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Benjamin Hills 1859 – 1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Apr 1859

Birth Location: Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 27 Jan 1906

Death Location: St John Anglican Cemetery, Ashley Street Rangiora North Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Hills

Mother: Jane Scarf

Spouse(s): Florence Say

Children(s): Madeline Hills

Benjamin Hills was born in 1859 in Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of Thomas Hills and Jane Scarf. Benjamin Hills married Florence Annie Say, and had children including Madeline Estelle Hills. Benjamin Hills passed away in 1906 in St John Anglican Cemetery, Ashley Street Rangiora North Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Hills was born in 1859 in Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of Thomas Hills and Jane Scarf.
  • Benjamin Hills married Florence Annie Say, and had children including Madeline Estelle Hills.
  • Benjamin Hills passed away in 1906 in St John Anglican Cemetery, Ashley Street Rangiora North Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Benjamin Hills's Ancestors

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Benjamin Hills
1859 – 1906
Birth Place: Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
Thomas Hills
1832 – 1906
Raydon, Suffolk, England
Jane Scarf
1833 – 1914
Shelley, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Cook) Hills
1803 – 1881
Raydon Suffolk, England
Hannah Miller
1808 – 1833
Linton, Cambridgeshire, England
Robert Scarf
1801 – 1872
Raydon, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Ann) Spooner
1790 – 1848
Hadleigh, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
JOHN Hills
1776 – 1839
Ann Cook
1778 – 1842
Robert Scarfe
1774 – 1851
Charlotte Aldridge
1781 – 1849
James Spooner
1769 – 1850
Ann Jessop
1770 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hills
1737 – 1791
Mary Francis
1749 – 1787
Thomas Cook
1754 – 1787
Hannah Baker
1751 – 1778
John Scarff
1724 – 1798
Sarah Crispe
1736 – 1779
William Spooner
1740 – 1807
William Jessup
1727 – 1811

Benjamin Hills's Descendants

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Benjamin Hills (8 Apr 1859 – 27 Jan 1906) m. Florence (Annie) Say (4 Aug 1861 – 26 Jun 1955)
  1. 1. Madeline (Estelle) Hills (9 Jan 1885 – 4 Nov 1979) m. Albert (Percy) Chamberlain (8 August 1887 – 9 October 1945)
    1. 1. Phyllis (Estelle) Chamberlain (1913 – 2 Jun 1967)
    2. 2. Ivan (Thorne) Chamberlain (Apr 1917 – 7 Nov 2004) m. Greta Bank (27 Feb 1921 – 12 Dec 2014)
      1. 1. Michael (Leigh) Chamberlain (27 Feb 1944 – 9 Jan 2017) m. Ingrid Bergner (1957 – ) m. Alice (Lynne "Lindy") Murchison (4 March 1948 – )
        1. 1. Zahra Chamberlain (1997 – ) m. Michael Muir (1993 – )
        2. 2. Reagan Chamberlain (2 Oct 1973 – )
        3. 3. Aidan Chamberlain (16 Apr 1976 – ) m. Amber Martin
        4. 4. Azaria (Chantel Loren) Chamberlain (11 Jun 1980 – 17 Aug 1980)
        5. 5. Kahlia (Shonell Nikari) Chamberlain (17 Nov 1982 – ) m. Adam Mills
      2. 2. Geoffrey (Ivan) Chamberlin (11 Mar 1955 – 26 Jul 1958)
      3. 3. Peter Chamberlain m. Lois
        1. 1. Andre Chamberlain
        2. 2. Salena Chamberlain m. Brent
        3. 3. Alistair Chamberlain
        4. 4. Lara Chamberlain
        5. 5. Vaughan Chamberlain
        6. 6. Leighton Chamberlain
    3. 3. Alma Chamberlain (abt 1919 – )

Benjamin Hills's Timeline

2 Records

1859
8 Apr 1859
Birth of Benjamin Hills in Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand
Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand
1906
27 Jan 1906
Age 47
Death of Benjamin Hills in St John Anglican Cemetery, Ashley Street Rangiora North Canterbury, New Zealand
St John Anglican Cemetery, Ashley Street Rangiora North Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1859
    Event Place: Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1906
    Event Place: St John Anglican Cemetery, Ashley Street Rangiora North Canterbury, New Zealand

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