Benoni Hill

Benoni Hill (c. 1787 - 31 October 1841) was a publican and freeman of the City of Gloucester.

Early life and family

Benoni Hill was born in Gloucestershire[1] around 1787, the son of Elijah Hill, a victualler,[2] and his wife Eleanor. He was christened at St Mary-de-Lode Church, Gloucester, in 1790.[3]

He married Charlotte Spencer in Bristol in 1814.[4]

Career
Modern view of Bull Lane

Hill was the landlord of the Bull Inn public house in Bull Lane.[5] He was renowned as the "greatest wit" in the City of Gloucester, and was said to consume 28 pints of his home-brewed beer each day.[6]

He was one of the witnesses that exposed the perjury of the Italian valet Teodoro Maiocchi during the trial of Queen Caroline in claiming that he had never visited England before.[7][8]

On 8 July 1813, he was appointed a freeman of the City of Gloucester during the mayorship of Edward Weaver.[2]

Death

Hill died in Gloucester on 31 October 1841 at the age of 54.[6][9]

References
  1. Benoni Hill England and Wales Census, 1841. Family Search. Retrieved 25 June 2019. (subscription required)
  2. Ripley, Peter, & John Jurica (Ed.) (1991) A Calendar of the Registers of the Freemen of the City of Gloucester 1641-1838. Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. p. 208. ISBN 0900197323
  3. Benoni Hill England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Family Search. Retrieved 25 June 2019. (subscription required)
  4. Benoni Hill England Marriages, 1538–1973. Family Search. Retrieved 25 June 2019. (subscription required)
  5. Gell, R.; ), Thomas Bradshaw (of Belfast (1820). "The Gloucestershire directory, by R. Gell & T. Bradshaw".CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. "Many watering holes are sadly now gone", The Citizen, 2 May 2019, p. 29.
  7. https://archive.org/details/gloucestershireb00straiala/page/186
  8. https://archive.org/stream/cu31924030494953#page/n233/mode/2up/search/Maiocchi
  9. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NX1-1T4


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