May-08-25
 | | jnpope: "W. E. Hill, formerly of St. Paul. Mr. Hill is a native of England but has been identified with Minnesota chess for many years."
-<Minneapolis Journal>, 1913.07.12, p3 |
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May-10-25
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Walter Elford Hill
Birth 1858 - Bath, Somerset, England
Death Oct 15 1931 - Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
Parents Joseph Elford Hill, Caroline Hill (born Fish) The Minneapolis Journal, Sun, Feb 12, 1928, Page 37
Chess Editor, W. Elford Hill, Minneapolis, MN
https://www.myheritage.com/research... |
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May-10-25
| | NewspaperChessArchiv: The Saint Paul Globe, Saint Paul, Minnesota, Sunday, February 23, 1896, p. 8 STATE CHESS ASSOCIATION.
The First Prize Won by W. Elford Hill, of St. Paul
The Minnesota State Chess association's semi-monthly meetings inauguated February, 1895, have just been completed for the first year, and the prize offered for the highest record made during that period, during which the best players of the state took part, has been won by W. Elford Hill, of St. Paul, with a score of 19 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, making a total of nearly 81 per cent. |
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May-10-25
| | NewspaperChessArchiv: I haven't got a birth date but he does have his date of Christening/Baptism as 3 Jun 1859. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/6... |
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May-10-25
| | NewspaperChessArchiv: England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 for Walter Elford Hill 1858, Q2-Apr-May-Jun
https://www.ancestry.com/search/col... |
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May-10-25
| | NewspaperChessArchiv: This is quite strange.
Positively Walter Elford Hill, with a brother of the name of F. A. Hill. When applying for the job, the date given for birth is March 8, 1862. U.S., Northern Pacific Railway Company Personnel Files, 1890-1963 for Walter Elford Hill
File Numbers 137969-141551
https://www.ancestry.com/search/col... |
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May-10-25
| | NewspaperChessArchiv: That's Walter Elford Hill's application to the Railroad. He is listed as a clerk of the Railroad Office in this document. Minnesota, U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905; 1895
Ramsey, Part 3 - City of St. Paul, Wards 3-4
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewe... The year was recorded wrong, but the date of birth is March 8. The application states that somebody else compiled the application.
That may account for the error on dob. |
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May-10-25
| | NewspaperChessArchiv: Family Tree
Walter Elford Hill
1859–1938
Birth MARCH 1859 • Bath, Somerset, England
Death 1938
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tre... If in fact "March," then March 8 was given on the Railroad application. I would go with March 8, 1858
Ancestry link to the Family Tree, click on the date of birth. The user linked 7 source citations for his date of birth. https://www.ancestry.com/family-tre... |
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May-10-25
| | NewspaperChessArchiv: The Registry of 1858 England and Wales
England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 for Walter Elford Hill
1858, Q2-Apr-May-Jun
https://www.ancestry.com/search/col... I fed this question into Google AI for explanation if the date of birth is March 08, 1858 Q. Do March births end up in the England and Wales, 1858 Apr-May-June registry? AI Overview:
"Yes, births occurring in March in England and Wales in 1858 would typically be registered in the April-June quarter registry. This is because the legal timeframe for registering a birth is 42 days after the birth. Here's why: Quarterly Registration: England and Wales' civil registration system, including birth records, was organized quarterly. The quarters were January-March, April-June, July-September, and October-December. Legal Timeframe: Parents had 42 days from the birth to register it.
March Births: A birth occurring in March would have had its registration deadline fall within the following April-June quarter." |
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