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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D3316
TitleHenry Hill (1842-1899) of Horsley, farmer
Date1888-1890
DescriptionDiaries, include brief details of farm work and weather, with accounts of payments
Extent4 items
LevelFonds
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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Archive CreatorHenry Hill (1842-1899) of Horsley, farmer
Administrative HistoryHenry Hill was born in 1842, a son of the miller at Higham Mill. It appears that he moved to Slackfields Farm at Horsley in 1871, and he was married in the same year. He died in 1899.
Administrative History Sources- John Heath (1973) 'A Derbyshire Diary of One Hundred Years ago', A Derbyshire Miscellany vol 6 part 5, pp. 153-155.
- 1851-1891 census
- Parish of Shirland baptism register
- British Newspaper Archive
Custodial HistoryThese documents were donated to the Record Office on 13 September 1989.
Organisation Sub-TypeFarms/dairies
FormatDocument
Related MaterialSee D1902 for diaries of Henry Hill of Slackfields Farm, Horsley 1879-1896, and other items.

See also:
- John Heath (1973) 'A Derbyshire Diary of One Hundred Years ago', A Derbyshire Miscellany vol 6 part 5, pp. 153-155, for a detailed account based on Henry Hill's diary for 1872. - John Heath, ed. (1982) 'Diaries of Henry Hill of Slackfields Farm, 1872-1896'. Centre for Local History, University of Nottingham, Record Series 4.
TermBusiness
AcknowledgementsAdministrative History researched and written by cataloguing volunteer Roger Jennens, December 2021.
Archivist Note- Creator Name and Extent added to all entries, AdminHistory added to Fonds entry, Title amended to give dates of archive creator, 24 December 2021, BS.
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