Sam Hiley died in Rochdale Infirmary on 15th April 1929. He was 21.
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| Sam Hiley |
Sam was the oldest child of Harold and Ethel Hiley, and brother to
Edith, Agnes, Mary and Henry. He was born on 21st March 1908 at
174 Hollins Road in Walsden.
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| Sam's birthplace - 174 Hollins Road, Walsden photo taken in 2014 |
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| 1911 census entry for Sam and his parents Image obtained from Ancestry.com - used with permission https://www.ancestry.com/ |
At some time between April 1911 and December 1913 Harold, Ethel and Sam moved to 72 Victoria Street in Littleborough. Although a distance of only about four miles this must have seemed like a big move. All the previous four generations had lived their whole lives in Walsden or Todmorden and never left that area.
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| Sam as a little boy |
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| From L: Agnes, Henry, Sam, Mary, Edith photo taken in about 1923 colourised on MyHeritage |
In 1927 Sam and Agnes were diagnosed with Tuberculosis.
Read the story of their visits to the Lake District in John Hiley's account from a previous post - 'Roots of heaven'.
Next post: Henry's memories of his brother Sam
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