Father of Abijah Hill Pears
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See my post on Abijah Hill Pears for most details.
The first name of Abijah's father may have been William, or possibly Thomas.
Abijah was born in 1799, and an older son, William Hill Pears, was born in 1794, and died in 1838, buried at Holy Trinity, Coventry, the same parish that Abijah listed on his marriage certificate in 1834. (There is a bankruptcy record also for William Hill Pears from 1838, not sure if it was before or after he died).
Abijah's mother's maiden name was Hill, and evidence points to her first name being Mary. I plan to add a post on her as well. It may well be that her father was a Joseph Hill, of Attleborough, Nuneaton, Warwickshire.
Abijah was a ribbon manufacturer in Coventry, and a family record states that he succeeded his father in that business. I have not been able to verify this.
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