Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 166,992 pages of information and 246,684 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Percy Rowland Hill

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Percy Rowland Hill (c1877-1947) of Rowland Hill and Sons

c1877 Born in Coventry the son of Rowland Hill, a Watchmaker, and his wife Amy Jane

1881 Living at 1 Hearsall Terrace, Coventry: Rowland Hill (age 33 born Coventry), a Watchmaker employing 50 men. with his wife Amy Jane Hill (age 27 born Coventry) and their two children Percy Rowland Hill (age 4 born Coventry) and Evelyn Amy Hill (age 1 born Coventry). also his sister Emily Hill (age 35 born Coventry). Three servants.[1]

1901 Percy R Hill 24, mechanical engineer, works manager, employer, lived with his parents in Coventry[2]

1911 Boarder at Nantglyn, Coventry: Percy Rowland Hill (age 34 born Coventry), Engineer Founder - Employer.[3]

Married Evelyn the daughter of William Hillman

1939 Percy R Hill 62, J P & Engineer Aluminium Foundry, Evelyn Hill 56 lived in Warwick[4]

1947 Died in Kenilworth[5]

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Sources of Information

  1. 1881 Census
  2. 1901 census
  3. 1911 Census
  4. 1939 register
  5. National probate calendar