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Walter Thomas, Reid Hill 1904 – 1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Oct 1904

Birth Location: Ngaruawahia

Death Date: 12 Apr 1962

Death Location: Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Father: Frederick Hill

Mother: Rachel Douglas

Spouse(s): Dorothea Pilsbury, Dorothea Pilsbury

Children(s): Margaret Hill, Mervyn Hill, Arnold Hill, Gordon Hill, Janet Hill, Evon Hill, Steven Hill, Norman Hill, Eric Hill, Leoni Hill

In 1904, Walter Thomas Reid Hill entered the world in Ngaruawahia, born to Frederick William Reed Hill and Rachel Douglas. Years later, Walter Thomas Reid Hill married Dorothea Ruby Pilsbury and Dorothea Ruby Pilsbury, and the couple became parents to Margaret AR Hill, Mervyn Arthur Reid Hill, Arnold Douglas Hill, Gordon David Hill, Janet Sybil Valerie (Rhonda Anne) Hill, Evon Jean Heather (furlong) Hill, Steven Edgar Thomas Hill, Norman Alan Hill, Eric Walter Thomas (Rick) Hill and Leoni Barbara Ruth (Luckman) Hill. Walter Thomas Reid Hill died in 1962 in Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

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Parents

Frederick Hill
1871 – 1952
Birth Location: –
FH
Rachel Douglas
1878 – 1938
Birth Location: Pokeno, Franklin, Waikato, New Zealand
RD

Spouses(s)

Dorothea Pilsbury
1903 –
Birth Location: St Georges Kidderminster Worcs
DP
Dorothea Pilsbury
1907 –
Birth Location: Kidderminster
DP

Children(s)

Margaret Hill
1931 –
Birth Location: 1996
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Mervyn Hill
1935 –
Birth Location: –
MH
Arnold Hill
1936 –
Birth Location: –
AH
Gordon Hill
1938 –
Birth Location: –
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Janet Hill
1941 –
Birth Location: –
JH
Evon Hill
1948 –
Birth Location: –
EH
Steven Hill
1951 –
Birth Location: –
SH
Norman Hill
1953 –
Birth Location: –
NH
Eric Hill
Birth Location: –
EH
Leoni Hill
Birth Location: –
LH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 5 Oct 1904
    Event Place: Ngaruawahia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 Apr 1962
    Event Place: Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

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