Samuel Hill was born about 1813 in England.
Agnes Dunigan was born on May 5, 1818 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, daughter of John Dunigan (Weaver) and Catherine Cairney. She was baptised on May 17 by Fr Andrew Scott in St Andrew's, Glasgow. [See Section DG-4-1 for family background.]
I have yet to establish the connection between this Agnes Dunigan and Sarah Dunigan, wife of James McGee but I am convinced there is one and my current guess is half-sister.
Samuel and Agnes had the following children (that I know of) —
Catherine (1) born about 1844 and died before 1849. Elizabeth born in 1846 in Shettleston, last sighting 1871 Catherine (2) born in 1849 and probably died before 1855 Samuel born in 1852 in Shettleston, last sighting 1881 Catherine (3) born in 1857 in Tradeston, Glasgow, last sighting 1881 Maria born in 1861 in Tradeston, Glasgow, last sighting 1881
1841 July Samuel Hill and Agnes Dunigan were married in Glasgow, according to the birth certificate of their daughter Maria born in 1861. A search of Catholic marriage records on-line failed to turn up anything relevant (between 1835 and 1845). Nor could I find anything in the OPRs.
1844 The first Catherine was born, she was not baptised until 1846.
1846 From the Register of Baptisms for St. Mary's, Abercromby Street, Calton —
Elizabeth, lawful child of Samuel Hill and Agnes Dunnegan was born on Saturday, February 21, and baptised on Monday, May 11 by Michael Condon with sponsors Bernard Dunnigan and Elizabeth Dunnigan.
Catherine, lawful child of Samuel Hill and Agnes Dunnigan, being 2 years old, was baptised on Monday, May 25 by Thomas Fogarty with sponsors James McGee and Catherine Dunnigan.
1849 From the Register of Baptisms for St. Mary's, Abercromby Street, Calton —
Catherine, lawful child of Samuel Hill and Agnes Donegan was born on Saturday, March 3 and baptised on June 4 by William Lillis with sponsors Bernard Donegan and Elizabeth Donegan.
So, it appears the first Catherine has died.
1851 March 30 The Hills were living in the Cotton Land, Shettleston.
Rel. Mar. Age Occupation Birthplace Samuel Hill Head Mar 38 Hand Loom Weaver England Agness [Dunigan] Wife Mar 32 Lanarkshire, Glasgow Elizabeth do. Daur U 5 do., do. Catherine do. do. U 2 do., do. The rest of Agnes's family were also in the Cotton Land except Catherine who was not far away in Patersons Land with husband William McGee and daughter Catherine.
1852 The following is to be found in the Register of Baptisms for St Paul's, Eastmuir —
Samuel, lawful child of Samuel Hill and Agnes Dunigan, Con.[vert?] C., was born on Wednesday, August 11, 1852 and baptised on September 5 by Eugene Small with sponsors James McGhee and Ann McGhee.
1857 A third Catherine Hill was born at 10h30m a.m. on Tuesday, December 15 at 63½ Commerce Street, Glasgow to Agnes Hill m.s.Donegan and Samuel Hill, Police Lamplighter. Her birth was registered No.1424 at Glasgow [District of Tradeston] on December 17 by Samuel Hill, Father.
I could find no record of the second Catherine's death so assume she died before civil registration began in 1855.
1861 April 7 The family were living at 63½ Commerce Street, Tradeston in a house with two windowed rooms.
Rel. Mar. Age Occupation Birthplace Samuel Hill Head Mar 48 Police Lamplighter England 1 | 2 Agnes [Dunigan] Wife Mar 45 Lanarkshire, Shettleston Elizabeth do. Daur 14 Steam Loom Weaver do., do. Samuel do. Son 8 Scholar do., do. Catherine do. Daur 3 do., Glasgow
1861 Maria Hill was born at 8h0m p.m. on Saturday, December 21 at 32 King Street, Glasgow to Agnes Hill m.s.Donegan and Samuel Hill, Police Lamp Lighter who married in July 1841 in Glasgow. Her birth was registered No.1488 at Glasgow (District of Tradeston) on December 26 by Samuel Hill, Father.
1871 April 2 The family were living in Hutchesontown. The film in the Mitchell is very faint so I was unable to read the address but it was in the vicinity of Nicholson Street (which runs between Carlton Place and Norfolk Street) and the house had 2 windowed rooms.
Rel. Mar. Age Occupation Birthplace Samuel Hill Head Mar 60 Employer England 1 | 2 Agnes [Dunigan] Wife Mar 58 Lanarkshire, Glasgow Elizabeth Hanson Daur Mar 25 Steam Loom Weaver Ayrshire, Girvan Samuel Hill Son Unm 18 Apprentice Etcher Lanarkshire, Glasgow Catherine do. Daur 15 Steam Loom Weaver do., do. Maria do. Daur 9 Scholar do., do. I don't know why Elizabeth's birthplace is given as Girvan since it was Glasgow in 1851 and Shettleston in 1861, and she was baptised in Glasgow.
1875 Agnes Hill, Widow of Samuel Hill, Lamplighter, died at 9h45m p.m. on Tuesday, August 31, aged 53, at 23 Nicholson Street, Glasgow of Chronic Bronchitis, Debility as certified by James Mullan, Surgeon. Her death was registered No.804 at Glasgow (District of Gorbals) on September 1 by Samuel Hill, Son, Present and her parents are recorded as John Donnegan, Woolen Handloom Weaver and Catherine Donnegan m.s. Cairney, both deceased.
1881 April 3 Some of the family were living in an eight house tenement at 29 Society Street, Parkhead in a house with two windowed rooms.
Rel. Mar. Age Occupation Birthplace Samuel Hill Head Unm 29 Working Jeweler Lanarkshire, Glasgow Catherine do. Sister Unm 23 Wool Weaver do., do. Maria do. Sister Unm 19 Wool Weaver Unemployed do., do. No sign of Elizabeth (35).
1891 - there are 4 Samuel Hills aged between 35 and 45 in Scotland, none is our man.