London · b. 1817, d. 1895
Historical maker
Named in 2 books.
What the books printed
A biographical dictionary of musicians, Baker, Theodore. New York: G. Schirmer, 1900. Page 274, scan 284. Held as more than one scan.
Hill, William Ebsworth, b. London, 1817; d. Hanley, Apr. 2, 1895. Celebrated violin-maker, grandson of Joseph Hill. Took gold medals at World's Fairs in Paris and London.
A biographical dictionary of musicians, Baker, Theodore, 1851-1934, ed. New York, G. Schirmer, 1905. Scan 282. Held as more than one scan.
Hill, William Ebsworth, b. London, 1817; d. Hanley, Apr. 2, 1895. Celebrated violin-maker, grandson of Joseph Hill. Took gold medals at World's Fairs in Paris and London.
- Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and the software judged them near-certain the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record.
Same name
Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 34 more Hill pages under H.
Same town, same time
175 other London makers have a year in the 1800s. A few of them:
- 1814 Dorant, W.
- died 1815 Betts, Edward
- born 1815 Betts, Edward ('Ned Betts')
- 1815 to 1849 Fendt, J.
- died 1816 Kennedy, John
- about 1820 Davis, R.