My mum came from Derbyshire, England and grew up in the ancient parish of Old Brampton near Chesterfield. Although we lived further South in Northamptonshire, we enjoyed our visits to grandparents and great grandparents, and became familiar with Chesterfield and it’s surrounding areas.

In my first genealogy and family history site, mosleyfamilies.net I am researching my paternal family and all those associated with them down the centuries, including of course, my mum’s own Hill family. That research is ongoing and the site is being added to daily. So why this second site?

When I began my research, I had no idea of the history of the Hill family. But, with the aid of others, I quickly discovered that the Hills had left much documentary evidence of their presence in Derbyshire for at least five hundred years. They prospered, lived through harder times, worked the land, and left their mark. Some travelled further afield and can be traced as far as New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the United States. Others remained local to the area which has been home to the family for so long.

The evidence for all these families requires that the story be told as fully as possible, and that everything be presented in one place. The objective of this site will be to document the genealogy of the families, and where possible to add a little of the history surrounding them. There is much work to be done to add source material and documentary evidence. That work is ongoing and there is new material added almost daily.

I encourage you to browse this ever growing content, and if you are linked to anyone, or to any of the events recorded here, then I’d love to hear from you.