The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Ancestry report for Jacob William Hills, coal merchant & contractor, son of William Hills, coal merchant and Mary Hills [Brown]
Generation No. 1
1. Jacob William Hills, coal merchant & contractor was the son of (2) William Hills, coal merchant and (3) Mary Hills [Brown]. He was born Jan to Mar 1861 at Great Cornard, Suffolk, registered at Sudbury District, Suffolk, ref: 1861 Q1 Vol 4A Page 398; christened 8th Jun 1862 at Sudbiry, Suffolk
He married Emily Welfare on 9th Jun 1890 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, witnesses John Welfare, Bertha & Charles Draper & Emily Hills. She was born Jan to Mar 1864 at Penshurst, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1864 Q1 Vol 2A Page 466
 
Generation No. 2
2. William Hills, coal merchant He was born 1828 at Great Cornard, Suffolk
He married Mary Brown on 24th Oct 1852 at All Saints Church, Islington, London, witnesses Henry & Sarah Platten. She was born 1826 at Pettistree, Suffolk; christened 2nd Apr 1826 at Pettistree, Suffolk, parents James Brown & Lucy Tye. They had the following children:
iEllen M. who was born 1856 Hatcham, Surrey
iiUriah who was born 1859 Great Cornard, Suffolk
iiiJacob William who was born Jan to Mar 1861 Great Cornard, Suffolk, registered at Sudbury District, Suffolk, ref: 1861 Q1 Vol 4A Page 398; christened 8th Jun 1862 Sudbiry, Suffolk
ivEmma M. who was born 1863 Great Cornard, Suffolk
vEmily M. who was born 1869 Sevenoaks, Kent
 
3. Mary Hills [Brown] She was born 1826 at Pettistree, Suffolk; christened 2nd Apr 1826 at Pettistree, Suffolk, parents James Brown & Lucy Tye
She married William Hills, coal merchant on 24th Oct 1852 at All Saints Church, Islington, London, witnesses Henry & Sarah Platten. He was born 1828 at Great Cornard, Suffolk. They had the following children:
iEllen M. who was born 1856 Hatcham, Surrey
iiUriah who was born 1859 Great Cornard, Suffolk
iiiJacob William who was born Jan to Mar 1861 Great Cornard, Suffolk, registered at Sudbury District, Suffolk, ref: 1861 Q1 Vol 4A Page 398; christened 8th Jun 1862 Sudbiry, Suffolk
ivEmma M. who was born 1863 Great Cornard, Suffolk
vEmily M. who was born 1869 Sevenoaks, Kent
 

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