F 49 1862 Monthly Nurse Wife Of Timber Thrower Henstridge Somerset
HILL, Nellie Eveyln May Daughter Single F 15 1896 School Castle Cary Somerset
HILL, Lily Beatrice Daughter F 12 1899 School Castle Cary Somerset
HILL, Arthur John Son M 6 1905 School Alhampton Somerset

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 2 Aug 2012 21:42

Still in Somerset
Name: Agnes Mary Cook
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1909
Registration district: Shepton Mallet
Inferred County: Somerset
Volume Number: 5c
Page Number: 697

spouse Henry Charles Hill

tempest

tempest Report 2 Aug 2012 21:49

??????

1911 census

Address: Alhampton Ditcheat Evercreech

HILL, Agnes Mary Head Married F 24 1887 Timber Thrower's Wife Somerset Headspen Somerset
HILL, Agnes Ellen Daughter F 3 1908 Somerset Lymatt Somerset
HILL, Fredrick Charles Son M 1 (18 MONTHS) 1910 Somerset Alhampton S O
HILL, Gwendoline Daughter F 0 (6 MONTHS) 1911 Somerset Alhampton S O

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 2 Aug 2012 21:50

so mum is Jane not Agnes ??

tempest

tempest Report 2 Aug 2012 22:00

1901 census

Address: High Street, Castle Cary

HILL, Richard Head Married M 37 1864 Wood Sawyer Exeter, Devonshire
HILL, Jane Wife Married F 39 1862 Laundress Henstridge, Dorsetshire
HILL, William H Son Single M 18 1883 Hadspen, Somersetshire
HILL, Ethel M Daughter F 13 1888 Hadspen, Somersetshire
HILL, Henry C Son M 10 1891 Upton, Dorsetshire
HILL, Frederick R Son M 7 1894 Lamyatt, Somersetshire
HILL, Nellie E Daughter F 5 1896 Ansford, Somersetshire
HILL, Lily B Daughter F 2 1899 Castle Cary, Somersetshire

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 2 Aug 2012 22:04

1901
1901 census transcription details for: High Street, Castle Cary

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National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG13
Piece: 2303
Folio: 79
Page: 13
Reg. District: Wincanton
Sub District: Castle Carey
Parish: Castle Cary
Enum. District: 8
Ecclesiastical District: All Saints
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: High Street, Castle Cary
County: Somersetshire
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born
HILL, Richard Head Married M 37 1864 Wood Sawyer
Exeter, Devonshire
HILL, Jane Wife Married F 39 1862 Laundress
Henstridge, Dorsetshire
HILL, William H Son Single M 18 1883
Hadspen, Somersetshire
HILL, Ethel M Daughter F 13 1888
Hadspen, Somersetshire
HILL, Henry C Son M 10 1891
Upton, Dorsetshire
HILL, Frederick R Son M 7 1894
Lamyatt, Somersetshire
HILL, Nellie E Daughter F 5 1896
Ansford, Somersetshire
HILL, Lily B Daughter F 2 1899
Castle Cary, Somersetshire

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 2 Aug 2012 22:06

wonder if this is her birth
Name: Nellie May Hill
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1895
Registration district: Shepton Mallet
Inferred County: Somerset
Volume: 5c
Page: 445

tempest

tempest Report 2 Aug 2012 22:08

1891 census

Address: 10, Upton, Corfe Mullen, Upton

HILL, Richard Head Married M 28 1863 Sawyer Exeter, Devonshire
HILL, Jane Wife Married F 29 1862 Henstridge, Somersetshire
HILL, William H Son M 8 1883 Scholar Hadspen, Somersetshire
HILL, Albert R Son M 5 1886 Scholar Hadspen, Somersetshire
HILL, Ethel M Daughter F 3 1888 Hadspen, Somersetshire
HILL, Henry C Son M 0 (2M) 1891 Upton, Dorsetshire, Corfe Mullen
BANGER, James Lodger Married M 34 1857 General Laborer Stourton Caundle, Dorsetshire
THORNE, Wesley G Lodger Single M 22 1869 Engine Driver Woodlands, Dorsetshire, Kings Lane

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 2 Aug 2012 22:39

Do you have Nellie's marriage cert which should name her dad?

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 2 Aug 2012 22:42

this looks like her marriage

Name: Nellie E M Hill
Spouse Surname: Phelps
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1918
Registration district: Wincanton
Inferred County: Somerset
Volume Number: 5c
Page Number: 694
Find Spouse :William Phelps

would recommend you get the cert


Name: Nellie Evelyn M Phelps
Birth Date: 24 Sep 1895
Date of Registration: Apr 1986
Age at Death: 90
Registration district: Yeovil
Inferred County: Somerset
Volume: 23
Page: 1638

Cynthia

Cynthia Report 3 Aug 2012 15:43

Susan, have you looked in the Search Tree box to see if anyone on here is researching the same family? If you find a connection, you can contact the tree owner. Cx

Mary

Mary Report 3 Aug 2012 18:08

Jane Farrant married Richard Hill in Wincanton Somerset J/A/S 1882 V5c P715.
Jane 1862 - 1949
Richard died 1943.

Maryb

Susan

Susan Report 16 Aug 2012 12:39

thankyou to Shirley,Tempest,Cynthia and Mary for all your help in trying to find my grandmother side of the family.THANKYOU,from sue :-)