The daughter of Edward Hill, she married the elder Robert Southey in 1772; after the death of her husband in 1792 she operated a boarding house in Bath.

CORRESPONDENCE OF Margaret Southey [née Hill]:

Robert Southey to Margaret Southey, 23 May 1800 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)

Robert Southey to Margaret Southey, 21 August 1800 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)

Robert Southey to Margaret Southey, [October 1800?] in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)