Does anyone on the list have knowledge of the John HILLIER / HELLYER ( and variant spellings ) , married to Sarah and baptising children at Alverstoke and St Mary's , Portsea in the 15 years either side of 1800 ? He ( or they if there are two couples ) are possibly the same as namesakes at Greenwich . My John HILLIER was a Thames Waterman and I am looking at the possibility that he spent some of this period in the Navy at Portsmouth and some at Greenwich , perhaps as a personal crewman for a senior Naval officer . On the other hand , I know that the HILLIER etc surname goes back well before this in the Portsmouth area . Thus I would benefit greatly from the expertise of anyone with understanding of the local HILLIER etc. families of this period and earlier . Best wishes to all listers Robert HIllier Poole Dorset

Descendants of John Thomas Hellyer 1 John Thomas Hellyer b: May 1766 in Portsea Baptism: 12 Jul 1767 St. Mary's, Portsea d: 29 Jan 1840 in 7 a.m. - Little Beach St., Gosport, Alverstoke Burial: 05 Feb 1840 Holy Trinity Church, Gosport (Edna's 4th Great-grandparents) He might have been a Carpenter/Joiner... . +Sarah Warren b: circ. 1764 m: 20 Jan 1788 in St. Mary's Alverstoke d: 25 Sep 1848 in Little Beach St. Gosport Burial: 01 Oct 1848 Holy Trinity Church, Gosport ... 2 Joseph Hellyer b: circ. 1788 ....... +Elizabeth ... 2 James John Hellyer b: 1789 in Hampshire d: 05 May 1846 in Portsea Burial: 13 May 1846 St. Mary's, Portsea ....... +Ann Humby b: 1792 in Titchfield nr. Fareham m: 02 Oct 1814 in St. Mary's, Portsea d: 09 Nov 1852 in Portsea ... 2 John Thomas Hellyer b: 1792 in Portsea d: 1820 Burial: 22 May 1820 St. Mary's, Portsea ... 2 George Hellyer b: circ. 1794 in Portsea, Hampshire d: circ. 1888 ....... +Amelia b: circ. 1812 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire m: circ. 1830 d: Aft. 1851 ... 2 Celia Hellyer b: 1796 in Gosport, Alverstoke ... 2 William Hellyer b: 1799 in Alverstoke Presently working on this branch of my family. Regards, Edna - Ottawa ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----- Original Message ----- From: <RbrtHillier@aol.com> To: <ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 5:56 PM Subject: [PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT] HILLIER / HELLYER 1785 to 1815 Does anyone on the list have knowledge of the John HILLIER / HELLYER ( and variant spellings ) , married to Sarah and baptising children at Alverstoke and St Mary's , Portsea in the 15 years either side of 1800 ? He ( or they if there are two couples ) are possibly the same as namesakes at Greenwich . My John HILLIER was a Thames Waterman and I am looking at the possibility that he spent some of this period in the Navy at Portsmouth and some at Greenwich , perhaps as a personal crewman for a senior Naval officer . On the other hand , I know that the HILLIER etc surname goes back well before this in the Portsmouth area . Thus I would benefit greatly from the expertise of anyone with understanding of the local HILLIER etc. families of this period and earlier . Best wishes to all listers Robert HIllier Poole Dorset ==== ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT Mailing List ==== Treat others as you wish to be treated yourselves, with respect Visit the knightroots website at www.knightroots.co.uk ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx