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The name Sill is derived from the medieval personal name Silva - which is short form of Silvester or Silvanus - meaning wood.

it has been identified that our branch of the Sill family originates in Jamaica. We have not yet been able to trace the family back to England. The earliest known ancestor is Richard Sill. Her great granddaughter Jane Bygrave emigrated to Australia from Jamaica in 1853.

My Sill ancestry goes back 9 generations and biographies exist for some members as indicated by links 

• Richard Sill ~ 1737 - 1797
  • Hannah Sill 1778 - 1817 married Thomas Bygrave
    • Thomas Bygrave 1804 - 1848 and Eliza Jane Ham
      • Jane Bygrave 1829 - 1877 married Thomas Davis
        • Louisa Jane Davis 1865 - 1942 married Patrick McDermott
          • Emily Louisa McDermott married Sydney Walter Jessop
            • Esmond Earl Jessop married Mary Agnes Darrough
              • My mother