Hilditch family in Antrim
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Hilditch family in Antrim
I am trying to track down any descendants of the children of my gt gt uncle, Samuel Hilditch. Sam was born in Antrim, probably in Belfast, or possibly in the Ballyclare/Ballyeaston area, about 1861, the son of Hugh Hilditch and Agnes McConnell. He worked at Harland and Wolff shipyard, in Belfast. He and his wife Esther had two children, Sam and Minnie, and the family later lived in Bangor. Sam (senior )was widowed. He died in Newtownards Hospital in 1937. I would also like to try to find his entry in the census there.
I am also trying to track down any other relatives. Two of his brothers moved first to Scotland, then later to England. Another brother moved to Canada, and a fourth brother moved to the US. I would also like to find the death information for his parents. Hugh appeared to have died somewhere about 1877, possibly in Belfast. Agnes was alive in the early 1880s but I cannot find any death entry for her (though this could be due to the many different ways Hilditch can be spelt!) Sam had sisters Margaret, Edith, Elizabeth and Agnes, but we cannot find any details about them and they seem to have vanished into thin air. They would have been born somewhere between 1844 and 1861.
Any information at all on this elusive family would be most welcome.
I am also trying to track down any other relatives. Two of his brothers moved first to Scotland, then later to England. Another brother moved to Canada, and a fourth brother moved to the US. I would also like to find the death information for his parents. Hugh appeared to have died somewhere about 1877, possibly in Belfast. Agnes was alive in the early 1880s but I cannot find any death entry for her (though this could be due to the many different ways Hilditch can be spelt!) Sam had sisters Margaret, Edith, Elizabeth and Agnes, but we cannot find any details about them and they seem to have vanished into thin air. They would have been born somewhere between 1844 and 1861.
Any information at all on this elusive family would be most welcome.