Mr Thomas Addison Hills

1806 - 1903

Death Notice
Hills, On the 16th December, at Ely Thomas Addison Hills, in his 98th Birthday.
Death of Ely Nonagenarian
It is with regret we announce this week the death of a very old and respected Resident in Mr Thomas Addison Hills, who for very many years carried on the business of a Printer & Bookseller in the City. Mr Hills who had reached an extraordinary age being in his 98th year, served his apprenticeship in an office in Huntingdon, and subsequently made his way to Cambridge where he obtained employment as a Printer at the Independent Press Office, that was as long ago as 1827. After a time he secured a position at the University Press, and in 1831 set out for Ely, where he set up in business on his own account. Mr Hills was editor of The Cathedral Handbook, he founded the Savings Bank at Ely and acted as Secretary for more than half a Century, and for a long period was Church Warden of St Mary's , he retired from business some years ago but still took a keen interest in local affairs.
Reported in the Ely Gazette, on 18th December 1903.