Jim Hitchcock

b. 1860

 d. 11th Dec 1889 at 3 Fort Street, Cardiff of "Pneumonia " Death Certificate

 Parents:

 Father - Solomon Hitchcock

Mother - Mary Ann Stevens 

Siblings:

   

Married: Elizabeth Ashford on 27th December 1884 (Marriage Certificate)

Children:

Solomon George Hitchcock (1886-1931)

Lilian Mary Elizabeth Hitchcock (1887-1889)

 

 



  This shows us that Elizabeth and Jim were married (1884), had their first child Solomon in 1886, and then a daughter, Lilian in 1887. Lilian died at the age of just two, on October 11th 1889. Only two months later, on December 11th 1889, Jim also died, aged 29, leaving Elizabeth to raise Solomon alone. Stories handed down say that Jim's death was a direct result of Lilians. Solomon died in 1931, aged 45 of an epileptic fit while his mother was away looking after her grandchildren in London, who had Scarlet Fever. It's possible she may have saved him had she been at home. Elizabeth outlived at least two of her children, and both husbands.

Location of the grave: CATHAYS CEMETERY (Cardiff) Section: U Grave No: 651)

The headstone was removed in the 1970's when new grass-cutting equipment was purchased by Cardiff Council, which needed more space to operate!

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