Christian Hill

From Geni: 1768 12 22 Christian Dreghorn.png

Tuesday, 22 December 1768: Birth or baptism of Christian [Cristian] Dreghorn, natural daughter [i.e. born to parents who had not had a church wedding] of Robert Dreghorn and Jane Millar [child 0000]; in the Parish of Irvine

From Early records of an old Glasgow family - Hill family, 1520-1901, by William Henry Hill, Published 1902 Page 156

Laurence Hill (W.S.) and his Issue.

Laurence Hill, Writer to the Signet, was born on [ERROR 9 CORRECTION 19] March 1755, and died at Edinburgh on 11 December 1792. He married Christian Dreghorn and left issue...

From: "William Henry Hill handwritten manuscript, Page 20 47 Ninian Hill 48 James H 49 Laurence Hill WS.jpg" which implies that Robert Dreghorn of Ruchill was a witness to the marriage of Christian Dreghorn, and NOT her father

[WHH-REF:49] Laurence Hill, W.S., the eldest son of James Hill [WHH-REF:48] of Cartside, was born on 19 March 1755 [ED: NOTE date of birth here correct, mistyped in "Early records of an old Glasgow family" Page 156]. He married on 27 March 1789, Christian Dreghorn, daughter of Robert Dreghorn, "in the presence of Robert Dreghorn of Ruchill Ruchill House, now near 16 Whitworth Gardens, Glasgow G20 9JJ 55.88944, -4.27167, and Archibald Colquhoun, younger of Clathie, by Mr. John Allan." (see Hills Family Bible)

Mrs. Christian Hill died at Hampstead on 18 December 1830.

By her, Laurence Hill [WHH-REF:49] had issue viz:

• James Hill [WHH-REF:49a] p VI [?] born 25 April 1790, who died 14 March 1799 (see Hills Family Bible)
• Laurence Hill [WHH-REF:50] and
• Elizabeth Hill [WHH-REF:59]

From British Newspaper Archive: Caledonian Mercury Saturday, 25 December 1830 Page 3 Died

Died: At Hampstead, on Saturday, 18 December 1830 [curt.] Mrs Hill, widow of the late Lawrence Hill, Esq. writer to the signet.

From Ancestry: Church of England Deaths and Burials and Ancestry: Church of England Deaths and Burials

• Friday, 24 December 1830
• burial of Christian Hill aged 62 [born about 1768]
• buried at St John-at-Hampstead churchyard, Church Row, Hampstead, London NW3 6UU 51.55528, -0.18139
• residence Hampstead
• ceremony by R. H. Simpson

From findagrave: Christian Hill (1769-1830)

• Name: Christian Hill
• Born: about 1769
• Died: Sunday, 19 December 1830 (aged 60–61) NOTE conflicts with current death date 18 December 1830
• Buried: St John-at-Hampstead Churchyard, Hampstead, London, England
• Inscription: Widow of Laurence Hill, aged 61 years
• Note: Buried with Marion Richardson and Christian Richardson