Gov. Henry Worsley HILL^[1]

1799 - 1862  (63 years)

• Name	Henry Worsley HILL
  Prefix	Gov.
  Born	1799
  Christened	P39
  Gender	Male
  _UID	FAAD0298FBFA4E4CB2782E1926F0C4092433
  Died	14 Oct 1862
  Person ID	I11993	Branch 001 Roger De Toneii 1029 FR
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2006

  
  

  Father	Henry , Rear Admiral HILL,   b. 1771,   d. 4 Jun 1849, Isle of Wight  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Ann WORSLEY,   b. 1779,   d. 1800, Plymouth, England  (Age 21 years)
  Married	1794
  Family ID	F4547	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amelia Jane BOYCE,   b. 1821,   d. 10 Apr 1895, Southsea (?)  (Age 74 years)
  Married	1 Apr 1845
  Children	1. Henry Worsley HILL,   b. 3 Apr 1846,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Frederick Justley Arnold HILL,   b. Apr 1850,   d. 15 Aug 1916  (Age ~ 66 years)   3. Augustus West C.B. , Brig. Gen. HILL,   b. 4 May 1853,   d. 2 Jan 1921  (Age 67 years)   4. Edward Francis HILL,   b. 1854,   d. 25 Jan 1930  (Age 76 years)   5. Alfred Charles HILL,   b. 1855,   d. 25 May 1863  (Age 8 years)   6. Robert HILL,   b. 20 Aug 1860,   d. 20 Sep 1860  (Age 0 years)   7. Sidney Robert , Capt. (R.N.) HILL,   b. 15 Jan 1862,   d. 25 Jun 1924  (Age 62 years)   8. Charles Boyce HILL,   b. Dec 1863,   d. 4 Jun 1924  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F4549	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Henry Worsley Hill, Commander in the Royal Navy, was at one time Governor of the Gold Coast. The British Biographical Index lists: Henry Worsley Hill (fl. 1810 - 1849), Naval Commander - O'Byrne 552, 173 O'Byrne, W.R. A Naval Biographical Dictionary, 1849: Henry Worsley Hill is eldest son of Vice-Admiral Henry Hill. This officer entered the navy 24 March, 1810 and obtained his first commission 13 july, 1824... and 14 April 1837 to the command of the SARACENIO (sp???), on the east of Africa, where he served until a few months after his promotion to the rank he now holds, which took place 15 March, 1841. Commander Hill, since 6 March, 1843, has filled the office of Lieutenan-Governor of Her Majesties Forts and Settlements on the Gold Coast. He married, 1 July 1845, Amelia Jane, eldest daughter of Henry Pytches Boyce, Esq, and the late Lady Amelia Sophia Boyce, daughter of George third Duke of Marlborough.

  
  

• Sources

  [S201] Stafford Data Branch 60.